Nintendo is suing the US government over President Trump’s tariffs
And it wants a refund, with interest
🫵 Nintendo is suing the US government over President Trump’s tariffs
💰 The lawsuit was filed on March 6, and Nintendo wants a refund with interest
🧑⚖️ The news comes after the Supreme Court ruled the President’s use of emergency powers to implement tariffs was deemed as unlawful
📆 Nintendo had delayed pre-orders for the Switch 2 owing to the tariff situation, and raised prices on Switch 2 accessories in the US to compensate
Nintendo has announced it is suing the US government about President Trump’s tariffs, and is demanding a refund with interest.
As first reported by Aftermath, the lawsuit was filed on March 6 in the United States Court of International Trade, and the Japanese firm is focusing on refunds of tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court last month.
The top court ruled that the President’s unprecedented action to bring tariffs into force under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, was illegal. After the court’s decision, the President introduced a new 10% global tariff rate, which was soon raised to 15%.
This started in April 2025, when the President held up a chart during a “Make America Wealthy Again” announcement event at the Rose Garden at the White House.
Here, he declared “Liberation Day” and announced a far-reaching spate of tariffs designed to make imported goods more expensive and encourage consumers to purchase American-made goods instead.
According to the US Customs and Border Protection agency, the tariffs imposed had collected revenue of $166 billion. A refund system should be ready in 45 days.
The tariffs introduced played havoc with the Switch 2, even before the console had officially been released, owing to news of delayed pre-orders while Nintendo worked out how to deal with the tariff situation in the USA.
The console’s $449.99 price tag had been assumed to have been set due to tariffs, although then Nintendo of America boss Doug Bowser came out and said it wasn’t anything to do with tariffs. However, Nintendo raised the prices of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch OLED, Nintendo Switch Lite and various Switch 2 accessories shortly after the console launched.
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Reece Bithrey is a journalist with bylines for Trusted Reviews, Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, TechRadar and more. He also has his own blog, UNTITLED, and graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in International History and Politics in 2023.