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Trump has paused US tariffs, what does this mean for Switch 2 preorders?
On April 9, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, revealed that he was pausing his global tariffs for 90 days with most tariffs dropping from as high as 47 percent down to a baseline of 10 percent, with only China, Canada, and Mexico still having the higher set tariffs. Since his news, the world's economies have begun to see recoveries to their economies and stock markets, but for gamers in the United States and Canada, one question is on their minds following this shocking news—when will they be able to pre-order Nintendo Switch 2? Nintendo initially paused pre-orders of their upcoming brand-new system on April 4 following the tariffs announcements during the same week, but now with a 90-day pause, fans are hopeful that Nintendo Switch 2 preorders will reappear, or at least for Nintendo to make an announcement on any changes in price, etc. But should we expect anything anytime soon? When will US Switch 2 preorders reopen? Image by Destructoid via Nintendo While there is no timing for a Nintendo announcement for Switch 2 preorders, Nintendo has already confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2's release date of June 5 will remain unchanged in the US and also Canada. Destructoid has reached out to Nintendo of America for comment on what the current plan is for taking pre-orders again in the US ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2's launch on June 5. We will update this article if we hear anything. But if we were to speculate, we don't imagine any type of announcement anytime soon, maybe until the end of April. The situation in the US is still very chaotic and the President could announce tariff changes on a whim again at any time. We imagine that Nintendo is waiting for some signs of either a deal between the US and Japan—or more stability—before confirming its plans. There is also the unprecedented idea that tariffs could raise the price of the Switch 2 rise, though many analysts believe the Switch 2's $450 launch price will remain the same, despite Trump's Tariff announcements. It feels like Nintendo is employing a wait-and-see approach, but as time ticks on and the launch of the console gets closer, fans looking to get the console in the US will start to get anxious about their prospects. If it gets past April and there is still no announcement on preorders for the US and Canada, then that is the time to start worrying as buyers will only have a month to find a console. As such, we expect there to be some kind of announcement from Nintendo hopefully soon but at best, at the end of April. Though nothing has been confirmed. For now, US fans, all we can do is sit and wait and hope the chaos of the markets settles to allow Nintendo breathing room to feel like they can lock in an announcement. The post Trump has paused US tariffs, what does this mean for Switch 2 preorders? appeared first on Destructoid.
On April 9, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, revealed that he was pausing his global tariffs for 90 days with most tariffs dropping from as high as 47 percent down to a baseline of 10 percent, with only China, Canada, and Mexico still having the higher set tariffs.
Since his news, the world's economies have begun to see recoveries to their economies and stock markets, but for gamers in the United States and Canada, one question is on their minds following this shocking news—when will they be able to pre-order Nintendo Switch 2?
Nintendo initially paused pre-orders of their upcoming brand-new system on April 4 following the tariffs announcements during the same week, but now with a 90-day pause, fans are hopeful that Nintendo Switch 2 preorders will reappear, or at least for Nintendo to make an announcement on any changes in price, etc.
But should we expect anything anytime soon?
When will US Switch 2 preorders reopen?
While there is no timing for a Nintendo announcement for Switch 2 preorders, Nintendo has already confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2's release date of June 5 will remain unchanged in the US and also Canada.
Destructoid has reached out to Nintendo of America for comment on what the current plan is for taking pre-orders again in the US ahead of the Nintendo Switch 2's launch on June 5. We will update this article if we hear anything.
But if we were to speculate, we don't imagine any type of announcement anytime soon, maybe until the end of April. The situation in the US is still very chaotic and the President could announce tariff changes on a whim again at any time. We imagine that Nintendo is waiting for some signs of either a deal between the US and Japan—or more stability—before confirming its plans.
There is also the unprecedented idea that tariffs could raise the price of the Switch 2 rise, though many analysts believe the Switch 2's $450 launch price will remain the same, despite Trump's Tariff announcements. It feels like Nintendo is employing a wait-and-see approach, but as time ticks on and the launch of the console gets closer, fans looking to get the console in the US will start to get anxious about their prospects.
If it gets past April and there is still no announcement on preorders for the US and Canada, then that is the time to start worrying as buyers will only have a month to find a console. As such, we expect there to be some kind of announcement from Nintendo hopefully soon but at best, at the end of April. Though nothing has been confirmed.
For now, US fans, all we can do is sit and wait and hope the chaos of the markets settles to allow Nintendo breathing room to feel like they can lock in an announcement.
The post Trump has paused US tariffs, what does this mean for Switch 2 preorders? appeared first on Destructoid.
