Sony raises PlayStation 5's prices by $50 in the US due to the “challenging economic environment”: PS5 is $550, PS5 Digital Edition is $500, and PS5 Pro is $750
Here's When And How Much Andy Edser / PC Gamer : Sony has bumped up the US prices of the PlayStation 5 range by roughly $50 a piece, citing ‘a challenging economic environment’ Ethan Gach / Kotaku : G...
Source: Nintendo pulled its products from Amazon's US site after noticing third-party merchants were selling games in the US at prices below Nintendo's rates
both companies deny claims Erik Gruenwedel / Media Play News : Amazon Not Selling Nintendo Switch 2 Video Game Consoles Alan Velasco / HotHardware : Nintendo Switch 2 Restock Update: Where Can You Fin...
Trump's 90-day tariff pause gives Nintendo, whose stock closed up 11.7% on April 10, time to prep the Switch 2's US launch on June 5 and lifts pricing pressure
For now. — The 90-day reprieve on heightened tariffs for most US trading partners gives the Japanese company a chance to ramp …
Source: Nintendo has decided to postpone the Switch 2's release in China, an apparent response to the country's tight controls targeting the gaming industry
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Sources: Apple plans to send more iPhones to the US from India to offset the China tariffs, but the situation is too uncertain to upend supply chain investments
‘people are just rushing in worried’ Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple is racing to fly planes of iPhones into the US ahead of Trump's tariffs Daily Mail : How Tim Cook's business empire could beat Dona...
Nintendo's and Sony's stocks closed down 7.85% and 10.04% on April 7 amid a Japan selloff driven by US tariffs; most Switches are assembled in China and Vietnam
Nintendo, fresh off the announcement of its pivotal next-generation Switch 2 console, is particularly vulnerable …
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders, which were set to start on April 9, “to assess the potential impact” of Trump's tariffs; the June 5 launch date is unchanged
June 5 launch date still on schedule Charles Harte / Game Informer : Trump Tariff Plans Delay Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Date Arol Wright / How-To Geek : Tariffs Just Killed Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Ord...
Nintendo delays preorders for the Switch 2 from April 9, 2025 due to concerns about Trump's tariffs but the June 5 launch date remains unchanged
Nintendo says preorders will no longer start on April 9th, but the console's June 5th release date is unchanged.
Nintendo drops X support from the Switch via a new firmware update, following Sony and Microsoft doing the same in 2023 after X began charging for API usage
A shared responsibility. — As Nintendo had announced, it has now pulled X/Twitter support from the Switch via a new firmware update.
After closing its 3DS and Wii U eShops in March 2023, Nintendo plans to shut down online services for the consoles, including multiplayer, in “early April 2024”
Here's Why Drew Swanson / Game Rant : What Nintendo Shutting Down The 3DS Servers Means For Pokemon Games X: @nintendoamerica : As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses on...