News Nintendo's Switch 2 pre-orders delayed by Trump tariffs — June 5 launch date still on schedule

[Admin]

Nintendo indefinitely delayed the start of its pre-orders in the U.S. after President Trump's tariff announcements.

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[txfeinbergs]

Who is going to pay $700 for Nintendo Switch 2? Very few people!

 

[Giroro]

"Evolving market conditions" = "We forgot to do even the most basic market research, and just barely found out today that nobody's going to pay $90 for WarioWare".

 

[Phaaze88]

Who is going to pay $700 for Nintendo Switch 2? Very few people!

History says otherwise, time and time again...
Will this time be different?

 

[Heat_Fan89]

Who is going to pay $700 for Nintendo Switch 2? Very few people!

Who's going to pay $5000 for an RTX 5090? You'd be surprised. The FOMO has claimed many victims.

 

[ThereAndBackAgain]

History says otherwise, time and time again...
Will this time be different?

Huh? Not very many people bought the Wii U, or the 3DS (in comparison to the DS), or the Gamecube. If the Switch is priced at $700, it's definitely not going to do well.

Who's going to pay $5000 for an RTX 5090? You'd be surprised. The FOMO has claimed many victims.

I don't think that's quite the same, because money is already no object for anyone who can afford to buy a 5090 at MSRP. What's a few extra thousand dollars when you absolutely have to have the best and you're extremely wealthy?

 

[Phaaze88]

Huh? Not very many people bought the Wii U, or the 3DS (in comparison to the DS), or the Gamecube. If the Switch is priced at $700, it's definitely not going to do well.

Those offered nothing(or almost) over their predecessors.
Some folks bought scalped PS5s and Xbox X/S for just as much as the Switch 2, or more... there's also those who purchased RoG Allys, instead of Steam Decks.

 

[Thunder64]

Huh? Not very many people bought the Wii U, or the 3DS (in comparison to the DS), or the Gamecube. If the Switch is priced at $700, it's definitely not going to do well.


I don't think that's quite the same, because money is already no object for anyone who can afford to buy a 5090 at MSRP. What's a few extra thousand dollars when you absolutely have to have the best and you're extremely wealthy?

Nobody wanted the WiiU or GameCube. The 3DS? I wouldn't know.

 

[ThereAndBackAgain]

Those offered nothing(or almost) over their predecessors.

Nobody wanted the WiiU or GameCube.

You're talking to a Wii U owner and fan. Nintendo was way better in the Wii U era than the Switch era, IMO.

 

[Thunder64]

You're talking to a Wii U owner and fan. Nintendo was way better in the Wii U era than the Switch era, IMO.

There are exceptions to every rule.

 

[Phaaze88]

You're talking to a Wii U owner and fan. Nintendo was way better in the Wii U era than the Switch era, IMO.

I have the Wii, Gamecube and DS... Memory is a bit fuzzy, but Wii-U and 3DS I didn't want to get, 'cause they didn't seem worth it.
To each their own, I guess..?

There are exceptions to every rule.

True.