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Not just Switch 2: ESA warns Trump’s tariffs will hurt the entire game industry. "[It's] hard to imagine a world where tariffs like these don’t impact pricing."


“[It’s] hard to imagine a world where tariffs like these don’t impact pricing.”…

"There are so many devices we play video games on," ESA senior vice president Aubrey Quinn said in an interview with IGN just as Nintendo's preorder delay news broke. More than that, though, Quinn warns that massive tariffs would tamp down overall consumer spending, which would have knock-on effects for game industry revenues, employment, and research and development investment. "Video game consoles are sold under tight margins in order to reduce the barrier to entry for consumers," the ESA notes in its issue page on tariffs.

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