Switch 2 pre orders in USA & Canada delayed while Nintendo assesses new tariffs.

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Wman1996 said:

PotentHerbs said:

There's a 90 day "pause" on tariffs with the exception being China.

Who knows how long that'll last lol. At least it gives Sony and Nintendo some time to prepare for the rest of the year. It should make the Switch 2's launch month a lot more stable, and perhaps even on pace for the highest console launch ever.

The thing that sucks is that shortages will probably be rampant due to FOMO and hype. If tariffs resume in full force around July 9th, that barely gives Switch 2 a month on the market before they resume.

I probably can't get one until at least August, and the tariffs could resume in July like I said. It could also make the holiday season miserable. 

Trump has now pulled the same stunt three times in a row where tariffs were paused virtually immediately after going into effect. Why should it be different the fourth time?

His focus on China is merely the realisation that the USA cannot take on the world, but at the very least the USA has to take on one country in order to not look weak and pathetic. Even so, the USA lost the last time they engaged in a trade war with China, so why should this time be any different. So before long, Trump is going to falter here too. He's probably already thinking of a way to sell the imminent loss as a win to his supporters.