Wouldn’t you know it, just days after Nintendo revealed more details about its Switch 2 console and hot on the heels of us posting a preorder guide to give you a leg up over scalpers and bots, Nintendo and its retail partners are putting the word out that the preorder date in the United States has been delayed indefinitely. The reason? Uncertainty over the fallout of tariffs.
Nintendo detailed the Switch 2 during a special Direct event this past Wednesday. As part of the reveal, Nintendo announced the Switch 2 release to retail on June 5, 2025, with preorders opening on April 9. As it still stands, the Switch 2 carries a $449 MSRP, and there’s also a Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle that will be offered for $499. However, it’s now unclear if those price points will remain the same.
Best Buy is sending out emails alerting customers that it will not be taking Switch 2 preorders on April 9, 2025
What happened is this—hours after the Switch 2 event had concluded, President Donald Trump announced a new set of sweeping reciprocal tariffs. You can view a handy chart at CNBC showing which countries are affected and how much each one is being hit, but the amount ranges from 11% (Democratic Republic of the Congo) all the way up to 50% (Lesotho and Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
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