How tariffs will change your gadgets

First things first, some exciting news: The Vergecast has been nominated for a Webby Award! This one means a lot to us, especially because itâs an award you get to vote on. Weâd be so grateful if youâd go vote for us once, or 40 times, or however many times the site will allow. (Also, […]

Apr 4, 2025 - 13:46

First things first, some exciting news: The Vergecast has been nominated for a Webby Award! This one means a lot to us, especially because itâs an award you get to vote on. Weâd be so grateful if youâd go vote for us once, or 40 times, or however many times the site will allow. (Also, honestly, you should listen to some of the other nominees; all four are great shows. Just donât vote for them.)

Now, as for this episode. This is a seriously Vergecast-y week, actually, in the sense that two of the yearâs biggest news stories â the Nintendo Switch 2 and the Trump administrationâs disastrous economic policy âÂ are both unfolding simultaneously, and stand to affect one another in unusually direct ways. So in this episode, thatâs what we talk about: the gadget weâre all eagerly awaiting, and the policy chaos that could change the way it works.

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First, we talk Switch. Nintendoâs Direct announcement this week brought a lot of new information about the companyâs new console, and a peek at some of its most anticipated games. Nilay, David, and The Vergeâs Richard Lawler dig into wha …

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