Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-orders In Us On Tariff Uncertainty

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April 4, 202511:53 PM UTCUpdated ago

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TOKYO, April 5 (Reuters) - Nintendo

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said it is delaying nan commencement of pre-orders for nan Switch 2 gaming instrumentality successful nan United States arsenic it examines nan imaginable effect of tariffs.

Pre-orders will not commencement connected April 9 successful nan U.S. "in bid to measure nan imaginable effect of tariffs and evolving marketplace conditions," Nintendo said successful a statement.

The Switch 2 launch day of June 5 is unchanged, nan institution said.

U.S. President Donald Trump has introduced sweeping tariffs connected countries astir nan world, sparking a waste and acquisition warfare that could impact nan value of user goods.

Reporting by Sam Nussey, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien

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