return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoNintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concernswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-217 hours agoAbsolutely. The console is manufactured in Vietnam, which now has a 46% tariff. I really doubt that Nintendo’s profit margin is high enough to allow them to just eat that cost.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoCouldn’t they move it to another country first to reduce it a bit?
minus-squareSkunk@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoThat would cost them enormous amounts of cash and hours of work just for one market. There’s no point, the best option is just to ignore the US and let them pay more than the rest of the world, even if that means fewer sales.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 minutes agoWell does it cost them more or less than the tariff. That is pretty much the only question, its not that much work if it results in a lot of savings.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoMaybe! I’m sure there’s loopholes of some sort.
Absolutely. The console is manufactured in Vietnam, which now has a 46% tariff. I really doubt that Nintendo’s profit margin is high enough to allow them to just eat that cost.
Couldn’t they move it to another country first to reduce it a bit?
That would cost them enormous amounts of cash and hours of work just for one market.
There’s no point, the best option is just to ignore the US and let them pay more than the rest of the world, even if that means fewer sales.
Well does it cost them more or less than the tariff. That is pretty much the only question, its not that much work if it results in a lot of savings.
Maybe! I’m sure there’s loopholes of some sort.