not sure many grasp the giant that just awoke. 46mm units moved in the US of original Switch, demographics are very similar to those that voted for Trump (males age 20-25 the highest demo for both).
“My best guess would be that Nintendo had some assumptions in place at what the tariffs would likely be, and that the announced tariffs came in much higher with wider reach than anticipated,” analyst Mat Piscatella tells WIRED.
"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."
Pre-orders for Europe & UK are allegedly already sold out.
If I understand correctly, June 5th drop date will still happen, we just won't have pre-orders here in the US, until they figure out the tariffs & adjust accordingly.
A number of overseas companies are pausing orders because of tariffs. 🫤
Frankly I had already assumed they were trying to get ahead of the tariffs based on the prices we were seeing. Not to mention that digital was $10 less than physical games which sounds like an incentive to avoid shipping.
I’m *really* happy to hear this, honestly. It sucks, but things like this are great news for getting people pissed off and mobilized to take action. Push back against this insanity. I’m hoping gamers are an extremely loud, angry, and savvy group.
well the most vocal gamers on the internet are the whiniest reactionary pissbabies in the history of modern society, so I'm not holding out much hope for them seeing the light unless the tariffs somehow threaten to turn more of their favorite white characters black
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Consumer: okay cool when will I get it?
Nintendo: when we can make the most money off of the tariff situation.
"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."
If I understand correctly, June 5th drop date will still happen, we just won't have pre-orders here in the US, until they figure out the tariffs & adjust accordingly.
A number of overseas companies are pausing orders because of tariffs. 🫤
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-preorder-guide-mario-kart-world-bundle/1100-6530531