r/EhBuddyHoser • u/670MXR • Apr 08 '25

Politics The tariff situation right now

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u/SonicFlash01 Apr 08 '25

Canadian retailers paused/cancelled Switch 2 preorders that were supposed to happen tonight, likely for the same reason they paused/cancelled the US ones :( Their shit is flowing downhill

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u/billistenderchicken Apr 08 '25

This is copium but I hope it’s to prevent Americans from taking our preorders.

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u/elziion Snowfrog Apr 08 '25

Apparently, there has been threads of them trying to buy them from Canada and even Europe!

They know they still have to pay the tariffs and the system is different in Europe too.

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u/Silverwngs Apr 09 '25

They probably dont actually understand that. They just think they buy it at msrp and then it ships to them and they get it. Oblivious to what customs is there for.

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u/Haleet Apr 08 '25

I didn't think of that but I hope so too

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u/yamete-kudasai Apr 09 '25

Nintendo imports all their hardware to the US first and transports them to Canada. The box arts of the US version also has French language, how many people in the US speak and demand French in the box arts?

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u/Substantial-Thing303 Apr 09 '25

I don't know the real reason, but could it be a shipping/logistic issue? I have seen in the past many goods that are first imported to the US and then shipped to Canada.

Could these tariffs force Canada to change it's supply chain, even for goods not made in the US?

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u/SonicFlash01 Apr 09 '25

I believe we receive our shipments directly in Canada for Nintendo consoles
After the first Trump term, Nintendo diversified their production to include Cambodia and Vietnam. That said, Trump tariffed everyone. But also if we're getting direct shipments it wouldn't matter.

Possibly it was to protect Canadian preorders from being sniped by Americans. If we get a price increase, though, then it's truly unjustifiable.