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Wman1996 on 07 April 2025
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Zippy6 said:

Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser says that tariffs did not directly impact the console’s original price tag. “Put [the April 2nd announcement] aside. Any previous tariffs were not factored into the price itself,“

I've seen some say they thought the $449 pricetag was set already in anticipation of some tariffs but apparently not.

https://www.theverge.com/nintendo/643277/nintendo-switch-2-price-tariffs-doug-bowser-interview

Doesn't surprise me. Switch 2 has a lot of tech crammed into it. 



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)

Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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