‘Mama mia!’: Trump tariffs refund ignites 53% profit spike at Nintendo
Nintendo said sales of its Switch 2 console, which was released last summer, maintained strong sales momentum but overall sales dropped 10%. Photograph: Richard A Brooks/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNintendo said sales of its Switch 2 console, which was released last summer, maintained strong sales momentum but overall sales dropped 10%. However, a coalition of 25 US states are now suing the Trump administration over the levies, potentially opening the door to another round of refunds for beleaguered exporters.Explore more on these topicsNintendoTrump tariffsNintendo Switch 2GamesJapanTariffsInternational tradenewsShareReuse this content
- ▪Nintendo said sales of its Switch 2 console, which was released last summer, maintained strong sales momentum but overall sales dropped 10%.
- ▪Photograph: Richard A Brooks/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNintendo said sales of its Switch 2 console, which was released last summer, maintained strong sales momentum but overall sales dropped 10%.
- ▪However, a coalition of 25 US states are now suing the Trump administration over the levies, potentially opening the door to another round of refunds for beleaguered exporters.Explore more on these topicsNintendoTrump tariffsNintendo Switch
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Nintendo said sales of its Switch 2 console, which was released last summer, maintained strong sales momentum but overall sales dropped 10%. Photograph: Richard A Brooks/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenNintendo said sales of its Switch 2 console, which was released last summer, maintained strong sales momentum but overall sales dropped 10%. Photograph: Richard A Brooks/AFP/Getty ImagesNintendo‘Mamma mia!’: Trump tariffs refund ignites 53% profit spike at NintendoQuarterly profit jump fuelled largely by unknown US refund amount as Japanese video game giant records overall sales drop Kalyeena MakortoffThu 6 Aug 2026 06.22 EDTFirst published on Thu 6 Aug 2026 06.13 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNintendo has reported a jump in profits, as the Japanese game maker’s earnings were…
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