Switch 2 preorders delayed over Trump tariff uncertainty

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• MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’m so glad that the prices were revealed right before the tariff announcement.

  So now… they either stick to that and suck it up or they will increase them and show more people what these tariffs are doing.

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  • pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Agreed, this will anger young people, who need to be shaken awake to let them know that politics isn’t a fucking game. Conservatism and authoritarianism is poison, they just didn’t understand that yet.

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    • Railcar8095@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “The Nintendo switch revolution” wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card, but I’ll take it.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Please Nintendo use the switch 2 price to help us ouster our fascist

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  • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This specifically is so funny to me. It wasn’t intentional, but damn was it good timing.

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    • billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I actually kinda think it was intentional. Any business savvy person knew these tariffs were coming and that they would be disruptive especially to something like the Switch 2.

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  • IndustryStandard@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nintendo games went from 60 to 90 dollars. They put tariffs on everyone.

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• Sirus@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Good, for all those zoomers that voted for trump, eat a dirty asshole you fucks.

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As opposed to millenials, gen X and boomers who voted for trump? Why do they get a free pass?

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    • Sirus@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      A majority of them aren’t playing switch. Not saying none of them are but the highest majority of switch players in those groups are zoomers.

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• lowleveldata@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Great news to the people who were complaining about the price as they can complain more about the further adjusted price due to the tariff

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• Ilixtze@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The anti woke gamers that can only see politics when it intersects their treats will be thrilled by this. But I don’t expect any self reflection or deep analysis by them.

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  • AllTheKarma@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nah, they’ll blame developers and publishers. There will be death threats I’m sure. Boycotting companies out loud while still using their products.

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• unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  We will get soooo many of these headlines in the coming months and years. It will be glorious. Everyone will get instant and cheaper access to new tech while USians get fucked lol

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  • tempest@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No no those other countries will pay the tariffs.

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    • Raiderkev@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, as someone who works in supply chain, I definitely don’t have to update hundreds of PO’s to add tariff fees into everything, and the company is definitely not increasing price of the product onto our customers, because that’d be weird. China n Mexico are clearly going to make us rich.

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    • MellowYellow13@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No, you as the consumer will pay the tariffs

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• Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Gamers are truly the most oppressed class

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• coyootje@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s gonna be interesting to see how this pans out, there’s a good chance the console and games will be VERY expensive in the US by the time they come out if Japan and the US get into a tariff - counter tariff spat.

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• jared@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah, fuck Nintendo anyway.

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  • bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I mean, I think Nintendo is a shitty, awful, greedy corporation, but this is just the tip of the iceberg for how tariffs will effect consumers. It’s bad for the economy and the GOP are a bunch of fucking morons for letting their prophet get to this stage.

    And yes, I know all the chums will pipe in that their strategy is for all the billionaires to swoop in and buy up everything cheaply. But that’s very short sighted, as this type of bullshit is causing long-term damage to the US’s soft power and influence. Our allies and trading partners are literally forging new agreements without us, meaning even once the tariffs are over, things are not just going to magically go back to normal.

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  • Bonesince1997@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So brave

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    • jared@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Gobble it up, by all means.

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    • gmtom@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Enjoy your worse steamdeck with $90 games

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  • MellowYellow13@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Fuck the GOP

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• ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Facebook Nintendo groups are having a Biblical meltdown right now.

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  • LiveLM@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ooh, time to post to the InsanePeopleFacebook community

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• zephorah@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What’s uncertain? He’s solidifying income for the executive branch sans congress. And thus gutting congressional power over the executive branch before midterms.

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