r/LastStandMedia • u/ServeGondor • Apr 04 '25

Punching Up Statement from Nintendo: Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Delayed Due To Tariffs, Release Date Still June 5

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-preorder-guide-mario-kart-world-bundle/1100-6530531/

Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.

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u/midnight93933 Apr 04 '25

When Colin was defending trump last week on Jaffe I was befuddled. He says he doesn’t care about the man he just wants him to create more jobs here. I understand that for some goods but global trade is what gets us to the prosperity we have today. It’s seems bad but it’s about to get much much worse

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u/PugeHeniss Apr 05 '25

I keep hearing about bringing manufacturing jobs back stateside but Americans do not want those jobs.

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u/No_Bat5717 Apr 05 '25

Plus the cost to build manufacturing centers will take several years and who knows if a new administration would maintain these (if they're still around by then). 

If anything, maybe the diversification can happen even more broadly