But the shouty man on TV told me tariffs were good? Why vibeo janes cost more?
Well, long term Americans could be making Nintendo Switches domestically. They’d be more expensive but blue collar workers could be making more money. It’s not entirely dumb as everyone here paints it even if the implementation is laughably bad. Previous term Orange man made TSMC build a cutting-edge fab which by now is operational which is also pretty important for supply chain security in case China invades Taiwan. Europe would be fucked because we didn’t do enough for domestic manufacturing. Of course Orange man can’t make up his mind between using tariffs to forward personal agenda and meddling with internal politics of trading partners of the US but sometimes he gets it right. Toys being slightly more expensive is probably lower than tan spray on his list of properties.
Moving all manufacturing to the US is not even remotely viable.
It’s not viable without upsetting those who benefit from status quo, that’s for sure. Many people don’t seem to be happy with that status quo though. They picked wrong answer to the correct question but they weren’t that far off.
It’s actually just not viable, period. I don’t think you understand just how complicated the logistics are, or how long the process would take even if they were to start relocating right now.
So price increase in the US due to tariffs, as expected, but they raised the prices in Canada too? What kind of bullshit is that? Fuck you, Nintendo.
That’s how tariff pricing always works. Doesn’t matter if the tariff pricing affects them or not, they’ll raise prices as much as they can.
Video game console prices didn’t rise because Brazil has high tariffs on electronics.
How many Switches sold in Brazil vs. USA?
How does amount of units sold in one country that decided to enact tariffs relates to prices of products sold between other sovereign countries? I would like to emphasise that world doesn’t revolve around the US and that US citizens democratically made it clear that they are no longer interested in attempting to make it so.
I’m not from the USA and neither is Nintendo but I’m sure it’s one of their biggest markets.
Reduced sales will hurt. Nintendo has enough cash to eat the cost but that sets a bad precedent.
Do they lump North America altogether?
It’s possible they ship to Canada via USA
They need to make up lost money somewhere. It’s probably easier for them to raise prices everywhere than raise US ones even more. Especially since a Canadian switch is the same thing.
Nintendo is really just speed running a downfall at this point. So sad since the devs at nintendo can really make some incredible art with limited time and hardware.
That being said they can shoot a child in broad daylight at this point and alot of the nintendo fandom still wouldnt bat an eye so… maybe theyre here to stay.
I’m all for a nintendo downfall. The last time we had one we got Mario Maker, Splatoon, MK8, Pikmin 3, BotW and we also got a free $60 digital game with a purchase of a physical $60 game. The online service was free, we got themes, there was actual character in the console through system music, creative UI and pack in games. It was great other than the fact you had to have a PC or buy another console to play third parties.
- Signed a nintendo fan.
Im also lifetime nintendo fan (since snes), so its easy to be the hater when we know how good they can be. Kinda fucked up that desperation is the biggest source of innovation and good consumer practices.
You seem logical, but I wouldnt blame you if you had a switch 2 sitting <10ft from you(social pressure etc). If people dont stop feeding them while theyre at their worst nothing is going to change. until Switch2 is hacked Im not getting one. Im good here with ryujinx and modded 3ds.
I am also hoping and waiting for a modchip or exploit. I’m curious to see what the hardware can actually do when its removed from the chains of big N. I used to have an NSO online subscription near the start of the program but I havent had it since around when they added the expansion pass. I agree with you that Nintendo needs another kick in the pants from consumers so they start acting right. Bring them back to their Wii U days, or Sony’s early PS3 days.
I am also hoping and waiting for a modchip or exploit. I’m curious to see what the hardware can actually do when its removed from the chains of big N.
Hell Yeah, genuinely felt like everyone around me caved the boycott within a week. Nice to see the few still holding out.
It’s ok, there are plenty 2nd hand. Scammers incoming.
