Wow, okay, so here’s the thing. Trump’s just tossed out this trade deal with Vietnam, and it’s like, bam — a 20% tariff on stuff from there. Talk about slamming the brakes out of nowhere. I mean, it was at 46% before, but, hey, he paused it to 10%. So, Nintendo? Yeah, they thought the 10% was solid for their forecasts. Surprise, surprise, not anymore, huh?
Nintendo launched their shiny new Switch 2 — and let me tell ya, it flew off the shelves. Like, 3.5 million in the first weekend. Nuts, right? But here we are, folks in some countries are like, “Where’s mine?” Furukawa, the big boss at Nintendo, is practically begging for forgiveness ‘cause they just fumbled the demand prediction. Oops.
Tangling with politics, anyone? April 2, 2025, rolls in, and boom, Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs drop the hammer on Vietnamese goods. So this sleek $449 console might not hold onto that price tag — retailers might be scratching their chins thinking, “Do we bump it up?” Pre-order chaos ensues since April 9 had those tariffs on pause, kinda. Tariffs being at 10% isn’t peachy, but hey, pre-orders eventually started, so Nintendo didn’t totally freak out — accessories? Yeah, a little hike.
And there’s this wild card — betting on tariffs sticking at 10%, which, surprise, it’s not! Nothing’s set in stone yet, paper-wise, so it’s anyone’s guess right now when these changes will drop like a bad habit. So, imagine this, if that 20% actually kicks in, we could be staring at the Switch 2 running $500. Breathe, Nintendo, breathe.
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