Why Trump’s tariffs probably won’t cause an immediate Switch 2 price bump
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Summary
Nintendo has pushed back the pre-order availability of its Switch 2 console in the USA to assess the impact of the Trump tariffs on the countries where the product is manufactured.
The $450 price tag for the console has raised eyebrows, but industry analysts think that Nintendo is unlikely to increase the price, as this would be seen as an immediate cash grab.
The longer-term impacts are expected to be on the availability of the product in the USA, along with potential price rises of up to 20% across all gaming hardware over the next two years.
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said the current price was set based on previous tariffs and hasn’t been affected by them yet, but the company is assessing the impact of Trump’s new tariffs.
