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Nintendo stalls Switch 2 pre-orders in US due to Trump tariffs
Nintendo announced the Switch 2 on Tuesday, just one day before the Trump administration introduced a series of tariffs on foreign products, heavily targeting Asia, where many technology supply chains, including Nintendo's, are based.
Nintendo announced that pre-orders for its new Switch 2 video game console will not begin on April 9 in the United States as previously planned while the company evaluates "the potential impact of tariffs." President Trump's new tariffs are to blame.Related video above — RETRO FIND: Before the Switch 2, the N64 was the ultimate gaming craze of 1996Nintendo announced that pre-orders for its new Switch 2 video game console will not begin on April 9 in the United States as previously planned while the company evaluates "the potential impact of tariffs. With 150 million units sold, the Switch is the third-best-selling console worldwide and Nintendo's second-best-selling console.In its release — just before Trump's tariff announcement — Nintendo listed the starting price for a Switch 2 at $449.99, with games, especially the day-of release "Mario Kart World," starting at $80.
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