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Nintendo Switch 2 releases during sold-out events in the middle of a trade war

Promotional art for the Nintendo Switch 2. (Courtesy of Nintendo)
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Promotional art for the Nintendo Switch 2. (Courtesy of Nintendo)

Video game fans across the country lined up for hours for the chance to buy Nintendo’s newest console — the Switch 2. Nintendo expects to sell 15 million units this fiscal year, even as U.S. tariff threats have stressed the gaming industry.

Here & Now‘s James Perkins Mastromarino joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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