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No stupid questions: If Nintendo wanted to avoid any hefty tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, how quickly could it move Switch 2 production to the U.S.? Trump has done a partial walkback<\/a> on the tariffs already, but let\u2019s get hypothetical here.<\/p>\n

The short answer is that it would take a lot more time than you\u2019d think, and the long answer is the same reason why every major hardware manufacturer that heavily relies on factories outside the U.S., like Apple, has been scrambling to find alternative solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch a move would take years,\u201d New York University Stern School of Business economics professor Joseph Foudy told Polygon. \u201cNintendo would have to set up a final assembly factory in the U.S., which means finding land, building a facility, and recruiting a workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Financial Times<\/a>, Nintendo currently manufactures more than half of its hardware in Vietnam and Cambodia, and the rest is in China. A move to the U.S. for assembling Switch 2 units would require importing all the custom parts and paying the tariffs anyway. On top of that, Nintendo would have to shell out for the higher cost of labor in the U.S. If Apple were to do this, the cost to make an iPhone could nearly double, according to Bank of America analysts<\/a>. The only way for Nintendo to completely avoid the tariffs would be to set up even more factories in the U.S. to make each and every part of the Switch 2 in the States, stretching the timeline out even further.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy way of example, Apple has faced increased costs and risks due to its reliance on China dating back to the first Trump administration<\/a>. And it has taken years to move even a fraction of its production to places like Vietnam and India,\u201d Foudy said.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s also when Nintendo moved some of its Switch production away from China<\/a> and into Vietnam and Cambodia<\/a>. That six-year-old decision might be the only way Nintendo can sidestep the staggering 125% tariff on Chinese imports<\/a> that went into effect on Wednesday. Further centralizing Switch 2 production in those countries could minimize the impact. On Wednesday, Trump dropped every country\u2019s tariff<\/a> except China\u2019s down to 10% for the next 90 days, but if nothing changes, the tariffs on both Vietnam and Cambodia could shoot back up to some of the highest costs<\/a> when they\u2019re reinstated.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Nintendo\u2019s] best hope is that these other locations strike at least a partial trade deal with the administration or that the industry as a whole receives an exemption,\u201d Foudy said. \u201cBut it\u2019s impossible to guess the chances of either.\u201d<\/p>\n

None of this is good news for those of us who winced at the $450 price tag for the Switch 2. Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said the tariffs didn\u2019t factor into the price<\/a>, but the CEO of research firm DFC Intelligence suspects they did<\/a>, and predicts that there will be no price increase when pre-orders eventually go live<\/a>. If he\u2019s wrong or Trump reverses his decision on the 90-day pause, the Switch 2\u2019s price might be closer to $600. Analysts told Reuters<\/a> last week that iPhones could cost 30% to 40% more if Apple were to pass on the increased cost to consumers.<\/p>\n

So, how quickly could Nintendo move Switch 2 production to the U.S.? So long that it\u2019s not going to do that, at least not before the handheld launches in June<\/a>. Nobody, not even Nintendo, can escape Trump\u2019s tariffs.<\/p>\n

\u201cNintendo, like a lot of manufacturers, is a ship in a storm that is struggling not to get hit by a big wave as best it can, but has little control over its fate,\u201d Foudy said.<\/p>\n

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No stupid questions: If Nintendo wanted to avoid any hefty tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, how quickly could it move Switch 2 production to the U.S.? Trump has done a partial walkback on the tariffs already, but let\u2019s get hypothetical here. The short answer is that it would take a lot more time than you\u2019d think, and the long answer is the same reason why every major hardware manufacturer that heavily relies on factories outside the U.S., like Apple, has been scrambling to find alternative solutions. \u201cSuch a move would take years,\u201d New York University Stern School of Business economics professor Joseph Foudy told Polygon. \u201cNintendo would have to set up a final assembly factory in the U.S., which means finding land, building a…<\/p>\n

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