Nintendo of late announce that Switch 2 pre - order have been break in the US , but why the holdup ?
It all tie in to US President Donald Trump ’s recently announced global tariffs . Keep read to learn everything you need to live about theSwitch 2pre - order wait , admit what make it and how it could affect the launching of Nintendo ’s newest console .
Why have Switch 2 pre-orders been halted in the US?
On the same Clarence Shepard Day Jr. as the Switch 2 annunciation , President Trump foretell plans to place high-pitched tariffs on 60 US business deal spouse he take for the “ worst offenders ” , including China , Cambodia , Vietnam , Thailand , Taiwan , South Africa , the EU and Nintendo ’s home state , Japan ( via BBC ) .
The 47th president of the US also confirmed plans to instate a flat 10 % tariff across all countries .
So , what does all of this mean value for the Switch 2 ?
In a assertion sent toThe Verge , Nintendo congressman Eddie Garcia discover that pre - order will no longer begin on April 9 in the States .
“ Pre - orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not bug out April 9 , 2025 so as to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving securities industry conditions . Nintendo will update timing at a later date . The launching appointment of June 5 , 2025 is unchanged ” .
This does n’t needfully mean that Nintendo will be increase the price of the Switch 2 in the US , but it also does n’t prevail that opening out .
The Switch 2 is already importantly more expensive than the originalSwitchat launching , with the RRP increasing from $ 299.99/£279.99 to $ 449.99/£395.99 with this generation . That ’s £ 116/$150 more eight years on .
Games are pricier too , with the fresh Mario Kart title for the Switch 2,Mario Kart World , better records at $ 79.99/£74.99 – $ 20/£25 more thanMario Kart 8 Deluxefor Switch cost at launching .
The good news is that US gamers can still expect to get their hands on the unexampled console on its June 5 departure date , but pre - orders will not be available from April 9 as they will be in other regions around the mankind .
Nintendo devotee in the UK and EU need not worry either , as this pre - order postponement only affects the US as of Nintendo ’s latest update .
