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Nintendo delays US Switch 2 pre-orders due to tariffs


Those in the US looking to pre-order a Switch 2 will have to wait a little longer to do so than first expected.

In a statement shared with GameSpot's Tamoor Hussain, Nintendo stated pre-orders in the US - which were scheduled to go live on 9th April - will now be delayed "in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions". Watch on YouTube US president Donald Trump imposed wide-reaching trade tariffs earlier this week, with some of the highest levies targeting countries which also happen to be critical centres of video games hardware manufacturing. "While the company has shifted some of its manufacturing to Vietnam to offset US tariffs on China, the looming threat of reciprocal tariffs prior to the Switch 2 showcase will have also forced Nintendo to consider a higher price for the rest of the world.

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