Nintendo has delayed pre -orders in the United States for Switch 2 to respond to the new tax scanning by the Trump administration earlier this week. Pre -ordered orders were planned to start on April 9, but was delayed indefinitely, Nintendo said on Friday.
The release date of Switch 2 in the US is still placed on June 5.
Pre -orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US will not start on April 9, 2025 to assess the potential impact of tariffs and development market conditions, according to Mr. Nintendo, in a statement provided to Polygon. Prohibiting Nintendo will update the time one day later. The launch date of June 5, 2025 did not change.
Nintendo announced the next generation control panel on Wednesday, set the price of Switch 2 at $ 449.99. A few hours later, US President Donald Trump announced Muslim reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries, including territories where Nintendo produced his hardware. Trump attacked China with an additional 34% mission on Wednesday and attacked Vietnam, where Nintendo transferred a number of production, with 46% tax. That means the expensive card of Switch 2 can increase for customers in the US
Reaction to the price of Nintendo for Switch 2 and game – with an increase of $ 79.99 – for the system that has been spacious. During the live broadcast broadcast by Nintendo on Thursday and Friday, viewers have constantly sent a letter from a request to the company: priced! But with Trump escalating a trade war with two -digit taxes for imported goods, it seems that customers cannot be in the US will see discounts.
It is unclear at this stage, the result of Trump’s tariff evaluation and Trump’s development market conditions will eventually mean that the launch of Switch 2. But in addition to increasing costs, it also means that distributing lower control panels to the United States, which can make the system more difficult.
