Here’s What a Made in the USA Version Could Cost

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Here’s What a Made in the USA Version Could Cost

The Switch 2 is one of the hottest products in Nintendo history, with pre-orders selling out almost immediately in both the U.S. and Japan, according to ABC News. In Japan alone, more than 2.2 million customers reportedly entered pre-orders for the device. This is in spite of its

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of $450 in the United States.

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But as a Japanese company that sources much of its hardware from Vietnam, Cambodia and China, Nintendo’s costs could quickly skyrocket, making the “high” $450 price a distant memory. The only way to avoid the tariffs would be for Nintendo to shift production to the U.S., but that would also be costly, not to mention time-consuming.

So, what would a “Made in the USA” version of the Nintendo Switch 2 cost, and

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Even if Nintendo chose to manufacture the Switch 2 in the United States, it’s not as if it could simply open a factory and start cranking out devices tomorrow. In fact, the process would be incredibly complicated, as it would involve building new factories and production facilities, establishing a new supply chain and hiring workers.

All of

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, and most of them are ongoing expenses. In other words, it’s not as if Nintendo could fork over some type of one-time “penalty” in the form of upfront costs — it would be permanently building in a higher cost of operation into its business.

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Any estimate of how much the Nintendo Switch 2 would cost if it were entirely manufactured in the United States would by definition be a speculation. However, industry analysts estimate that the Switch 2 would cost closer to $600, according to video game industry website Polygon.

Numerous analysts have speculated that the

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, made by Apple, could jump 25% to 40% if it were to be made in America, according to CNBC. If that estimate is applied to the Nintendo Switch 2, this would put the price of the device at somewhere between $625 and $700.

However, this isn’t a strict apples-to-apples comparison, and there’s no way to arrive at an exact figure. But it seems likely that the price of the Switch 2 would jump by at least a couple hundred dollars.

In many ways, yes, the idea of projecting a price for an American-made Switch 2 is simply a mental exercise. The likelihood of Nintendo switching production to the United States lies somewhere between slim and none. But nonetheless, it’s a helpful exercise to understand

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