ELI5 smuggling a Switch2 over the Mexico or Canadian border. Not that I would recommend that or anything. For science. And fanfic.
this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2025
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You have always been able to smuggle goods across borders. It's also always been illegal if you get caught.
People still do it, typically fags and booze as they have high taxes on them.
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The Switch 2 looks like absolute garbage so they can keep it.
My next console purchase with be a Steam Deck.
I'll probably get the Switch 2 eventually, but not for a year or two. I also have a Steam Deck, and they're both great.
I'll be interested to see a comparison between the Steam Deck and Switch 2 since the Switch 2 could have better performance (but probably comparable).
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Looks like it has some promising titles but I don't think price wise it can compete with the ryzen based handheld pcs like the steam deck etc. It doesn't make much sense so far as I can tell but I'm still curious what titles it gets and how the battery life compares
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~~$442~~ Wait, new us price (since its built in china, for a Japanese company) is $1000
Is this global or just USA?
I think it's just USA. Nowhere else has introduced new tariffs for stuff from Japan to my knowledge.
Edit: Another article that clarifies it is just the US.
Here is the full statement Nintendo sent GameSpot on April 4:
"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 will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged."