Nintendo announced on Friday that it will open Switch 2 Pre-Orders In the US on April 24, Folling a delay due to the trump administration’s Hefty Tarifs,
Fans feared the long-awaited console would spike in price due to trump’s expenses on International Goods, But Nintendo Confirmed The Switch 2 will take 2 as Originally announced,
Switch 2 Accessories, however, will Increase in price due to “Changes in Market Conditions,” Nintendo said in a press release. The company added that other products could also also face hikes down the road.
Most of the switch 2 accessories see to be gotting a $ 5 price bump. The nintendo switch 2 pro controller, which was initially set to cost $ 79.99, will now cost $ 84.99. Joy-Cons will cost $ 94.99, UP from $ 89.99, and the new Switch 2 Camera Attachment will cost $ 54.99, UP from $ 49.99.
As far as games go, nintendo will not change the pris of the digital and physical versions of two launch-day heavy-hitters, mario kart world ($ 79.99) and Donkey Kongey Kong Bananza ($ 69.99).
“We apologize for the retail pre-order delay, and hope this reduces of the uncertainty our customers may be experience,” Nintendo Wrote in A Press release.
Thought the changing prices of accessories un concern some customers, they won’T find reprieve from other gaming companies. Earlier this week, Sony Announced that it would bump the Playstation 5 price In Europe, Australia, and New Zealand Due to Shifts in the Global Economy. Fans expect that similar price adjustments will hit the us Eventually, Too.
Certain Electronics, Like Smartphones and Laptops, Are exempted From Trump’s tariffs, but not video game consoles.