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Ashley Bardhan

Nintendo sues US government over "illegally collected" tariffs that delayed Switch 2 pre-orders, demands refund "with interest"

Switch 2 launch games: a close-up of Mario and Luigi racing each other during Mario Kart World. .

Nintendo is suing the US government over "illegally collected" duty fees.

In a lawsuit obtained and shared by Aftermath, Nintendo says US President Donald Trump's "unlawful imposition of tariffs" under the controversially invoked International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) led it to have "suffered injury." Indeed, Nintendo pushed pre-order dates for its Switch 2 console in 2025 after Trump issued a series of confusing and contradictory executive orders demanding international tariffs – which Nintendo refers to in its suit – and the company changed Switch 2 accessory prices in the US.

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