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Takeaways
- Preorders for Nintendo's Switch 2 will no longer start next week amid tariff concerns, said the company Friday.
- The company said the new preorder date will be updated "at a later date" but the console will still launch on June 5.
- This comes just a few days after the Switch 2, and the Trump Administration announced their reciprocal global tariffs.
Tariffs have a major impact on the shopping habits of gamers.
Nintendo (NTDOY), on Wednesday, announced that its highly anticipated Switch 2 would launch on June 5. The announcement stated that preorders for the gaming console would begin on April 9, but Nintendo retracted this date on Friday.
Nintendo told Investopedia in a press release that pre-orders of the Nintendo Switch 2 would not begin in the U.S. until April 9, 2025. This was to allow the company to assess the impact of tariffs, and to monitor the changing market conditions. The company confirmed that the launch date remains unchanged. The news will disappoint both retailers and gamers. “Stay Tuned for Further Details,” GameStop (GME), said on social media.
The Switch 2 will replace the Nintendo Switch that was released in 2017. The console is said by some to have redesigned controllers and faster processing speed. It also has more storage space than the original. Nintendo says that the console will include a GameChat feature to allow players to chat with each other while gaming and a GameShare function that allows them to play and share with others who don’t have the game.
The company in its announcement said the console's suggested price was about $450 (or $500 if purchased in a bundle with the upcoming Mario Kart World game.)
After the announcement of the new Nintendo console on Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced plans for “reciprocal global tariffs” that included Japan, the country where Nintendo has its headquarters, as well as other countries where Nintendo produces hardware, such as China, Taiwan and Vietnam.
