Nintendo Switch 2 Prices Could Rise as US Increases Vietnam Tariffs to 20% from 10% Since Launch

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Alright, so here’s the deal — President Trump just announced this trade thingy with Vietnam. Yeah, a 20% tariff on stuff from there. Sounds neat, right? Or maybe not? Who even decided these numbers? Anyway, before this whole 20% business, they had a 46% tariff. Swear I’m not making this up. Trump paused that stuff for like 90 days, dropping it to 10%. Nintendo, you know, the guys with those Switch consoles? They were banking on the 10% deal for their earnings. And now? Well, things are all tangled.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 dropped with a bang — like, really, 3.5 million units over just a weekend. That’s wild, crushing the old Switch’s record by a million. While it’s all rainbows in the U.S. and U.K., folks in other spots are shouting about shortages. Poor President Shuntaro Furukawa had to say sorry to his peeps for not seeing the madness coming. Why do things happen like this? No clue.

And, bam! Geopolitics hit hard. The console saw daylight on April 2, 2025. Same day Trump threw his “Liberation Day” tariffs into the mix, plastering heftier taxes on Vietnamese swag. So yeah, the $449 price tag? Might not stick, forcing hikes on prices. Pre-orders were, like, stalled? Nintendo was probably doing its head-scratching routine, figuring next moves. But hey, tariffs were on hold for 90 days and a 10% thing stayed put. Relief! The launch price held steady with pre-orders popping up on April 24. But, spoiler alert — accessories didn’t get so lucky.

Nintendo was crossing fingers for tariffs to hang around 10%. But nah, life’s not that easy. Word is, there’s no official paperwork yet — who knows when this’ll kick in. Nintendo’s probably biting nails waiting for final words before spilling the beans. But if this 20% hits, expect prices to jump — maybe from $450 to $500? Just a hunch.

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