Why Trump’s tariffs probably won’t cause an immediate Switch 2 price bump

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But import taxes could impact longer-term pricing, US console supplies.

In the case of the Switch 2, though, Cole clarified that "we believe much of the 20 percent increase was already baked into the $450 price," which Nintendo is "not likely" to raise at this point.

Last week, Nintendo made the unprecedented move of delaying US Switch 2 preorders to "assess" the impact of Donald Trump's massive tariffs on the countries where the console is produced.

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