Nintendo has backed away the suggestion price of Sugging 2, which has already left some fans staggering, was influenced by the first commercial tariffs of the United States. Uu. But admits that the last round of radical tariffs presented by the president of the United States Trump last week is “something we will have to address.”
When Nintendo released Switch 2 last week, the response to the price of the console was rapid and unhappy, particularly in the US, where it is scheduled to obtain $ 450 USD. At that time, many speculated the relatively considerable price, it is the most expensive Nintendo console to date, it could have been reached in response to the first tariffs imposed by the United States.
On the other hand, when Verge asked the head of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, how the company had settled in the price of Switch 2, indicated the new and redesigned features of the console, from its largest LCD screen to re -elaborated joy controllers. “We want to make sure that this is a device that is accessible, that consumers will see as part of their general entertainment experiences and will understand that it has longevity,” Bowser explained. “And all those factors are really considered the price.”
“Put [the 2nd April tariff announcement] Apart from “Bowser explained.” Any previous tariff was not considered in the price itself. “Bowser pointed out the company’s movement to” to diversify the places where we are manufacturing our hardware and our accessories, “namely, to China to Vietnam and Cambodia, had allowed” the early stages of the rates to be advanced. However, he admitted that the last round of Trump administration fees, which include 46 percent of the taxes in Vietnam and 49 percent in Cambodia, are more problematic.
“Create a challenge,” he told Wired. “It’s something we are going to have to address.” Bowser also reiterated that Nintendo is “actively evaluating” the situation and impact that you have. That reflects Nintendo’s statement last week, when the company made the unprecedented decision to indefinitely delay the early orders of the United States for Switch, only a few hours after announcing that they would begin on April 9. At that time, Nintendo said that early orders would be delayed in the US. “To assess the potential impact of rates and evolutionary market conditions,” but noted that the console would still be launched on June 5. It remains to be seen if the company now chooses to release at an even higher price.
“The reciprocal tariffs on Vietnam and Japan have arrived in more than expected,” wrote the industry analyst Daniel Ahmad last week, “and Nintendo will feel the impact of this if the tariffs enter in full effect.”
Nintendo is also not the only game company that is probably affected by Trump’s tariffs. Last week, The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents all the main playgrounds in the United States, said the rates, which have already caused stocks in Nintendo and Sony, will immerse themselves “will have a real and harmful impact” on the games industry. “Any product that would buy a consumer is probably subject to many of the announced rates,” said Senior Vice President Aubrey Quinn, “all aggravated one on top of each other.”
Although it has not yet been determined how rates will ultimately affect the release of Switch 2, early orders will continue elsewhere in the world as initially planned. Many retail retailers have apparently exhausted their initial actions, but Nintendo’s own requests will live in the United Kingdom this Thursday, April 10, but the invitations are being determined according to a set of strict and quite complicated rules.
