Nintendo president responds to Switch 2 price increase fears amid Trump tariff fallout
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thing is ps6 and whatever god forsaken name they come up for the next xbox are still multiple years out, no?
Tariffs are not just for new products (new models). As soon as the current ps5 stock of a retailer is gone, they have to order new ones and pay a tariff. Then they make it more expensive for the consumer.
lets say Walmart now sells a ps5 for $400, but in a month they have to order new ones, from China. The order is more expensive than the one last month, so they pay like 40% more. Walmart will now sell the ps5 for about $560 to you.
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You can hope there will be a sudden price drop in about 5 years...
hehe prices only drop temporarily for sales
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TL;DR: Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser discussed with Wired the impact of new tariffs on the Nintendo Switch 2, which may increase its price from $449 to $600. The tariffs affect manufacturing in Vietnam, Cambodia, and China. Nintendo is assessing the situation, having already moved some production out of China.
I’m sorry, did I read that right? The president’s name is BOWSER??
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I’m sorry, did I read that right? The president’s name is BOWSER??
Yeah and Nintendo also ruined the life of a person named Gary Bowser too.
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Tariffs are not just for new products (new models). As soon as the current ps5 stock of a retailer is gone, they have to order new ones and pay a tariff. Then they make it more expensive for the consumer.
lets say Walmart now sells a ps5 for $400, but in a month they have to order new ones, from China. The order is more expensive than the one last month, so they pay like 40% more. Walmart will now sell the ps5 for about $560 to you.
I’m honestly surprised they haven’t jacked up the prices already! Partly because Capitalism^TM^ — but also because I fully expect for big retailers like Walmart to have 30-90 day payment terms with vendors, and some of those invoices potentially being subject to these tariffs.
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