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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over Trump tariffs
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Nintendo has delayed orders of the Switch 2 , its highly anticipated new gaming console, as a result of President Donald Trump 's tariffs.
Trump announced tariffs on dozens of countries, including 24 percent on Japan and 46 percent on Vietnam .
Nintendo planned in 2019 to shift console production to Vietnam "to avoid Trump 's trade war".
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