The following is a necessity to buy before hitting tariffs.

I will be honest: a year ago, I didn't even know what tariffs were. But now they have become more information about the subject because they have become the central pillars of US foreign policy, so no one seems to understand other than the president. Last week's announcement of Liberation Day did not cause the wind from the sails of the Nintendo Switch 2 release, and began a global event chain that could affect everything that could be purchased in the future in the future in the future, including video games.

The tariff situation has not been settled, and when we expect from this administration, everything can be completely changed momentarily. But at this time, it is best to take this seriously, just as the switch 2 pre -order is delayed until Nintendo gets more information.

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Nintendo explains why Switch 2 is so expensive and is not tariff.

DOUG Bowser explained why Switch 2 paid much more than the original switch, and it is not a TRUMP tariff.

The price of many imports is expected to rise as a result of President Trump's “mutual tariff”. If you are considering some purchases in order to avoid paying more money (I don't like the financial advice from the comfortable chair economist wearing a Pikachu slippers), there are some of the risks of the current taxation.

PC hardware

If you are in the new NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics card market, there are some problems now. Is it difficult to find inventory, it's much more difficult to find MSRP's inventory, and are you looking for MSRP's inventory before the tariffs are fermented? It is a big order. The best way is to take a few days of vacation and go out of the camp at the local micro center. Perhaps you bring a very long book.

The GPU is not the only hardware other than the United States. While some memories are produced in the United States, Samsung and Hynix are manufactured in Korea. While 80 %of the motherboards are made in Taiwan or China, hard drives and SSDs are generally manufactured in Malaysia, Thailand, China or Singapore.

Basically, if you need a PC part, you are quite likely to be imported, so new tariffs are applied.

Handheld emulator

It's amazing to see the handheld retro console boom over the last few years. Companies such as Voacle and Retroid are pumping impressive devices at a shockingly low price. If you are imitating all kinds of retro games through Wii in Atari and Game Boy, it's easier and better at any time.

Some of the most popular devices, such as The Retroid Pocket 5, are currently about $ 220, and high quality devices like the Anbernic RG40xx are still available for less than $ 100. The two devices were made by Chinese companies, and the president just declared a 34 %tariff. There is no guarantee that the device will be maintained for a long time at a low price.

Trading card game

Monkey D. Luffy stands in front of a piece of transaction card with HAKI in your right hand.

Fortunately, many Japanese TCGs are printed in the United States. Japan's 24 % tariff may not affect Pokemon Card, but there are many TCGs imported directly from Japan. This includes Bandai games such as One Piece, Digimon, Gundam, Flesh and Blood and Weiss Schwarz. Altered is from Paris, and RiftBound, a upcoming league of legend TCG, was first released in China. It is not clear whether it will be printed or imported to the state.

Takara-Tomy and Hasbro's Beyblades were manufactured in a factory in Japan.

Real game

The switch cartridge is manufactured by Macronix, a Taiwanese company, so Nintendo's hesitation starts a pre -order this week. PlayStation and Xbox games are manufactured almost all video game disks in Mexico these days. If 25 %of tariffs are blocked, analysts expect the cost to be delivered to customers or the actual game will not exist in digital.

My intention is not to run away to buy as many games as possible, but to learn about the source of the product and how to be affected by these tariffs. If you plan to buy imported items, it is better to do it later than later. If you want to buy things because you are afraid to miss a good deal, it is called FOMO and is better than that.

As the tariff situation develops, don't take your eyes off, and if everything is more expensive, you will at least know why it is happening.