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PC Gamer
James Bentley

Nintendo has delayed Switch 2 pre-orders in the US 'to assess the potential impact of tariffs' and it feels like a straight warning of the hardware price rises to come

Redmond, WA, USA - April 15, 2017: The Nintendo of America headquarters in Redmond. Nintendo is one of the world’s largest video gaming companies.

After months of back-and-forth and delays, Trump's tariffs have finally hit a major piece of gaming hardware: the Nintendo Switch 2, which is due to launch June 5, 2025.

It's only a delay on the pre-order not release date, but this is the first major delay of its kind in the wake of recent tariffs and likely paints a pretty dark picture about rising prices of gaming hardware in the near future.

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