Nintendo, in a statement to Polygon (and others):
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.
By which I presume they mean “We’re probably gonna have to raise the $450 price tag in the U.S.”
On Wednesday, which already seems like a lifetime ago, Nintendo announced its long-anticipated Switch 2. You can read all the details in The Verge, but in short:
- A large, 7.9", 1080p, 120Hz screen
- 4K (upscaled) dock for TV playing
- 256GB internal storage (up from 32GB in the original Switch)
- “Mouse mode” with the (larger) JoyCon 2 controllers
- Custom Nvidia processor
it looks great, and I’d buy it in a heartbeat, even though we hardly use our original Switch, if it was less expensive. And the market didn’t just crash.
Again: Fucking. Donald. Trump.