Oh, wow. So, Trump, yeah? The guy just announced this big ol’ trade deal with Vietnam. We’re talking a 20% tariff on stuff coming from there. Sounds kinda like a sweet deal, right? Especially because Vietnam was facing a whopping 46% tariff before Trump hit the pause button on tariffs for 90 days. That 46% was slashed to 10%, which seemed all sunshine and rainbows. Until, bam! Nintendo, they’re like, “Guess what? We used that 10% to do our earnings forecast.” Oops. So now what? Their whole plan might get thrown off track because of this. Who saw that coming?
And oh man, the Switch 2. Have you heard about it? It practically flew off shelves on launch—3.5 million in the first weekend! That’s a full million more than the original Switch. Crazy, huh? But, ugh, people in some other countries are grumbling about not finding any. Even the big boss, Shuntaro Furukawa, had to say sorry to shareholders because they didn’t see this huge demand coming. It’s like, “Come on, guys, it’s Nintendo!”
And you thought it stops there? Nope. Geopolitics hit the fan. April 2, 2025, the day the console was outed to the world—surprise!—Trump drops those “Liberation Day” tariffs. Monsters of taxes on Vietnamese products. The $449 for the console? Yeah, it might not stick. Nintendo and retailers are probably thinking, “Do we have to jack up the prices now?” Pre-orders hit a snag ’cause, well, they had to think it all through. Luckily, those giant tariffs got put on pause for 90 days starting April 9, a 10% one still stuck, though. But hey, kudos to them, keeping the original price when pre-orders hit on April 24. Accessories did go up a bit. Gotta keep the lights on, right?
So Nintendo was kinda banking on that 10% staying put, not jumping to 20%. Honestly, it’s a bit much for them to just brush off. So, where does that leave us? Still no official paperwork finalizing this stuff yet. Everyone’s probably holding their breath till things are set in stone. But if 20% really kicks in, your precious Switch 2 could leap from $450 to $500. Yikes! Anyway, stay tuned. Who knows what’s next?
