The Switch 2's price 'is appropriate for the value of the machine and the gameplay experience overall,' says Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser.

Between a higher price, a challenging economy in which consumers are struggling to afford everyday items let alone game consoles and more competition, the Switch 2 arrives at an unusually difficult time.

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Experts are starting to chime in that over time, Switch 2 prices may be 20% higher if Nintendo is impacted by tariffs to a significant degree.

When Polygon recently asked Nintendo vice president of player and product experience Bill Trinen if the Switch 2 would have an Xbox 360-like achievement system, he simply answered: “Nope.” It’s not surprising that Nintendo has made this decision as the company has avoided achievements for 20 years now,

Switch 2 preorders were originally supposed to go live today but were halted by Nintendo in the U.S. and Canada after President Trump’s latest round of tariffs threatened to torpedo its original $450 price.

While industry analysts think that kind of immediate price increase is unlikely, they warn that Trump's tariffs could have longer-term impacts on Switch 2 pricing and supplies in the US for years to come.

One research firms expects the price of Nintendo Switch 2 to hold steady in response to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, arguing that Nintendo had already baked potential tariffs into the system’s cost. That’s despite Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser downplaying the impact of tariffs on Nintendo’s price decision-making process.

With Switch 2 pre-orders indefinitely delayed in the US and now Canada, many are worried that Nintendo will increase the price as a response to Trump's tariffs. However, industry analysts speculate that Nintendo has already factored the incoming tariffs into the price tag,

A video game industry analyst group shares its prediction of how much the Nintendo Switch 2 will cost following the Trump administration's tariffs.

Under Trump's plan, Chinese made products imported into the US now face a 54% duty, while those made in Vietnam face a 46% tax. With the Switch's $449 price tag, up from the original Switch's $299 price already drawing attention from gamers, any additional price increase could hurt sales in the US.

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