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Nintendo has taken the unprecedented decision to delay Switch 2 preorders in the U.S., pointing to the impact of Trump's tariff war and "evolving market conditions." bit.ly/4iVEEjF

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They do though? Tarrifs are paid when they enter the country, and so companies raise their prices to pass the cost of the tarrif onto consumers. Consumers don't literally pay a tax at checkout like sales taxes, they just pay a higher price the company sets to make it viable to sell in their country,

They could though, they just won’t because it would hurt their bottom line. Not that it wouldn’t hurt them bad, it would. But Nintendo has made enough money to run on a negative balance for 10 years and still be okay.

I don’t think you realize how big a 50% tariff on Vietnam, where the Switch 2 is produced, is. Game dev is also going to get more expensive with devs paying tariffs on computers, office supplies, controllers, and consoles.

Preorders went already live in Finland around 1 pm local time today. Ordered mine even though the price was a bit high 569 € for the base console without Mario Kart. Price includes 25.5% value added tax.