Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs

Nintendo pulls Switch 2 pre-orders in US over Trump tariffs Nintendo says it will no longer open pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the United States next week, following the introduction of steep tariffs on exports from Japan. The firm unveiled the much-anticipated console on Wednesday, the same day US President Donald Trump announced his sweeping new global tariffs. It said then that US pre-orders would open in a matter of days, but it has been now been forced to revise its plans. "Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US will not start April 9 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions," it said in a statement. It says it still intends to launch the console on June 5, as originally planned. ... Read full article.