Topic: Import tariffs

@Bolt_Strike
Well, tomorrow is supposed to be the biggest day of protests so far, so we’ll see if people show up.

Why Donald Trump really want to ruin the world with tariffs?
Do you think we should give him some poison apple, for making him sleeping forever?
Or should we raise some pitchforks and fire to cancel the tariffs?

My question is how much will the tariffs impact the existing consoles (PS5, PS5 Pro, Xbox Series, Switch 1), if at all?

Like, could we see a reality where Switch 1 becomes $400+?

@rallydefault "I voted Trump and all I got was this lousy hat." Someone really needs to make that hat a reality for protesters lol.

@IceClimbers I’m genuinely curious as to whether other companies will begin raising prices as well tbh

It's just occurred to me that the pre-order delay explicitly being due to tariffs might actually help Nintendo's PR a little in the wake of all this pricing controversy, as it makes it clear that Nintendo is at the mercy of Trump's whims just like everyone else and the high prices are not (entirely) down to corporate greed. But regardless, it's not going to go down well if the console price ends up increasing.

I know people in Europe are complaining the Switch 2 price is higher, they might feel better knowing they don’t have to pay for expensive healthcare and higher education like we in America have to do. Europeans also have much better job security and retirement benefits. Before anyone says Europe has higher taxes, America doesn’t have low taxes. We have to pay federal, state, property, sales tax and now much higher tariffs too.

Ugh. I'm not sure what to think honestly.
It could be the original pricing was corporate greed, could be a situation like the N64 faced.

Tariffs not helping...at least not yet, provided they will at all. I've heard the purpose of a tariff is to force predatory practices to cease by charging the group responsible extra, so they aren't making a profit. Or to punish a country that causes problems with how they handle the border.

Not liking the situation either way.

@Ronnie1969

The console itself is manufactured in Vietnam and they already announced that they have agreed to end tariffs. The price will not change.

The cartridges are made in Japan.

@rallydefault If we're talking about the same one, I'm definitely going. I've got a protest sign and everything.

@WaveBoy Well yeah, it's all about the clicks and views for them.

@WaveBoy
You uh… new to the internet or something? I mean, we old dudes can complain about this stuff, sure, but like… NL is honestly one of the least offensive when it comes to overreaction culture and all that.

@WaveBoy
To be fair, the single biggest market applying a 46% tariff on goods from the country Nintendo is manufacturing their hardware just before a console launch is pretty significant news. It's pretty much as big as news regarding Nintendo there could be short of literal announcements in a Direct. It's going to have a significant impact on not just Nintendo but the entire industry

I think Nintendo Life has handled this superbly well

Just a quick update for anyone that hasn't seen it, but it does seem the US and Vietnam have mutual interest in ending the tariffs, and it seems it'll happen sooner than later (I would link an article, but you can find like a half dozen on it with a Google search). I'm not here to get into any arguments or anything, just wanted to spread a little bit of good news.

@WaveBoy Hench why they cause alot of traffic for the site and they site posts them. I myself could never have my own news site nowadays. In the earlier days of the internet you could but nowadays if you want to make any money on a site you got post the articles that will get the views even if they go against your personal thought or beliefs.

@Bigmanfan
Tariffs must be ended or people will raise pitchforks and fire.

@Anti-Matter Agreed. Things might get ugly fast.

Arlo said something in his video on the subject that I don't think necessarily applies to you guys, but I think you'll appreciate nonetheless.

"I just think that, at least right now, Nintendo is not the authority that you should be raging against"
-Arlo 2025

I feel that NL is getting some flack here that they don't deserve. Everyone who writes for this site loves games, and they have incredible integrity in their dedication to readers. I've never gotten the impression that they've lied in game reviews to keep getting handouts. NL does have plenty of click bait, but that's the reality of operating a free website. I really don't blame them for it. The tariff post isn't click bait though; it's legitimate news that would be irresponsible of them to not post.