Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders in the U.S. over tariff impacts
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Summary
The Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has delayed the pre-orders for its latest console, Switch 2, in the US due to the recently announced tariffs by the Trump administration on good coming into the US from China and Vietnam.
The newly announced Switch 2 is to be made available for pre-order on 9 April with a worldwide launch on 5 June, but in a statement released yesterday, Nintendo said it would not be possible to stick to that schedule in the US, although it is not clear whether the delay is specifically due to the high tariffs on gaming products coming from these two nations.
China and Vietnam are also major manufacturing hubs for Nintendo, so the newly announced switch, which is expected to sell for $449, and gaming titles, could become significantly more expensive for US gamers if the proposed tariffs are implemented.