Nintendo Delays Pre-Orders Of The Switch 2 In U.S. To ‘Assess Tariffs’
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Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders in US Over Tariffs
Above: Guests play with the new Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console of the Japanese company during the worldwide presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris on April 2, 2025. Image copyright: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Anti-Trump narrative
The repercussions for Nintendo and its Switch 2 are just the tip of iceberg amid Donald Trump's trade war against the rest of the world. Aside from the gaming industry, tariffs will hurt several other sectors, particularly automobiles, home furnishing and apparel. Trump is weakening the country and impoverishing Americans.
Pro-Trump narrative
Trump's reciprocal tariffs have started to pay off already, so one do not should get to much concerned about Nintendo indefinitely delaying Switch 2 pre-orders in America. For instance, Vietnam—one of the countries where the Switch 2 is produced—has already expressed a desire to ink a deal with the U.S. that cuts tariffs down to zero. This bump in the road is just the preamble to American global trade dominance.