Nintendo Switch 2 price may jump from $449 to $600 following Trump's tariffs

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Nintendo has just wrapped up its official deep dive into the Nintendo Switch 2, and less than 24 hours later, the Trump administration has introduced tariffs that may cause the price of Nintendo's next-generation console to fluctuate.

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The Nintendo Switch has been officially priced at $449, which is on the higher end of the scale of previous estimations that pegged the console to be priced anywhere between $350 - $500. However, that price may jump to $600 if Trump's new import tariffs cause manufacturers to increase prices to maintain profit margins.

Here's what has happened. The Trump administration has revealed a new 10% across-the-board tariff for all foreign imports, along with a "reciprocal" tariff aimed at individual countries. China is one of the hardest hit countries, along with Vietnam, the two countries where Switch 2 manufacturing takes place.

For those who don't know, tariffs are simply taxes charged on products that are entering the country, and in order for companies to maintain healthy profit margins on products, these taxes are typically passed onto the consumer in the form of price hikes on the product.

As for the Switch 2, Nintendo has already manufactured hundreds of thousands of units, and transported them to the US, meaning the units already within the US have dodged the newly implemented tariffs. Moreover, Nintendo preemptively moved the manufacturing of the Switch 2 to Vietnam in case of this very event. However, depending on if these tariffs stay in place, newly manufactured and imported Switch 2 units may suffer from a significant price hike.

According to MST Financial analyst David Gibson, who spoke to Kotaku last fall, "Expect more production to shift to Vietnam with Switch 2, but it takes 6 months (or more) to gear up. If the mix does not change then prices go up 35%+ for U.S. consumers."

If these tariffs stand, we could see Switch 2 prices increase to approximately $600 to account for the newly implemented trade tariff. However, it's still not set in stone whether these tariffs will hold or if Trump is using them as a way to strong-arm trade partners / foreign nations into other agreements.

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