Nintendo postpones pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 due to Trump administration's tariff hikes
The release date and detailed specifications of the Nintendo Switch 2 were announced during the
Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Order Date in the US to Assess Impact of Trump's Tariffs - IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-delays-switch-2-pre-order-date-in-the-us-to-assess-impact-of-trumps-tariffs
Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78j64dqj2qo
Trump Tariff Plans Delay Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Date - Game Informer
https://www.gameinformer.com/2025/04/04/trump-tariff-plans-delay-nintendo-switch-2-pre-order-date
Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders delayed in the United States as a result of tariffs
https://www.idownloadblog.com/2025/04/04/nintendo-switch-2-pre-order-delays-tariffs/
Nintendo announced the release date and specs of the Nintendo Switch 2 during 'Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2'. In addition, immediately after the broadcast, Nintendo announced on its official website that the selling price of the Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan will be 49,980 yen including tax for the Japanese and domestic versions. The selling price of the Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States is $449.99 (approximately 65,500 yen).
The release date of the Nintendo Switch 2 is June 5, 2025, and the selling price is 49,980 yen including tax. From Software's completely new 'The Duskbloods' and the first new work in 22 years since Air Ride 'Kirby's Air Rider' are also packed with new software information. 'Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2' summary - GIGAZINE
In the United States, pre-orders were scheduled to begin on April 9. However, Nintendo has issued a statement to multiple media outlets, including IGN, BBC, and Game Informer, stating, 'Pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States will not begin on April 9, 2025, in order to assess the impact of tariffs and changes in market conditions. Nintendo will update the pre-order schedule at a later date. However, the release date will remain unchanged from June 5, 2025.' In response to the tariff hikes by the Trump administration, Nintendo has announced that it will change the start date and time of pre-orders in the United States.
The Nintendo Switch 2 may be significantly affected by the Trump administration's tariff hike. In fact, many Nintendo products are manufactured in China and Vietnam, and exports to the United States will be subject to high tariffs of 54% (China) and 46% (Vietnam), respectively. Nintendo has set the selling price of the Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States at $449.99 and the set with Mario Kart World at $499.99 (approximately 72,800 yen), but these prices may become even higher due to the tariff hike.
However, the selling price of the Nintendo Switch 2 in the United States has drawn criticism on the Internet. Kit Ellis and Krista Yang, former public relations representatives for Nintendo's American subsidiary, Nintendo of America, said , 'I don't want to overstate it, but this feels like a real crisis moment for Nintendo,' criticizing the high selling price of the Nintendo Switch 2.
Daniel Ahmad of Niko Partners, a US market research firm, explained why Nintendo suddenly postponed pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2: 'Even if Nintendo had moved some of its Nintendo Switch 2 production to Vietnam in anticipation of the US tariffs on China, President Trump's sudden tariffs on countries such as Vietnam may have forced it to reconsider.'
In addition, the Nintendo Switch 2 will be equipped with an NVIDIA GPU and CPU, and will support features such as 'DLSS,' an AI-based high-definition function, 'ray tracing,' which accurately depicts light, and 'G-SYNC,' which reduces video stuttering. It has also been revealed that packaged software will include a ' key card ' that contains only the key to start the game.
In addition, a report on the experience of actually touching the Nintendo Switch 2 has also been published, so if you're interested, check it out.
Report videos of people actually touching and using the 'Nintendo Switch 2' are being released one after another on YouTube - GIGAZINE
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