The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), which represents all the main playgrounds in the United States, has responded to the commercial tariffs of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, saying that the measures “will have a real and harmful impact” on the games industry.
Trump imposed high -range commercial tariffs earlier this week, with some of the highest levies aimed at countries that are also critical centers for the manufacture of video game hardware. Vietnam, for example, where there is now a large part of Nintendo hardware production, was beaten with 46 percent tariffs, while China reaches up to 54 percent.
Talking to Stephen Totilo de game File, the senior vice president of ESA, Aubrey Quinn, said that the highest costs associated with these rates “will have a real and harmful impact on the video game industry.” Quinn also pointed out the way in which the pieces are obtained and middle devices are sent, “any product that a consumer would buy is subject to many of the rates announced, all aggravated one on top of each other.”
The situation could also get worse, Quinn suggested, since countries affected by tariffs begin to take retaliation measures. “I think what we hear yesterday is not the end of history,” he added, “not for the United States, not for other countries.”
The tariffs have already been an important conversation issue after the revelation of Switch 2, and the analyst Daniel Ahmad said: “Nintendo transferred its manufacture to Vietnam to avoid rates and with the reciprocal rate ads today they will probably end up paying tariffs anyway.” Ahmad also suggested that the highest cost of the console in the US
There have also been fears Switch 2, which is priced at $ 450 in the USA. However, Ahmad argued that “Nintendo is unlikely to increase the price of the console at this time, but it is also unlikely to see a price drop in the next five years.”
However, back to Quinn. When asked if video game manufacturers should consider producing more goods in the US. To reduce the effect of tariffs, he concluded: “I think that all companies, all industries … They must think about what is best for consumers, the best for business and the best for employees. Supply chains are complicated by the announcement of supply of the night.
