But the price of upgrading to the Mario maker’s next console generation is set to get even worse after President Donald Trump announced a new wave of shockingly high tariffs that could push the price of a Switch 2 in the U.S. to over $600. The Trump administration revealed a new 10 percent across-the-board tariff for all foreign imports as well as a bevy of “reciprocal” tariffs aimed at individual countries the president claims are unfairly undercutting the U.S. when it comes to trade. The Consumer Technology Association had previously estimated price increases of hundreds of dollars for video game consoles in the U.S., but the new tariffs being signed into law would lead to even more drastic hikes, and not just for the Switch 2.
Author: Ethan Gach
Published at: 2025-04-02 22:20:00
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