Disaster Nintendo pauses much-anticipated gadget due to Trump's tariffs - muh switch 2

Gamers will have to wait a bit longer for one of the most anticipated consoles of 2025.

Nintendo just announced it is pausing the preorder of the Switch 2 in the US as it attempts to adjust to President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The company previously announced it would launch the pre-orders on April 9.

'Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions,' the company said to The Verge.

'Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.'

The company says it will still offer the gaming system for $449.99.

In order to keep the consoles at the same price, the company will have to eat millions of dollars in previously unknown costs.

Switch consoles are mostly produced in Vietnam and China. Both countries were slapped with 'reciprocal' tariffs by the Trump administration.

All products produced in Vietnam must pay a 46 percent tariff rate while products from China have to pay an additional 34 percent.

The tariffs came in much higher than economists expected, sending the stock market into a tailspin on the uncertainty.

All products produced in Vietnam must pay a 46 percent tariff rate while products from China have to pay an additional 34 percent.

Nintendo revealed the redesigned console on Tuesday, the same day that President Trump held a massive press conference on the White House lawn to announce the higher-than-expected tariffs.

The tech company is joining a list of brands adjusting to the President's policy.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14572237/nintendo-switch-launch-delayed.html (Archive)

 

[tehpope]

Are you sure its not cold feet from having the console priced at $449? Or the announcement of games being $80 digitally, $90 physically? And some physical releases are just glorified codes to download the games.

 

[Megaton Punch]

Switch consoles are mostly produced in Vietnam and China.

Problem spotted.

Make your own goods and you won't have this problem. The entire fucking world relying on China is the whole point of the tariffs. Companies can't be trusted to do the right thing and keep jobs domestic, so the bandaid must be ripped off.

Nintendo, a company that is synonymous with Japan, should be Japanese from R&D all the way to shipping.

 

[Koruu]

Imagine the damn Switch 2 Launch is what gets Japan to negotiate to drop all Tariffs on US and vice versa. What a world.

EDIT: Nevermind, consoles aren't manufactured in Japan. Still, some negotiations as a result would be crazy. Nintendo moving Manufacturing to the US would be hilarious.

 

[TrinityReformed]

It's all good, Nintendrones, the gooks are already negotiating.

 

[johnny johnny yes papa]

Are you sure its not cold feet from having the console priced at $449? Or the announcement of games being $80 digitally, $90 physically? And some physical releases are just glorified codes to download the games.

Tendies would still buy it if it was $4,499 and games were $800 or $900.

 

[TrinityReformed]

Problem spotted.

Make your own goods and you won't have this problem. The entire fucking world relying on China is the whole point of the tariffs. Companies can't be trusted to do the right thing and keep jobs domestic, so the bandaid must be ripped off.

Nintendo, a company that is synonymous with Japan, should be Japanese from R&D all the way to shipping.

There's no tarrifs on nip electronics, specifically, so this could be incentive for them to move some manufacturing back to Japan, helping the average nip, ironically enough.

 

[ZazietheBeast]

Overpriced console is overpriced. You'd get far more entertainment with emulation at this point.

 

[Dagoth AMOGUS]

LOL

JUST STOP BEING YELLOW JEWS

 

[johnny johnny yes papa]

Overpriced console is overpriced. You'd get far more entertainment with emulation at this point.

Hey, that's what I'm doing right now.

 

[Divine right to rule]

Problem spotted.

Make your own goods and you won't have this problem. The entire fucking world relying on China is the whole point of the tariffs. Companies can't be trusted to do the right thing and keep jobs domestic, so the bandaid must be ripped off.

Nintendo, a company that is synonymous with Japan, should be Japanese from R&D all the way to shipping.

This.
There is constant talk about the "global economy" but it is only a few country where shit is actually produced.
Imagine if there is a major societal crisis in China right now.
The whole world would be fucked.

 

[JohnnyG]

Oh boy, Reddit troons and BingBingWahoo eunuchs are never going to forgive Drumphf for this one.

 

[umseriously]

Kek. Imagine if Nintendo reaches a special agreement and is actually able to price the switch 2 the same as its Japan equivalent ($330). That would be hilarious.

 

[Baguette Child]

Lmao get fucked console fags, I'll just be over here pirating all the games I want on PC like a free man

 

[tehpope]

Overpriced console is overpriced. You'd get far more entertainment with emulation at this point.

Which is why I might get a steam deck. Also I have too many games between steam and gog.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

Gamers will have to wait a bit longer for one of the most anticipated consoles of 2025.

4 sentences later

'Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.'

 

[Buttigieg2020]

Are you sure its not cold feet from having the console priced at $449? Or the announcement of games being $80 digitally, $90 physically? And some physical releases are just glorified codes to download the games.

No, it’s not.

The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.

 

[Onepumpplumpchump]

I seen this shit from a mile away. I wonder if the price will go up or down. Ready to buy 100$ games boys?

 

[Yamaha YM2612]

I'm sure not shipping the console to its biggest customer base will work out well

 

[Barry Williams]

All my shares of NTDOY are in the shitter.

Ha ha ha, this sucks man.