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/TouristWilling4671 1d ago

im australian and i preordered mine 2 days ago.

americans are really getting fucked in the ass by these tariffs.

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u/DanTheLegoMan 1d ago

Got my preorder in yesterday in the U.K. see you on the grid Commonwealth brother 👍🏻

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u/420weedscoped 1d ago

Canadian registered with Nintendo for a preorder. The Sun never sets on the Commonwealth 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇳🇿🇦🇺

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u/rapier999 20h ago

I feel sorry for those in the US and I know we’re in for some worldwide pain with this twat in power, but I wonder if there will actually be some good to come out of this - the Commonwealth/ex-Commonwealth nations pulling together to support each other, greater European solidarity, and an overall de-centering of the US as the world and economic power. Trump thinks the US is taking the elevator up, but I’m inclined to think they’ve flung themselves onto the slide down, and I wonder if that opens some opportunities for the rest of the world.

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u/Objective-Shoe-3048 1d ago

People wanted this. Trump did not became president because of some magic.

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u/MaryPaku 1d ago

Living in Japan I’ll buy it the first day it becomes available to me, with the cheapest price too. Bless the US

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u/lonifar 21h ago

Make sure to get the worldwide edition if you don't speak Japanese/want to play in english and/or also play games from regions outside of Japan. Japan has two models coming out and one of them is region and language locked but is priced (equivalent to USD) $100 less than the worldwide version.

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u/eggsmau 1d ago

You will feel the effects of this administration. Maybe not on your Nintendo switch purchase, but in various other ways. That money you “saved” will be spent elsewhere.

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u/MaryPaku 1d ago

Both of us will feel the consequences. Everyone knows tariffs is a lose-lose in the short term. At least I know I’m not in trade war with the entire world.

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u/JadedDrink3313 1d ago

Fr I bought mariokart for $114, it’s expensive but converted it’s way less than $90usd

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u/BiddyKing 1h ago

PS5 games already retail for $125aud here so it’s not that big of a change

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u/JadedDrink3313 55m ago

Yeah exactly so I don’t mind these new game prices, sure their more than switch 1 but at least they aren’t more than anything else

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u/testingtestingtestin 23h ago

Same here in New Zealand. Hoping for a midnight launch as then I’ll have it at least 2 hours before you 😂

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u/drygnfyre OG (Joined before first Direct) 1d ago

Any American that voted for him in November should not be complaining. This is exactly what they wanted. And if they didn't think this was coming, they were stupid and incapable of learning from very recent history.

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u/Flagrath 1d ago

It’s Karma (for about 66%, sad that some got caught in the cross fire but it can’t be helped)

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u/Inner-Ad2847 1d ago

I still don’t know if I can push myself to do it with the price. Does Jb let you cancel preorders?

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u/B0llywoodBulkBogan 23h ago

Legally they have to.

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u/BiddyKing 1h ago edited 1h ago

Aussies are gonna get fucked with it too. The only consolation is that people who’ve pre-ordered already will surely have that pre-order price honoured. But the fact that their original pricing was estimating a ~20% tariff is now upended with it being ~50% means they absolutely will have to raise the price. They either raise it only in America, but they will most likely raise the price globally (but less than how much they’d need to if they only raised it in America). I expect once people have picked up their launch pre-orders, the Switch 2’s on the shelf and next wave of orders will be affected for sure