Most items are made in places like China, at very low cost, and by far the biggest chunk of the profit goes to the distributors and shops which may or may not be based in your country.
Then there are things like patents/licences which are often held by western countries. And there are materials, which may or may not be from the manufacturers country.
In the case of consoles they are basically like shops for selling software and plenty of western companies use Japanese consoles to sell games. Some exclusively.
Maybe if a large number of Americans bought American made stuff out of patriotism it would encourage investment in American factories, which would in turn increase American factory jobs. However, for the most part it would only impact a few Americans, who already have a ton of money, by a degree which they aren't going to notice.
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