Nintendo Of America President Says Tariffs "Not Factored" Into Switch 2 Price

But new tariffs is "something we're going to have to address.".The Nintendo Switch 2 is a little pricier than many were expecting. The console will cost USD $449.99 / GBP £395.99 for the console itself, or USD $499.99 / BGP £429.99 bundled with Mario Kart World. For many, that's a lot, and when initially revealed last week, it brought to mind the slew tariffs introduced by the current Trump Administration.But President of Nintendo of America Doug Bowser has told The Verge and Wired that these previous tariffs — that is, prior to the the Trump Administration's new international tariffs on goods from across the world was announced on the 2nd April 2025 — "were not factored into the price itself."Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Apr 7, 2025 - 17:04

Nintendo Of America President Says Tariffs "Not Factored" Into Switch 2 Price

But new tariffs is "something we're going to have to address.".

The Nintendo Switch 2 is a little pricier than many were expecting. The console will cost USD $449.99 / GBP £395.99 for the console itself, or USD $499.99 / BGP £429.99 bundled with Mario Kart World. For many, that's a lot, and when initially revealed last week, it brought to mind the slew tariffs introduced by the current Trump Administration.

But President of Nintendo of America Doug Bowser has told The Verge and Wired that these previous tariffs — that is, prior to the the Trump Administration's new international tariffs on goods from across the world was announced on the 2nd April 2025 — "were not factored into the price itself."

Read the full article on nintendolife.com