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Trump’s Tariffs Are Here to Jack Up the Price of Your Switch 2 (and Everything Else) (gizmodo.com)
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[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don’t think that those prices for US reflect new tariffs in any way. First of all, they were announced before tariff rates but importantly it’s also a complete tossup if they’ll be in place by the summer and in what form. If they remain as they are then I think Americans will be paying noticeably more for their consoles and games.

[-] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago

It’s hard for me to believe that Nintendo wouldn’t have taken into account the possibility of tariffs when deciding on pricing. Trump has only been talking about them for over a year.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It would be kind of weird to even try to guess something this unpredictable and most claiming to have any idea turned out to be wrong. I mean, how do you plan for tariffs that could be anywhere from 0 to 50%?

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