
On the same day Nintendo revealed the Switch 2, President Donald Trump also unveiled his list of tariffs on countries the U.S. trades with. This led Nintendo to delay preorders in the U.S., although it did make them available a short time later.
As the June 5 launch of the Switch 2 approaches, Nintendo held an earnings call on May 8. The company anticipated selling 15 million Switch 2 consoles in its first year, but Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa did raise some concerns that the price of the console may change due to tariffs.