According to the internal evaluations of an “important supplier of Apple and Nintendo”, the play consoles in the US will undergo the rate of 145% of the goods imported from China.
In an evaluation observed by Nikkei Asia, the supplier hinted that consoles such as the highly anticipated Switch 2 of Nintendo will probably not be exempt from the rates, despite the fact that reports during the weekend suggested that technological products such as PC and smartphones could save the additional tax.
That is because the president of the United States, Trump, has confirmed that Chinese manufacturing electronics No Being exempt but simply transferred to a different “cube”, which means that the hardware created in China, including the Sony PlayStation 5 consoles, and PC technology by Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo and more, will probably still be affected.
Consequently, key technology providers are quickly moving production outside China since the Trump administration assumed the position, although at this time, most Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are still manufactured in China.
As we have learned during the last week or so, this is a situation that changes rapidly and can be subject to changes, but we will keep it up to the best we can.
The early orders of Nintendo Switch 2 were delayed from April 9 to May 8 in the US. Due to the evolutionary situation of the “reciprocal” tariffs of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, on imported goods. The launch date of the June 5 console has not changed.
Discover why Rob Fahey’s contributing editor believes that tariffs are a nightmare of the industry, but digital games seem safe, for now.
Even before the rage with rates, Gamesindustry.biz He spoke with analysts about why Switch 2 prices are so high and how inflation and other factors may have resulted in this decision.
