April 2nd was a monumental day for most. The gaming community got a good piece of the pie when they were revealed more information on the Nintendo Switch 2. It was about everything gamers were asking for. But for every U.S. citizen, this a date that most won’t forget. Tariffs were imposed on foreign nations’ imports, causing others to raise their imports as well. Many are not boasting about its potential positives, only the negatives.
Trump newly imposed tariff policy aimed to help fix the US’s current economy by focusing on manufacturing and developing here in house. This fix was put into place due to an issue that stems from the US slowly losing profits over the course of several years. Such has caused other nations to grow to a greater level than what the U.S. has.
Such a new tariff system is going to cause major repercussions in as short of a time as a day after the system was imposed: stockholders are going to sell at a rapid rate, certain goods outside of the US are going to increase in pricing due to the nature of the tariff system and competition for native goods will increase to.
What this now means is the newly awaited video game console, the Switch 2, is going to suffer many price increases. Compared to older models such as the base model and the enhanced screen OLED model will be over $100 more. And with recently announced games having as much as $30 being tagged to their original prices. This price fluctuation was predicted to be a prediction for the company: adjusting for inflation, the proposed imports and scarcity.
Fans are angrier than ever. After being teased with countless amounts of trailers, they are now being let down like never before. Most are making the decision to hold off on purchasing the console until it’s been released. Contrary to popular belief, some ride or die Nintendo fans are sticking with their decision to snag themselves a slice of the pie day one.
So what fans are mad over this, what would happen to the economy? There has been many mixed perspectives on such an issue. It’s clear that bias is at play, but there must be a power move at play by Trump. He is basically attempting to ‘reset’ the economy to make things better.
