Japanese entertainment giants Nintendo Co. and Sony Group Corp. are likely to raise prices on their game consoles in response to US tariffs, according to the latest research from Bloomberg Intelligence.

Nintendo’s release of the highly anticipated Switch 2 console is set for June 5. But the company paused pre-orders “to assess the potential impact” of President Trump’s tariffs. NBC News’ Tom Llamas reports the consoles are produced in China and Vietnam,

We now know a price for the Switch 2 Welcome Tour, which acts as a user tutorial for the various new features of the Nintendo Switch 2. According to IGN, the game will cost $10. A representative for Nintendo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The company moved most of its manufacturing to Vietnam from China to avoid tariffs. But the unpredictability of President Trump’s plans have thrown Nintendo for a loop.

I spoke with industry analysts who offered their guesses on the potential cost of the next-gen Nintendo console.

Nintendo fans in the U.S. may be feeling pretty hard done by now as the rest of the world fights for a Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order, but some are fighting back by challenging and reporting every Nintendo Switch 2 auction listing they can find.

When Polygon recently asked Nintendo vice president of player and product experience Bill Trinen if the Switch 2 would have an Xbox 360-like achievement system, he simply answered: “Nope.” It’s not surprising that Nintendo has made this decision as the company has avoided achievements for 20 years now,

Switch 2 preorders were originally supposed to go live today but were halted by Nintendo in the U.S. and Canada after President Trump’s latest round of tariffs threatened to torpedo its original $450 price.

Doug Bowser said that Nintendo is practicing "variable pricing" on Switch 2 titles. He does realize that's not actually reassuring, right?