{"id":2068,"date":"2025-04-04T17:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/?p=2068"},"modified":"2025-04-07T14:39:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T14:39:15","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-fans-fear-price-increase-as-pre-orders-delayed-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/nintendo-switch-2-fans-fear-price-increase-as-pre-orders-delayed-in-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 fans fear price increase as pre-orders delayed in US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The conversation around the price of the Switch 2 has taken a sour turn, as Nintendo delays pre-orders in the US due to Donald Trump’s tariffs.<\/p>\n

Although there\u2019s considerable upset about the price of Nintendo Switch 2 games<\/a> and peripherals the cost of the console<\/a> has been generally accepted as reasonable. It costs \u00a3395.99 in the UK and $449.99 in the US, although there is now a serious danger that the latter could be increased.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been concern for some time<\/a> that Donald Trump\u2019s constant threats of tariffs, against seemingly every country in the world, would cause disruption in the games industry and now that has been proven true.<\/p>\n

By coincidence, Trump\u2019s so-called \u2018Liberation Day\u2019, when he planned to announced a raft of new tariffs, was scheduled for Wednesday, April 2 – the same day as the Switch 2 Nintendo Direct. It was announced several weeks ago, so Nintendo had plenty of time to postpone, but by not doing so they\u2019ve made things much more difficult for themselves.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Nintendo has said: ‘Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.’<\/p>\n

This delay is specific to the US, so pre-orders in the UK<\/a>, Europe, and the rest of the world are unaffected and will go ahead on the My Nintendo Store from April 8.<\/p>\n

Nintendo hasn’t explicitly said a price increase is happening in the US, but that’s certainly the implication – something which won’t go down well considering the anger already surrounding Switch 2 pricing.<\/p>\n

Most have accepted that the current price of the console is reasonable, but many have been upset at the high price of the game, especially Mario Kart World, whose physical edition costs \u00a375.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s not how Trump explains it, tariffs are a tax on imports, which companies usually seek to compensate for by raising the price to consumers.<\/p>\n

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