r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Soplox • 1d ago

Officially from Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders will not start on April 9 in the US thanks to the Tariffs

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"Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged."

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-preorder-guide-mario-kart-world-bundle/1100-6530531/

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u/Redchong May Gang 1d ago

Given the new tariff percentages, get ready to pay roughly $600 in the US when it finally goes up for pre-order

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u/twinfyre OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

The original prices fell right on my upper limit so even I don't know if I can afford it.

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u/Aleclom 1d ago

Same, this is awful.

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u/RandyMuscle 1d ago

Make sure y’all protest and vote

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u/lonelytop1818 1d ago

People not voting is how we got here.

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u/PungMaster 1d ago

Might be a little late for that, dog.

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u/Itchy-Professional16 1d ago

honest question, did you and your family vote last election?

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u/twinfyre OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

I did vote last election, and so did my girlfriend.

But unfortunately, my parents and siblings voted too.

You can figure out who voted for who from that information I'm sure.

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u/DuskWing13 1d ago

Same. I was originally planning to preorder the Mario kart bundle, but I can't do $600.

But I want to be clear - I do not blame Nintendo for this in the least.

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u/Old_Cabinet_8890 23h ago

Even those OG prices were probably including tariffs. I would bet good money Nintendo would have liked to sell the console for $399.99 - especially because they never really drop the prices of their games and now the entire Switch catalogue can continue being sold at or around the original MSRP for another decade.

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u/Speaker4theDead8 1d ago

Yeah, everybody is just talking about the console price TODAY. The cost of a console may not even matter when literally EVERYTHING has gone up in price 30%. It won't matter how much it costs if you can't afford food, clothes, gas, etc. I have only seen people talking about this issue with Nintendo, but it is going to affect every aspect of our sad, U.S. lives. The only people who are going to make it through all this unscathed are the people who are in the process of buying the government.

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u/OrbitalOutlander 1d ago

It’s ok to not buy. The best thing you can do is save as much cash as possible right now. Enjoy your existing consoles - switch 2 will be there when you are ready.

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u/RelievedGecko94 1d ago

I'm still trying to afford breathe of the wild for switch 1🥲 i only have mariokart

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u/_Fred_Fredburger_ 1d ago

$450 is absurd. I'll buy a steamdeck before I touch a Switch 2.

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u/Nereosis16 1d ago

If you need to consider if you can afford something like a Switch 2 then you can't and you should focus on other things.

Keep using your switch 1 and then get a 2 in a year or so.

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u/RealNotFake 1d ago

Manufacturers should start listing two prices on every item. The original price without tariffs, and the actual price with tariffs. Shit will get rolled back REAL quick that way.

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u/ReallyNowFellas 1d ago

Gas pumps in the red areas of California have been doing this for decades. They all say something like:

We pay: X

Federal tax is: Y

State tax is: Z

This and that fees are: ZZ

You pay: XYZZZ

I agree all stores should start doing this when the tariffs take effect.

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u/RealNotFake 1d ago

Nice, is that actually displayed on the/every pump though? It needs to be super obvious and in peoples' faces constantly or the maga crowd will be too dumb to understand.

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u/Brando43770 23h ago

It’s on every pump all over California. Not just red areas.

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u/dinorocky 1d ago

😂😂The “red areas of California” We’ve had it down here in deep blue LA for decades too. 😂

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u/Solid-Mud-8430 1d ago

It's not just red areas, I live in the Bay Area and it says that on pumps. It's on most pumps or inside the station somewhere if you look for it.

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u/wosmo 1d ago

I've said this all along. Call it out just like Sales tax.

  • Switch 2 - $450
  • Sales Tax - $28
  • Trump Tax - $122

Your total - $600.

There's not many things Trump appears to care about, but I suspect his ego makes the list.

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u/Zed64K 1d ago

Retailers should start doing this on their price labels for all products. It's in their best interest to inform the consumer about what's going on.

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u/Galadantien 1d ago

Guess the issue is that’s tantamount to a business taking a political side, and you don’t wanna do that on a good day, let alone when the world’s smarmiest bully is in power.

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u/Obstacle-Man 1d ago

You have a president who changes tariffs with the wind or perhaps with his diapers.

NOA will pay the tarrif as the importer and will pass it on in addition to other costs they incur for additional accounting, expense outlay and a buffer to deal with uncertainty.

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u/rydan 1d ago

Manufacturers don’t pay tariffs. The retailer does. So no. Best Buy needs to. Not Nintendo. 

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u/Eraesr 1d ago

The importer pays the tariff and in Nintendo's case I assume Nintendo of America imports the consoles from Japan.

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u/LTRand 1d ago

Nintendo sells direct too, so they need to as well.

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u/BorKon 1d ago

And call it either Trup-Tarrif or GOP-Tarrif. Every time any of his braindead voters see it, they will be reminded that it is their fault

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u/Redhook420 1d ago

How about they list actual manufacturing costs. That'll give you something to really be outraged about.

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u/Fuzzy_Elderberry7087 1d ago

Blame the current US admin and every fucker that voted for him 

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u/Froggmann5 1d ago

And every fucker that sat out from voting

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u/Squibbles01 1d ago

Yep. Lots of people wouldn't vote for Kamala for this or that reason, but it was objectively the correct decision and it's your fault we're in this mess if you sat out.

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u/BodhingJay 1d ago

And the people who thought it was fine to transmit swing state votes via starlink

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u/Rieiid 1d ago

Cool I get this but let's stop putting this on every comment about it. Yeah people should have voted but no, this is primarily anyone who voted for trumps fault, quit shifting blame and blame the real actual problem, which is trump and anyone who supported him.

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u/Hilarial 1d ago

Some people sat out on voting because Kamala ran on a anti-migrant pro-zionist campaign, but seems ppl only feel emotionally moved by their games console being unaffordable

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u/VastSeaweed543 1d ago

LOL how’s that working out for migrants and Palestinians right now

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u/binarybandit 1d ago

So, a genuine question. Do you think if every eligible voter went out to vote, Harris would have won? Wouldn't that also mean a lot of votes for Trump would have also been cast from non-voters?

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u/fuglenes_herre 1d ago

Sure, it's possible, even likely, but that possibility does not excuse your inaction.

*Editing to clarify that the possibilty I'm referring to is the possibility that a number of non-voters would have voted for the orange blight.

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u/MarioLuigiDinoYoshi 1d ago

I recall NYT did an article that non voters cost Harris as turnout was much lower for democrats in key states.

But forget that part, it’s your civic duty to vote and non voters are simply losers who get taxed with zero participation which is quite stupid. Like it says a lot if you refuse to vote when a rapist criminal is attempting to destroy USA. Don’t want to vote? You were fine with Trump winning.

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u/Speeeven 1d ago

It's complicated. I think most sources agree that at least 2 million fewer votes were counted in 2024 than in 2020. In 2020, 66.6% of eligible voters voted, but that figure was down to 63.9% in 2024. That could be due to apathy, protest, changing election laws, laziness, forgetfulness, or a number of other factors.

Due to variations in voting districts, state voting laws, and the way the electoral college works, it's not really a matter of "if ___ more democrats voted, Harris would have won." It would really depend on where those people live and the margins in their particular voting districts. If the margins in enough voting districts in a particular election were slim enough, it would theoretically be possible to sway the election one way or another with a pretty small number of people who happen to be distributed exactly where it matters most. That same number of people in other districts that are less competitive wouldn't even make a dent in the overall election.

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u/The1Immortal1 1d ago

Maybe not, but not voting and then complaining is a stupid thing to do.

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u/ichuseyu 1d ago

2020: Trump - 74.2 million votes, Biden - 81.2 million votes

2024: Trump 77.3 million votes, Harris - 75 million votes

Republicans showed up and Democrats didn't.

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u/Patient-Phone-1997 1d ago

There’s also the possibility that Musk tampered with the voting.🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/linkfan66 1d ago

The MAGA morons just don't get it. They're cheering for higher prices because they think they'll actually get significantly higher wages LOL. They're seriously that stupid.

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u/jasonporter 1d ago

It's trickle-down economics all over again.

"Surely it'll benefit us in the LONG run. We just have to wait.... and wait... and wait...."

Meanwhile the rich get richer, everybody else gets poorer. Right out of the Republican playbook. Every. Damn. Time.

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u/no_excus3 1d ago

No I swear, it gets better after season 37

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u/Rit91 1d ago

Yeah in season 38 the french have a revolution and the lucky charms spill everywhere or so I hear.

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u/extralyfe 1d ago

they're also expecting DOGE refund checks.

I live in a red state and some group is running YouTube ads pushing the free money Elon wants to send everyone. it's bizarre.

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u/Ryanlew1980 1d ago

They don’t calling them MAGA morons for nothing.

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u/LaMystika 1d ago

“I’ll gladly pay higher to kill woke” is a thing I read on Twitter today. We’re fucked.

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u/SMKM 1d ago

"If everything is so expensive our jobs will have to pay us more so we can survive and buy things. It's basic maths you dumb liberals!"

Because that's happened ever in the entirety of the US's existence lol

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u/yummy_yum_yum123 1d ago

They have no ability to self reflect on their mistakes either. They’re all coping and trying price cost fallacy their own stupid ass decision

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u/RedMamba0023 1d ago

I’m not a huge fan of the language but I’d like to point out that a large number of people sat out this election because they didn’t feel strongly about kamala. They can share the blame

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u/WonDorkFuk404 1d ago

But “woke in gaming. They made games for someone else beside me. Can you believe that? It should be white male just like me after I finally lose 200 pounds”

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u/shieldintern 1d ago

"but politics don't affect my life." /s

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u/SoggyFarts 1d ago

Exactly. Lots of protests across the country tomorrow. Let your voice be heard.

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u/ConsiderationLast526 1d ago

Sry but as a west Berlin dude who was always a US " fanboy " and who stayed under shock how 50% US people are now. He destroyed everything we build up the last 80 years.... and thats not the last thing you will get from the World. Nobody will thrust you for a long, long time. I 🙏 you learn out of it. We dont need ego times again in our World. We need you as brothers and sisters. And pls for God sake, stop belive the lies he say's or a TV shit like Fox.

American's should be Smarter. Amen.

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u/PerfectCheesecake25 1d ago

Don’t forget the idiot that didn’t vote

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u/SemiColin973 1d ago

I work at a grocery store and this old man was complaining about the price of eggs and stuff. He was wearing a “i voted for the convicted felon” hat . Lets just say i ripped him a new one

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u/Crowsby 1d ago

Also, do NOT let these people off the hook with some bullshit about "we didn't know he was going to do this". He campaigned on this, specifically and repeatedly, and called himself the Tariff Man.

Kamala Harris told us why this would be a bad idea, explained how it would work, and explained the negative impacts it would have on Americans if this disastrous scheme was implemented. But a majority of voting Americans decided to pull the lever for it anyway.

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u/OverallPepper2 23h ago

Meh, he got about the same turnout as when we lost to Biden. The bigger issue was everyone who voted for Biden sitting the election out and letting him win

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u/TheNerdFromThatPlace 1d ago

I've got a friend pre-ordering regardless of the price. Meanwhile I have to budget how much gas I can put in my tank every week. As much as I want one, there's no way I'll be able to afford anything Nintendo for quite a while.

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u/IWantAnE55AMG 1d ago

Have you tried buying less avocado toast? I’ve been told that’s a significant item in a lot of budgets.

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u/201680116 1d ago

I cut out avocado toast last year and just starting looking for yachts

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u/Aleclom 1d ago

Yeah I was onboard with a day one purchase even with the released prices, but if the cost goes up any more then I (and so many others) will be priced out. Nintendo's going to suffer for something they have no control over, it's the worst.

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u/JefferyTheQuaxly 1d ago

the switch 2 is actually produced in vietnam too, vietnam alone has a 40% tariff. so yes at minimum $550-600 switches.

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u/NumeralJoker 1d ago

While I could theoretically afford this, the problem is no one actually knows this for sure because no one knows how much their daily costs will bloom or whether they'll lose their jobs/401ks.

I have no debt and good savings, but a lot of industries are very vulnerable, and my saving could easily run dry by the year's end with how stupid this whole thing is if he doesn't reverse course. And so many will be so much worse off than I currently am.

What Trump is doing is so dangerously stupid it cannot be understated. The most plausible theory outside of stupidity is he's doing it because he's a compromised and bought off agent of BRIC countries (especially Russia), since those are the ones least impacted by his tariffs, and even China could actually benefit from this.

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u/liquidskypa 1d ago

And he is part of the upper class to buy low and make a huge profit while everyone suffers.. short the nation is the goal

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u/fourtyonexx 1d ago

Considering they announced the game prices even before all this BS, you still can blame nintendo.

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u/TinFoilBeanieTech 1d ago

Didn't they just also gut initiatives that Biden started to build chip plants here, because it hurt the Orange Ego? Great strategy, raise tariffs without first investing in infrastructure here. Let's see how that plays out.

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u/Yingo33 1d ago

We just have to wait for the Nintendo factories to come to the US, it’s not that bad. /s

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u/TheOneWhoWork 1d ago

Well said. I’m going to try holding out until an OLED version of the Switch 2.

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u/Jisai 1d ago

A lot of US folks should have considered going to vote in the last election and not sit at home and say "it doesn't effect me anyway, no matter who wins". You guys screwed over the whole world but most of all you screwed over yourselves.

My condolences to everyone that voted against the lunatic in power and has to deal with these insane tariffs now (among other things). And to the rest, I hope you see now what irreparable damage you have done, deal with it.

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u/AmbitiousProblem4746 1d ago

This is going to be a disaster for them because pretty much every person I've talked to said this announcement was the clear sign there either going to buy the steam deck or just hold off for a year. Crazier are the people though, of which there are several, who think blaming it on the tariffs is just anti-Trump fear mongering

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u/Tokumeiko2 1d ago

Or just ransack the Whitehouse. That's technically an option.

But it's seriously weird when US folks are expecting to pay more than Australians.

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u/ProfessorPetrus 1d ago

A lot of those countries are full of hardworking poor people who slave to get Americans products cheaply; they do not deserve a tariff war.

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u/BroGuy89 1d ago

They should've worked harder to counter Musks' election interference if they wanted to not be targetted by dementia Don's attempt at causing the next depression!

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u/VyseTheSwift 1d ago

I love my handhelds, but this would go from a Switch 2 day 1 purchase to me sticking with my OLED Deck. 600 is a lot for something I’m only going to use for Mario Kart for the foreseeable future.

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u/Glass_Log_3304 19h ago

Or if you live close enough to one of the borders, consider popping over and buying it in Canada or Mexico. Stimulate their economy while getting the console cheaper.

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u/InkTaint OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

hopefully nintendo can start selling the console at a loss like the ps5 and xbox on launch and make the money back on the games, might be the only way to not make consumers even more mad.

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u/twinfyre OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

But isn't 90% of the reason consumers are mad because of the game prices?

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u/InkTaint OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

yeah but imagine the reactions if the console price went up on top of that

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u/kechones 1d ago

If there are any reactions, they should be towards Donald Trump for enacting the tariffs.

How could price hikes as a result of the tariffs possibly be construed as being Nintendo’s fault?

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u/InkTaint OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

that would be the best case scenario if the price goes up, but you *know* how the internet is, specially trumpies

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u/untacc_ OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

Nintendo has the chance to do some damage control if tariffs do threaten the console going up in price. They can announce the price stays the same and sell it for a loss until the tariffs change/get altered and everyone will be happy that the price isn’t going up, almost making them forget that it was high in the first place.

I’m sure people would rather have the price as announced vs a higher inflated one

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u/kechones 1d ago

If Nintendo based this current price on predicting a tariff hike, that’s a possibility. If they did not, or if they thought the tariff hike would be less (Trump increasing it from <2% to 24% is an insane hike), and Nintendo have to raise the price, then they should have Furukawa get on a video to explain to Americans that the price hike is Donald Trump’s fault.

22% is about a $100 hike. I think we’re fucked.

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u/untacc_ OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

I’ve already seen MAGA people spinning this as a good thing. “You didn’t need that expensive game console anyways, you should indulge in free entertainment like walking outside, talking to family, etc.” like it’s OUR fault that we are upset over the tariffs

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u/Arickettsf16 1d ago

Bold strategy to encourage people to not spend money and stimulate the economy.

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u/ILikeElephants4 1d ago

From what I've seen they did try. They moved a lot of production out of China into Vietnam but trump just put like 40 something percent tariff on Vietnam so now they have to figure out what to do since it seems they can't avoid the tax

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u/InkTaint OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

that would be a really good move, hopefully thats the case

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u/LookIPickedAUsername January Gang (Reveal Winner) 1d ago

If the American public were smart enough to assign blame correctly, Trump would not be president in the first place.

They'll blame Democrats for this, somehow.

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u/djm19 1d ago

The console was probably already at a pretty thin margin. Adding $200 tax on top of that is just not a feasible "loss" to be absorbed by Nintendo.

The tariff is also raising the cost of physical copies of the games too.

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u/doogie1111 1d ago

With the state of the global economy, I suspect that's what they're doing with the current price point.

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u/Moist-Citron-4830 1d ago

This is going to fuck all the Nintendo fans worldwide. Anyone laughing about it needs to realize the US is one of if not the biggest markets for Nintendo. If it bombs in USA it’s going to be a terrible generation. Not saying it’s Nintendo’s fault just that it sucks as a Nintendo fan.

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u/WHlSPERinthewind 1d ago

The US is responsible for more than half of the switch 1 systems sold. Nintendo would not be able to be the Nintendo it is without US sales. So ya this will not be good as price was already at the tip top of the bubble.

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u/Nomad2k3 19h ago

150.8m units sold worldwide, 50m in the US, so about a third.

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u/Moist-Citron-4830 1d ago

Exactly. Others replying to me think it’s me being a self centered American instead of realizing how massive the United States is as a market.

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u/tissotti 1d ago

US absolutely is, or more likely was how things are going forward.

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u/TehNoobDaddy 1d ago

It's definitely of concern to the rest of us in the world, the tarrifs will have knock on effects to pretty much everything for everyone. With

Nintendo though, I really don't want it to have severe adverse effects which, again I'm sure will have knock on effects to the rest of the world. America is a huge market that no company can afford to miss out on.

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u/njf85 1d ago

No, you are correct, but I wonder how big a market Americans will be able to afford to be once the prices go up on everything? Less disposable income means less money to spend on consoles etc

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u/Humanitysceptic 1d ago

No you don't understand. It's not just Nintendo. What do you think happens to Sony?! They just released a premium console that is about to be completely unaffordable. And halfway through their gen cycle their console price is about to sky rocket.

Just wait till you start hearing that news

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u/TheRyanFlaherty 1d ago

This.

Not to mention, this isn’t going to be just a U.S. economy thing. Trump is messing with everyone’s money.

It truly is almost impossible to comprehend, to say this is a wrench in the plans simply doesn’t do justice. I was told from someone that works for Nintendo of America, they are in a full blown panic at the moment. There is literally no good solution for them at the moment.

Conjecture on my part, if they are forced to piece things higher in the U.S. and lose substantial revenue, that revenue is going to have to be made up somewhere. So I wouldn’t be shocked to see raised prices across all regions the longer this goes on.

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u/Vectoor 1d ago

Thing is all consoles are going to go up in price similarly.

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u/Moist-Citron-4830 1d ago

PlayStation and Microsoft are timed fairly well since they’ve been out for a few years and can continue to be developed for for the next 4 years.

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u/Intelligent_Jelly_26 1d ago

With no lubrication

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u/the_vikm 1d ago

Why do you think the price is acceptable elsewhere, where it is already more expensive?

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u/Kajsa_liisa 1d ago

Well in Sweden it’s even more expensive than 600 dollars. So if you believe it’s only US suffering for the pricing you are wrong.

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u/StuckinReverse89 1d ago

This will screw all gamers, not just Nintendo.   

Switch 2 is the thing with the biggest price sticker but everything gaming is going to go up (well, to be frank, most likely everything is going to go up in price). 

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u/Typo_of_the_Dad 1d ago

Just move to japan dawg

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u/Yuumii29 OG (joined before reveal) 1d ago

Bro alot of stuff that's happening in the World was made possible by US good or bad, it's not just gaming.

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u/Shadyshade84 1d ago

Even outside of the market factor, I'm concerned just because I know roughly how many games get English translations that aren't the American one. (Hint: it's less than one.)

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u/estebanjramos 13h ago

Except that the console was ready early 2024 and could have gone into mass production for a late 2024 release, but Ninty knew that if Trump won the tariffs would kick in and they would lose big on their $400 console or they'd increase the prices 6 months after launch. They waited because they knew. Did they know it would be THIS bad? No. But the lack of forethought and greed is a nasty concoction.

It's apparent the stockpile of cash they amassed from the Switch 1 era wasn't enough and the only voices of reason (Iwata and Reggie) were no longer obstacles for the execs and shareholders.

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u/MC_Fap_Commander 1d ago

And it will probably stay at that price point for a long, LONG time (even after Trump). This is a "you can't unbreak the egg" situation. Congrats to the people who wanted to "shake things up" or who couldn't bring themselves to vote for the boring, but competent pol who had a slightly off-putting laugh.

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u/NoctysHiraeth 1d ago

I don’t know if prices in general outside of variable things like gas will go down ever again they’ll just stagnate until salaries (hopefully) rise to match them.

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u/legocastle77 1d ago

Don’t worry; salaries won’t ever catch up. Everyone just needs to try being a bit more poor./s

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u/Easy-Round1529 1d ago

Obviously we need to wear more suits and say thank you more. Did we even say thank you?

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u/FoundOnShelfPod 1d ago

Exactly, and once companies find out how much we're "willing" to pay they won't lower their prices right away even if the tariffs go away

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u/Redhook420 1d ago

Blah, blah, blah... Get a clue. Nintendo is already gouging you on their prices such as $90 games and $500 for a console that costs them under $100 to manufacture.

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u/NERVmujahid 1d ago

Games are €80 digitally, which is nearly the same as €60 when the Switch came out in 2017 adjusted for inflation, a difference of about €6, this is the industry standard.

The original Switch costs €250 to manufacture, do you genuinely believe that the Switch 2 costs less to manufacture than the OG Switch? lol.

I won’t be getting a Switch 2 anywhere near launch simply because I can’t afford such high prices, but i’m not gonna pretend that the prices aren’t fairly consistent for what it is.

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u/EggsceIlent 1d ago

Yeah voting for someone who wanted to give us 25k down on a new home and tackle price gouging while not doing anything trump did was a bad thing.

Fuck Trump and fuck you if you voted for him.

And if you didn't vote, fuck you too.

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u/magikarp2122 1d ago

Or wasn’t hard enough on Israel, as the orange shit talked about turning the West Bank into a resort.

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u/DankRSpro 1d ago

$600?! I rather buy a better GPU or get a ps5 pro atp. At least i’ll be able to play gta 6 on it.

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u/Wise_Mongoose_3930 1d ago

GPUs will also almost definitely start jumping in price.

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u/evilcheesypoof 1d ago

I bought my GPU right after Trump won actually for this very reason. I wasn't in a hurry until all of a sudden I was haha.

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u/umbral84 1d ago

As did I my friend. Smart

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u/JeremyEComans 1d ago

At least Taiwanese chips are tariff exempt.

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u/Undedlvr 1d ago

My guy, all of those are imported. They're getting tariffs and will be going up in price as well

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u/Shadow_Phoenix951 1d ago

People learning first hand that politics affects *everything*

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u/Lazerdude 1d ago

You think those items will be exempt from the exact same thing? If you're planning on doing so you better get them quick.

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u/GalacticDaddy005 1d ago

Everything is going up. Expect to pay closer to 1k for a ps5 pro

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u/Lacktoss 1d ago

Good luck friend. US is officially the richest 3d world country. 🫡

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u/MadCybertist 1d ago

Yeah but those will now be 30% more expensive too lol

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u/DankRSpro 1d ago

I forgot about that 💀

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u/RickGrimes30 1d ago

Remember that's not the real price for the rest of the world.. Your president made that happen. You guys are shitshow rightnow and I'm watching from the other side with my popcorn 😂

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u/DankRSpro 1d ago

Can i join you on the other side then? 😂

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u/RickGrimes30 1d ago

Any time bro!

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u/RocktoberBlood 1d ago

I got a front row seat and I'm personally loving seeing my country having a full on economic collapse. If this isn't a swift kick in the nuts to get people to vote out maga I don't know what will.

Conservatives are literally saying "You just don't like it cause you're poor" after bitching about eggs for the last year. Full of copium they are.

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u/Destiny-Smasher 1d ago

Don’t be surprised if PS5’s go up in price from all this. I hear they already have in Japan, though that was months ago.

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u/WhichEmailWasIt 1d ago

If you think those items aren't gonna go up too ohhh boy.

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u/hotfistdotcom 1d ago

You better buy that GPU yesterday. MSI cranked MSRP for one of their GPUs to 4k today.

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u/wolfpack_minfig 1d ago

lol GPU and all gaming console prices gonna increase about 30-40%, there is no escaping Trump's moronic policies if you're a gamer... cut anyone who voted for him out of your life

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u/Tchege_75 1d ago

PS5 pro Will be 1000$

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u/BUTTES_AND_DONGUES 1d ago

Once domestic supply is exhausted, it affects them too. Your GPUs are now $1000. A ps5 pro is now over $1000.

And that’s assuming retailers don’t just jack it up early.

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u/LongLiveTheGamer 1d ago

how much do you think the PS5 Pro will cost after tariffs?

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u/Easy-Round1529 1d ago

Unless you buy used all that will have the same additional price tag. I’m glad I bought a pro used a few months ago. Shits going to be like 1000 soon.

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u/Skeeter1020 1d ago

GPUs manufactured in Taiwan, where there's a new 32% tariff?

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u/More-Ad-4503 1d ago

No chip tariff yet (there's an exclusion) but allegedly they will decide on the tariff % soon

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u/notthatguypal6900 1d ago

Try $700 and games will go up too.

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u/REDDIT_A_Troll_Forum 1d ago

Maybe you'll pay $600. Lol

It's not a just have bruh, stop talking like it's air, it's a console and the business practices is beyond shady

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u/CANOODLING_SOCIOPATH 1d ago

It could be way more than that!

If the price is $825 then you will pay $380 for the 46% tariff, and Nintendo will only get $445.

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u/dida2010 1d ago

whoever voted for him, eat shit now

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u/WebHead1287 1d ago

If my math is mathing (and you have to forgive me because the board this dude held up is retarded) the price will be $603 for the console without MK

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u/FallenKnightGX 1d ago

Higher.

It is manufactured in regions tarrif'd at 46% and 49%. You're looking at about $670.

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u/SupremeTaco707_ 1d ago

Prepare for an increase in the physical games copies too

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u/Disc_closure2023 🐃 water buffalo 1d ago

ngl, as a Canadian this is a real Schadenfreude

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u/Fat_Kid_Hot_4_U 1d ago

They'll round up to 1000

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u/AntHoney85 1d ago

maybe I'm wrong, but wouldn't it be more than $600? Switch 2s are being made in Vietnam, which Trump put a 46% tariff on. Not to mention the price on microchips he wants to tariff as well.

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u/TheBossMan5000 1d ago

Get ready to NOT BUY THIS AT ALL.

...FTFY

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u/The_MAZZTer 1d ago

I wonder if they tried to anticipate tariff increases in the original price. But I agree I am expecting a price increase if the tariffs are not retracted (again).

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u/Nilfsama 1d ago

Roughly? Math of $500 plus 25% it’s it at $625 before taxes which lands it depending on your tax rate just shy of $675…..

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u/DeadLeftovers 1d ago

Good. We need more of this. People need to be very upset to realize the reality we are facing.

It’s literally an idiocracy. Most people are monkey brains that don’t want “change” until they physically experience the make believe paper has much less value than what they expect.

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u/dixonjt89 1d ago

600? The tariff is 45%

Its likely going to be near 800 if Nintendo doesnt eat any of it

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u/PitchBlack4 1d ago

And 110+ for the games

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u/Icy-Lab-2016 1d ago

Fingers crossed, the more pain for Americans, the sooner this mess will end.

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u/catinterpreter 1d ago

And it'll either raise the price around the world or Americans are going to take all their stock.

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u/SemiAutoAvocado 1d ago

$600?

At least $800 unless Nintendo wants to take a bath.

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u/SoftwareDesperation 1d ago

Then $1k from the scalpers after they bot all retail sites and make it impossible to get for six months.

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u/ImBatman5500 1d ago

The return of "$599 US Dollars"

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u/PartyPorpoise 1d ago

If that’s the case, I’ll probably put off buying it longer than I initially planned. I got plenty of games for my Switch anyway.

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u/avatorjr1988 1d ago

600 for a switch 2 is nasty work. It’s barely stronger then a ps4 💀

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u/Admirable-Scarcity-8 1d ago

As a Canadian that means I’ll be paying nearly 800$ for the Switch 2.

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u/Complete-Warning5215 1d ago

As a Canadian our country didn’t tariff china or Vietnam you’ll pay 600 Canadian this is solely an American problem

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u/BlackDS 1d ago

$599 US Dollars

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u/dw82 1d ago

Will the overstock make the price reduce in the rest of the world too?

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u/RedditCensorss 1d ago

Get ready? Or how about let’s not by a Nintendo at all for it being overpriced to begin with ?

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u/chikibamboni43 1d ago

Switch 2 almost costs that much in sweden 🫠

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u/pingu88 1d ago

Finally you guys getting the nordic prices, feel our pain!

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u/LJHeath 1d ago

Does that also imply that there will be any Switch 2’s left by then, the US might get a shortage if they get pre ordered into oblivion elsewhere

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u/Irish_pug_Player 1d ago

This including my states 10% tax?

Then the 80 dollar games...

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u/Blue_Robin_04 1d ago

I doubt it. They could have announced it today if so.

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u/Alcoholikaust 1d ago

*at least

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u/PeakAggravating3264 1d ago

If it's made in China.
If it's made in Vietnam or Cambodia expect closer to 660.

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u/small___potatoes 1d ago

I don’t think I’ll buy it until it’s under $500

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u/Guilty_Perspective75 1d ago

I expect mofos to do not perform and adjustement to EU like they always like to do

600$ ---> 700€

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u/orangekirby 1d ago

this almost certainly wont happen.

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u/Swiftzor 1d ago

Your under by around $100

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u/AirbusLift 1d ago

Even more actually. A lot of Nintendo production is based on Vietnam and China, which have even higher tariffs. So yeah, the Switch 2 is looking like it might fail. If it's that expensive, no one will buy it.

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u/mrloube 1d ago

They need to put a big sticker on it that says “$450 + $150 tariff”

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u/Gharvar 1d ago

I'm ready for scalpers to cross the border and get as many as they can from Canada.

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u/0xbenedikt 1d ago

I love living in Europe!

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u/thisRandomRedditUser 1d ago

Don't forget also the prices of the games will be higher

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