04-08-2025, 09:10 PM
Nintendo confirms you will have to pay to use the Switch 2’s C button
Quote:Nintendo has made its own Discord-like chat app for the Switch 2, and it’s going to charge you for it. Once the free period is over on March 31, 2026, GameChat, and the C button that activates it, will require a Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) membership.
Why the Switch 2 is so expensive, according to Nintendo
Quote:Trinen didn’t specifically address recent global trade issues, driven by President Donald Trump’s trade war with practically every nation on Earth, but it was clear that these undercurrents of uncertainty had an impact on the Switch 2’s pricing. Nintendo actually moved its Switch production to Vietnam back in 2019 in an effort to avoid the heavy tariffs placed on China during the first Trump administration. Unfortunately for Nintendo, on the day of the big debut of the Switch 2, Trump instituted a 46% tariff on Vietnam. The high price for the Switch 2 might have been the result of some educated guesswork from Nintendo to allow the company to better weather the market conditions that the trade wars might bring. Clearly, that guesswork is ongoing, as pre-orders have been delayed due to the incoming tariffs.
Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in response to Trump tariffs
Quote:“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,” Nintendo said in a statement provided to Polygon. “Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged.”
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