{"id":19045,"date":"2025-06-05T12:38:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/how-nintendo-dodged-trumps-tariffs-and-saved-the-switch-2-release\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T12:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:38:20","slug":"how-nintendo-dodged-trumps-tariffs-and-saved-the-switch-2-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/05\/how-nintendo-dodged-trumps-tariffs-and-saved-the-switch-2-release\/","title":{"rendered":"How Nintendo dodged Trump\u2019s tariffs and saved the Switch 2 release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fortunate timing and government hesitation allowed the Switch 2 to come out on time, but the headache isn\u2019t over<\/p>\n

Nintendo fans across the US are breathing a sigh of relief as they tear apart the boxes housing their new Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. On-again, off-again trade tariffs<\/a> implemented by Donald Trump, which precipitated pre-order delays<\/a> from Nintendo, made the 5June release date of the highly coveted hardware feel more like a hope than a certainty. A potential price hike up from $450 loomed over launch day, but would-be buyers\u2019 fears did not come to fruition.<\/p>\n

Nintendo\u2019s maneuvering around Trump\u2019s tariffs isn\u2019t over, though \u2013 far from it. The Japanese console maker managed to luckily launch its device squarely within a 90-day tariff pause<\/a> issued by the president. If tariffs on countries like India and Japan return to the levels proposed during Trump\u2019s \u201cLiberation Day<\/a>\u201d speech at the start of April, however, experts say Nintendo will have to limber up for yet another delicate trade policy dance.<\/p>\n

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\nFortunate timing and government hesitation allowed the Switch 2 to come out on time, but the headache isn\u2019t over
\nNintendo fans across the US are breathing a sigh of relief as they tear apart the boxes housing their new Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. On-again, off-again trade tariffs implemented by Donald Trump, which precipitated pre-order delays from Nintendo, made the 5June release date of the highly coveted hardware feel more like a hope than a certainty. A potential price hike up from $450 loomed over launch day, but would-be buyers\u2019 fears did not come to fruition.
\nNintendo\u2019s maneuvering around Trump\u2019s tariffs isn\u2019t over, though \u2013 far from it. The Japanese console maker managed to luckily launch its device squarely within a 90-day tariff pause issued by the president. If tariffs on countries like India and Japan return to the levels proposed during Trump\u2019s \u201cLiberation Day\u201d speech at the start of April, however, experts say Nintendo will have to limber up for yet another delicate trade policy dance. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fortunate timing and government hesitation allowed the Switch 2 to come out on time, but the headache isn\u2019t over Nintendo fans across the US are breathing a sigh of relief as they tear apart the boxes housing their new Nintendo Switch 2 video game consoles. On-again, off-again trade tariffs implemented by Donald Trump, which precipitated …<\/p>\n

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