Nintendo fans can breathe easy as the Switch 2 will likely stick with its $499.99 price tag when it launches on June 5th. The US government paused those scary tariffs that might have jacked up costs. And there's more good news – Bloomberg reports there'll be plenty of consoles to go around!
Numbers show Hosiden Corp shipped over 725,000 units to America in February alone from its Vietnam factory. That's more than it sent anywhere during the past six months combined! With tariff threats cooling down, Nintendo can focus all its Vietnam production on American stores, meaning millions of systems should arrive before launch day.
What happens after launch? If tariffs stay at 10%, Nintendo will probably eat the cost rather than raise prices. They want lots of people to buy their fancy new system. But if tariffs jump to 46%, expect to pay $50-$100 more. Pre-orders for the US and Canada might start any day after last week's delay. Sadly, Chinese gamers face an indefinite wait as the console launch has been postponed there.
Numbers show Hosiden Corp shipped over 725,000 units to America in February alone from its Vietnam factory. That's more than it sent anywhere during the past six months combined! With tariff threats cooling down, Nintendo can focus all its Vietnam production on American stores, meaning millions of systems should arrive before launch day.
What happens after launch? If tariffs stay at 10%, Nintendo will probably eat the cost rather than raise prices. They want lots of people to buy their fancy new system. But if tariffs jump to 46%, expect to pay $50-$100 more. Pre-orders for the US and Canada might start any day after last week's delay. Sadly, Chinese gamers face an indefinite wait as the console launch has been postponed there.
