The Entertainment Software Association is in the process of formulating a plan to deal with the possibility of U.S. President Donald Trump rolling out trade tariffs, a source tells Polygon.

A tariff is essentially a form of tax that is used to make goods and services that are imported in the country more expensive to consumers than the same items made domestically. If an across-the-board trade tariff were imposed it would likely impact games and gaming consoles that are imported into the United States, like Nintendo's upcoming Switch console or Sony's PS4.

While he could impost tariffs fairly quickly, experts have said any significant tariffs could lead to a trade war, with other countries imposing tariffs against U.S. products.

Source: http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/23/14365782/video-game-industry-trump-trade-tariffs-esa

Xbox One is being manufactured in Shanghai, China, so I guess this would screw us all equally. #equality #feminism #savethewhales

It is time for the US to become a producer again, not just a consumer.

The problem with the US isn't that they aren't producers. its that its cheaper to manufacture what the make outside the states.

The other problem is that what they make mostly isn't as god as what others make, so even the americans typicaly prefer to buy foreign products as opposed to their own domestic products.

This trade tarriff nonsense is a cheap cop out. Its like saying, we know your stuff is better and even cheaper than ours. So we will artifically make your stuff more expensive that way our citizens don't have a choice buut to buy domestic stuff.

All round silly plan because if its leads to a trade war it will affect NA more than anyone else. Just imagine every country imposing extremely high tarriffs on american products. That movie ticket for american movies? Imagine it now costing $35 instead of $10. 

So, they are basically going to live isolated. They are trying to close any door and take down any civil relationship with other countries.

And what the US does will directly impact us Canadians. So not good news for us either :/

Everybody predicted doom, but the Dow Jones just skyrocketed to a historic 20K. Even Soros lost his bets on falling stocks and a Billion $ with it.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5EDJI?ltr=1
http://www.wsj.com/articles/billionaire-george-soros-lost-nearly-1-billion-in-weeks-after-trump-election-1484227167

Maybe you should have bought stocks instead of listening to naysayers.

An American renaissance is incoming.

Lol, that means nothing as Trump hasn't done anything yet. It just goes to show you how fickle stocks are. 

I hope I get to see the fall of the USA in my lifetime. Such misplaced arrogance. 

....If Trump causes the Switch to lose it's JA support in the states I will have even more reason to vote ANYONE ELSE 2020

If the switch goes above $300 Trump better be ready for the Nintendo Ninjas.