Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in US on tariff uncertainty

On the real, the Switch 2 is going from $500 to like $750,

one X-user said

We gotta roll it back boys,

another Switch fan said on X about the tariffs

This isn't because of tariffs by the way. Nintendo games are manufactured in Japan and tariffs don't apply to digital goods."

Games industry expert and Director of Research and Insights at Niko Partners, Daniel Ahmad, posted his take in a thread on X, saying

Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions,

a Nintendo representative told CNBC

The price is a bit higher than what was widely expected,

said Serkan Toto, founder of Kantan Games consultancy, ... the report added

Takuhiro Dohtadesign director

Because of the environment we're in, it’s a hands-on experience,

Takuhiro Dohta, the console’s director, said through a translator at the media event

Takuhiro Dohtadesign director

With Switch 2, because of things like ‘GameChat’ ... There’s variability of battery life even wider than the Nintendo Switch,

Dohta said

We have made adjustments so that you can control the mouse on your pants,

Kawamoto said through a translator about sitting down and using your own leg as a mouse surface

It may at first glance look flimsy, but if you’ve actually touched it, I think you’ll see that it’s not as flimsy as it looks,

Kawamoto said through a translator

Yes, for example covid certainly had a large impact in the development,

Tetsuya Sasaki, the console’s technical director, said through a translator

Doug Bowserdirector (business)

You’ll be joining us as we step into a new era of Nintendo,

Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s president, told those in attendance before they scattered to test out the new Switch

Impressed is not a word I would use. It's a logical evolution,

Alexander Bohn-Elias from the website Eurogamer Germany told AFP after playing with the Switch 2 in Paris

The console feels very good in your hands, very light,

said Nicolas Dixmier from the French specialist gaming website jeuxvideo.com after handling the much-hyped successor

The new features are cool but I don't know if it is a must-buy day one for Switch 1 users,

he said

Even when you're apart, you can play games and hang out as if you were together in the same room,

the firm said

The Switch 2 is more of an iteration than a reinvention of the wheel,

Niko Partners said

I will buy it, but maybe not when it's released,

Felix Sorge, a 33-year-old data analyst told AFP in Tokyo

We do not expect a price drop for the Switch 2 within its first five years given continued uncertainty around reciprocal tariffs, global trade and higher component costs,

it said