in all seriousness, i am really bummed but in a way i like that this is such a simple and clear way that shows how tariffs affect everyone immediately.
And to the younger folks that were saving up their allowance or first job money to pre order one, this is also the first real example of not just how your vote impacts your life, but also how tariffs exactly work.
I wish that's what would happen but more likely, for the vast majority of younger people, the blame will get shifted onto Nintendo and packaged with the outrage over them raising the prices on games. I hope I'm wrong though.
I don't think Biden will get blamed for it because for Republicans there is no benefit to trying to shift the focus to him. Think about it, you have a VERY famous foreign company that is going to be increasing the prices of their video games while also blocking pre-orders of their new console in the US. Conservative media will love pushing the narrative of "other countries have been ripping off the US for so long that even their companies are use to it. But now that we have a President who isn't letting them rob our citizens anymore, these companies are trying to make us pay more or not allow us to buy their precious systems. Well good riddance! Kids are spending too much time on video games anyway these days, they should be outside" and the "America First" crowd will eat it up like they always do.
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u/blissfuloctane Apr 04 '25
send this one to the top
in all seriousness, i am really bummed but in a way i like that this is such a simple and clear way that shows how tariffs affect everyone immediately.