Attendees at a New York City event previewing the Nintendo Switch 2.
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U.S. consumers may have to pay even more than the announced $449 price tag for the Nintendo Switch 2. The video game company said on Friday that preorders for the hotly anticipated console will be delayed due to President Trump’s new global tariffs:
“Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. 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.”
We spoke to Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser about the new console and the headwinds it faces.
Some Nintendo fans have assumed that the Nintendo Switch’s $449 price tag accounts for global tariffs. But after President Trump’s most recent announcements, could this number increase in the U.S.?
What I can share is the $449 for the individual SKU and then the $499 for the hardware SKU plus Mario Kart World. Those were made based on previous tariffs, and there was no impact from previous tariffs on those pricing. More on that pricing, I should say, much like every other company, I think in the U.S. right now, we’re in the process of actively assessing what the impact may be, but we really have nothing further to announce in regards to pricing.
