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Looks like the US price for the Switch 2 will be raised due to the tariffs, so the "more expensive for everyone but Japan" thing has nothing to do with the tariffs. It does make me wonder, though, what happens if a friend buys a Switch 2 at a cheaper price in Europe, then mails it to someone in the US? Are tariffs also paid for all person to person packages?
That falls under de minimis laws which you should look into because last I heard, I think Republicans are trying to lower the de minimis limit, meaning in that case you would pay taxes on the import. Currently I think the minimus limit is something like $800, so you wouldn't pay tariffs.
Did you say that they're raising the price for the US switch?
Most likely they will be. They stopped pre-orders in the US because they have to figure out the tariff situation. $450 is the pre-tariff price.