Submitted 2 weeks ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-dismiss-class-action-lawsuit-tariffs-refunds/
“The common thread among Plaintiffs’ claims is that it is somehow ‘unfair’; that Nintendo has not retroactively adjusted its prices for completed sales in response to the outcome of the tariff litigation,” Nintendo’s statement continues, adding that this is “not how commercial transactions work.”
Then why the fuck would Nintendo themselves get a refund?
Because they were charged a tax they shouldn’t have been charged. A buyer agreed to the price at retail. A lot of people can probably spot the difference.
Yeah, like Cards Against Humanity spotted the difference and decided to not be anti-consumer asshats.
They agreed to the tax by paying it ¯_(ツ)_/¯
And Nintendo didn’t pay the higher rate. They passed the costs over to the consumer. Nintendo got exactly what they paid for.
I agree that there is a clear legal distinction, but it leaves a sour taste. Nintendo should have made this right for PR.
Though, on the other side of it, Stargate project is the reason DRAM prices went to the moon, so USA suffering a little is schadenfreude for me and probably Nintendo too.
I’d say this argument probably doesn’t apply to something like, say, food. People can’t just opt out of eating. They can change their luxury spending to stuff that’s cheaper and doesn’t have to get imported.
I’d definitely like for this argument to be applied in Nintendo’s case, and I’ll be pleasantly surprised if a judge agrees, I guess I’m a little pessimistic though. Maybe I just have a low view of the justice system right now.
Don’t forget how many transactions have been impacted by the tarrifs. Hell we lost on some fixed price jobs at my work because we priced things before the tarrifs went in and by the time we ordered we were basically paying to finish a promised job. People need not be mad at Nintendo, this issue was caused by the pedophile in chief.
People need not be mad at Nintendo
You don’t hate Nintendo hard enough.
People need not be mad at Nintendo, this issue was caused by the pedophile in chief.
I’m in total agreement here, except for the fact that this is a separate issue. Nintendo didn’t bring about the tariffs but they are the ones asking for the refund and deciding not to give it back to the people who paid that money in the first place, so while they aren’t to blame for the tariffs, they are to blame for keeping the tariff refunds.
As a canuck, pretty based of Nintendo lol elect a better president next time, yanks.
But everyone else paid the same price as well (except for Japan).
US fucking the rest of us over, what else is new
I’ll toss it onto the massive pile of reasons I don’t buy Nintendo shit.
And to head off any smug assholes who think they found a gotcha, no I don’t buy from microsoft sony or valve either.
Sail the high seas or get shafted every time.
Buy consoles secondhand.
You are consistent and I respect that.
You know there’s easier ways to say that you don’t have anybody to play online games with.
As if anyone needed more reasons to stop giving Nintendo any money. The Switch2 is hardly an improvement, the games library sucks for the value (that never decreases), their online features are still stunted in the 2000’s era, and shocking no one, their company culture towards customers is “fuck you”.
Fuck corporate greed. My library rents switch games and for every three games I rent, only one is something I might pay for (but don’t have to). Who wants to spend 90 plus dollars just to take a chance on a game you might play for 10 minutes and decide you don’t like it?
Hence why we should be fighting for rights with digital goods. eBooks can be checked out at the library, albeit not without multiple fights to get something relatively fair, and there’s no good reason why this can’t be implemented for all other digital goods, other than like you said, corporate greed.
Whose buying shit in 2026? Pirate everything. Fuck all these corporations and their profit.
I’m very happy to buy games from small indie developers. They absolutely need the money to survive, and I enjoy their work.
If its a corporation dont buy from it.
Well the only reason why I didn’t get switch 2 because that’s the very first Nintendo console that you can’t pirate. And I really don’t mind.
I got one simply because it’s usually the launch model/first iteration of Nintendo’s consoles that usually get hacked first. As soon as it does…
Not with that attitude. It’ll be figured out.
Intentionally buying only ones that are pirateable seems a little backwards.
This is exactly what people said about every single Nintendo console when it launched. Give it another year or two. Maybe the Switch 2 OLED will have launched by then.
Guys, I get that corps run amok but they are correct. They didn’t trick you, or hide the price. This just isn’t how shit works.
Getting paid twice for one transaction isn’t how it works.
The buyers paid the extra tax to Nintendo to cover Nintendo’s extra cost. Then Nintendo gets a rebate on the tax. So they just got that extra tax money for no fucking reason.
Holy fuck, you just can’t differentiate reality and the way you imagine things should be.
People are out in charge. The rules are made. You don’t get to sue people for following the rules. Get better leaders and change the fucking rules if you don’t like it. Don’t just stand here mouthing off and defending lawyers scrounging up a payday on a lost cause. Change the rules and the people in charge.
I hate Nintendo too. But they are not wrong in this case. Unstable politically motivated trade conditions raise prices.
except it was not nintendo that paid the tariffs, it was the customer, and they profit based on percentage of cost, so the customers paid them more, and then they complained to get parties again for having to profit more, which is paid for with tax dollars,
so basically you paid for the privilege of paying them more.
But nintendo didnt vote for the tarrifs either. The American taxpayers did, and thus, they got what they voted for. Or in reality, they got what they were too lazy to vote agaisnt since over 1/3 of the population didnt bother.
I’m not sure what Nintendo were meant to do. They probably shipped less units because of pricing. It would be impossible to actually hand that cash back to customers.
The refund just means that the consumer paid for it once, then the taxpayer paid for it again. Yes, they are the same people.
Ah so prices will go down, right? Riiiight? Hahaha
Genuinely don’t care. The world sucks. I bought the Switch 2 at launvh and knew our dipshit president and the fuckass tech oligarchy were going to drive the price up but I wantes it anyway for needlessly sentimental reasons.
I really think people are just angry they can’t point their rage at the power structures that caused this so they want to do it through consummerism, but the reality is you have less power there than you do politically. If you are shocked and offended that you don’t get your tariff money back then I’m sorry but you were always the sucker here.
Genuinely don’t care. The world sucks.
perhaps the word sucks because noy enough people care to make it not suck?
I bought the Switch 2 at launvh and knew our dipshit president and the fuckass tech oligarchy were going to drive the price up but I wantes it anyway for needlessly sentimental reasons.
and we wonder why big daddy tech keeps widening our holes after we beg him to stop…
I like how you very much ignored my last paragraph to make you other points when I directly addressed them both there.
Keep your fingers in your ears and lalala loudly through life.
Lmao they voted for this leader. They got exactly what they wanted.
If you buy something that you don’t need to survive, you are apparently fine with the price.
If you are, you should not ask for a partial refund.
If you aren’t, why are you buying it in the first place?
What an absolutely fucked up mentality. Poor people deserve luxuries as well. Life shouldn’t be only about survival, that’s not healthy for one’s mental well-being. You’re fucked in the head, mate.
Quit carrying water for soulless companies.
Well said.
I’m not sure if you replied to the correct post mate because nothing you said has been said by me lmao.
Poor people deserve luxuries as well
Idk where I have ever said they don’t. But you don’t get to buy something for a set price that is clearly communicated before and then demand a refund when you find out it’s actually cheaper lmao. That’s the dumbest take ever and the fact you would sue for it is beyond me.
If the device was locked behind a 50€/month subscription or something that wasn’t communicated clearly before, hey, go sue. Absolutely appropriate. But buying something and then sueing later because you want money back for no other reason than: “WELL THEY GET MONEY BACK!” is karen behavior.
Ah, good. They saw Sony and Microslop shooting themselves in the face repeatedly and decicded to get in on the action. Party’s all here now.
Joke’s on them. I stopped buying their products in 1998 when I got my first PC.
Gnarly. Hate them double dippers.
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Some (too many) people fail to understand this extremely basic concept.
inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, it’s honestly very sad to see people defend these gaming corporations blindly, yes, including Steam, when they’re doing anti-consumer things.
NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I’ll take the bait… What anti-consumer stuff is Valve doing?
auzy1@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They’re doing also lots of pro consumer things
Whereas, I’d argue Nintendo is almost entirely anti consumer. They didn’t even fix their joycons and recall them
iamthetot@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
This is true of all companies in a capitalist society. People love to shit on Nintendo but Sony, Microsoft, Valve, yes even your previous Gabe is not your friend.
(that’s a royal you btw, not calling out you specifically)
Zorque@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yeah, but some at least have some consumer friendly policies while they’re squeezing you dry.
Not saying you should cozy up to suck them off or anything, but throwing everything in a single bucket labeled “bad” is big smooth brain moves.
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
There’s a difference between publicly-traded and privately-owned companies. I’m not saying that large corporations are your friend, but it’s rather disingenuous to categorize all of them with the same black & white stance.
steelplatedmech@piefed.ca 2 weeks ago
I think it is more that whether benevolent or malevolent there are more decisions that align with what PC gamers want compared to other gaming companies.
Like push for Linux and trying to make it more accessible to the average user. Compared to where Linux was when the first Steam Machine came out and how much more user friendly it became after the Steam Deck is one area. Still lot of work to do, but leaving Microsoft behind isn’t as daunting as it used to be for gamers.
With other consoles the stands outs are more the exclusives.
But, there are more clashing of ideas like paid online, requiring locked down hardware, and inability to install whatever you want on consoles. Console ecosystem has been much more confrontational just because of being a closed ecosystem for those that want a more open one.