In this photographic illustration, the Nintendo Switch 2 logo is displayed on the smartphone screen on April 3, 2025 in Suqian, the province of China Jiangsu.
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Nintendo He said on Friday that the pre -space console Switch 2 will be delayed as a consequence, above all President Donald Trump Announcement this week sweeping new tariffs.
“Preliminary orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US will not start on April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and the evolution of market conditions,” said CNBC representative of Nintendo. “Nintendo will update time at a later date. The date of launch on June 5, 2025 remains unchanged.”
The delay means one of the most important immediate reactions of the company's main reactions regarding the fears of Trump's tariffs and their impact on business and consumer expenses. Most electronic companies produce in Asia, home for one of the most steep hiking. The consoles switches 1 Nintendo were made in China and Vietnam, Reuters Submitted in 2019.
Vietnam was affected by a 46%tariff, and China is 54%. Nintendo did not say where new consoles would be made.
Nintendo also did not say whether it would raise the price of the console, which was announced at the beginning of this week at USD 450 at the US IPC, a trading group focusing on electronics production, estimated on Friday that the prices of the game console may increase by 50% due to the tariff announced this week.
Nintendo revealed a new console the same day when Trump presented new tariffs.
Switch 2 to Larger and faster version of the switch 1which sold over 150 million pieces from the moment of launching in 2017. Nintendo raised the price from the retail price of Switch $ 1,300. Is powered by NVIDIA Custom System. Players will be able to use Switch 2 as a manual console and connect it to television. It is expected to hit store shelves in June with the new Mario Kart game.
