Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in US on tariff uncertainty

FILE PHOTO: An attendee plays with the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming device at a media event in Tokyo, Japan April 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo said it is delaying the start of pre-orders for the Switch 2 gaming device in the United States as it examines the potential impact of tariffs.

Pre-orders will not start on April 9 in the U.S. "in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions," Nintendo said in a statement.