Nintendo Switch 2 preorders were set to begin in the US on Wednesday, but that changed due to new tariffs imposed last week by President Donald Trump. It's unclear whether Nintendo will need to raise the price of the Switch successor, which currently starts at $450.
Nintendo said last Friday that it's delaying Switch 2 preorders in the US, but its June release date is unaffected.
"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," the company said in a statement. "Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged."
Nintendo didn't indicate if preorder dates outside the US would change, but Eurogamer reported that preorders are live at various retailers in the UK.
GameStop, one of the largest video game retailers, posted on X (formerly Twitter) echoing Nintendo's statement and asserting it'll keep working with the company to update customers when more information about pre-order dates becomes available, also advising them to sign up on GameStop's site for updates.
An update from Nintendo pic.twitter.com/iygReQlBwl
— GameStop (@gamestop) April 4, 2025
A tariff of 24% has been applied by the US to goods from Japan. Were that rate to be applied directly to the Switch 2's announced price, it would rise to $558, but that amount could be even more due to Vietnam also having a tariff of 46%. It is up to Nintendo now as to how much of the tariff it'll pass on to customers.
This is a developing story.