Nintendo Switch 2 Prices Could Rise as U.S. Doubles Vietnam Tariffs to 20%

Hey, so the other day, Trump decides there’s gonna be this trade deal with Vietnam. Yeah, that’s happening—20% tariff now on everything from there. Sounds wild, right? Especially since it was chill at 10% because Trump hit the pause button on those surprise tariffs for, like, 90 days, and it was all good. Nintendo thought they had this in the bag—planned their whole Switch 2 earnings on that 10% thing. Plot twist: things just got messier.

The Nintendo Switch 2 launch? Oh, man, it was a blast! Sold crazy numbers—3.5 million units over the first weekend. They’re smashing the old Switch record by a whole million. But, oh boy, people everywhere else? Not so lucky. They’re like, “Where’s my Switch?” Meanwhile, Shuntaro Furukawa, the big guy at Nintendo, is kinda sweating, apologizing left and right. Guess they didn’t expect everyone to go bananas over it.

And the whole geopolitics angle? Not helping. Timing was just… of course, right when Trump goes, “Let’s tax Vietnamese stuff big time!” $449 might not cut it long-term, you know? The console’s price was hanging in the balance. They held off pre-orders, probably scratching their heads over what to do next. Good news, though—those hefty tariffs got the boot temporarily from April 9, only leaving a 10% one. Pre-orders went live on April 24, same price for the console, though the bits and bobs went up a bit. Crazy days.

Nintendo’s banking on this 10% being the deal, but no—20% might knock at their door anytime. There’s no official word yet, everything’s playing the waiting game. If it kicks in, we could see a price jump—Switch 2 might leap from $450 to $500.

Anyway, or—uh—yeah, that’s the scoop. Keep an eye on Tom’s Hardware for the latest chaos and reviews and whatever else comes our way, okay?