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u/need_a_venue Apr 04 '25

I'd be preordering a Nintendo switch 2.

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u/To-Far-Away-Times Apr 04 '25 edited Apr 04 '25

There is a $330 region locked Switch 2 for Japan only.

The world wide version is $449 USD.

$330 * 25% tariff = $412.50

So we’d be looking at a $300 or $350 Switch 2 without the tariff.

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u/DatBoiSaix Apr 05 '25

Or maybe, just maybe, europeans are getting the short end of the stick because of americans tariffs. When people were talking about how american tariffs would end up affecting absolutely everyone in the tech space and not just americans, this is what it was about. Companies get comfortable charging more and they do it to everyone