{"id":4242,"date":"2025-04-18T21:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=4242"},"modified":"2025-04-18T21:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:40:33","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-gets-price-update-preorder-date-in-us-amid-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakjazbo.com\/?p=4242","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 gets price update, preorder date in US amid tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nintendo on Friday set a new preorder date for its Switch 2 gaming console in the US, along with an update on its price following President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially scheduled to begin on April 9, the Japan-based company delayed the preorders in the US for its upcoming gaming console \u2018\u2018to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo has now set April 24 as the new date for the upcoming gaming console preorders, while keeping its pricing at the previously announced $449.99 price tag amid Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, the gaming company has also decided to keep Switch 2\u2019s tentpole launch titles, Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, unchanged at their respective $79.99 and $69.99 price points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRetail pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 will begin on April 24, 2025. At launch, the price for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will remain as announced on April 2 at $449.99, and the Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will remain as announced at $499.99,\u201d the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company, however, maintained that the pricing for Switch 2 accessories \u201cwill experience price adjustments from those announced on April 2 due to changes in market conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, US President Donald Trump announced his decision to slap a 10 percent tariff on most goods imported to the United States, as well as higher duties on dozens of countries from rivals to allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains unclear whether the tariffs were meant to be permanent or were a tactic to win concessions, with Trump saying they \u201cgive us great power to negotiate.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo on Friday set a new preorder date for its Switch 2 gaming console in the US, along with an update on its price following President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs. 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