On August 25, Post Japan joined with Swiss Post, the United Kingdom, India, New Zealand, Australia and other countries in saying they will halt shipping parcels to the United States. They all point to the same reason: President Trump’s tariffs. And they’re specifically, especially concerned …Read more »
Sony is upping the prices of PlayStation 5, seemingly in response to President Trump’s tariffs. The new prices began on August 21. Sony shared the news in a short blog post titled “PlayStation 5 price changes in the U.S.” and credited to Isabelle Tomatis, the …Read more »
Japan’s economy has shrunk 0.2% in January through March, which was more than experts were anticipating. With the trade war continuing and Japan still not happy with President Trump’s tariffs, more concerns grow that, unless something changes, a recession is around the corner for the …Read more »
Both Nintendo and Microsoft have raised prices on some of their gaming products in response to President Trump’s tariff war, and it appears Sony will likely be joining them. Lin Tao, the Sony CFO, acknowledged in an earnings call that the company’s hardware, gaming and …Read more »
President Trump has announced new tariffs that could have a major effect on the anime industry: 100% tariffs on movies made out of the United States. President Trump referred to movies made outside of America as a National Security threat and propaganda. Here is the …Read more »
Fans wanting their Switch 2 have been waiting through uncertainty, because Nintendo pulled the original pre-order date for Americans (and Canadians) after President Trump put tariffs on many goods coming into the United States. Now Nintendo has put out an update, including the fact that …Read more »
It’s still up in the air how the current administration’s tariffs will affect Nintendo’s Switch 2, and now Square Enix has halted some pre-orders over tariff concerns. If you go to the Square Enix store, it now says on top: “New Merchandise Pre-Orders are on …Read more »
In a recent interview with Forbes Magazine, Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini talked about expanding the business and tariffs, and he also walked back previous statements he made about using artificial intelligence. In February 2024, Purini had said, “AI is definitely something that we think about …Read more »
In the past eight years, the Nintendo Switch has sold about 150 million units around the world. The Switch 2, which is due out on June 5, had its pre-order date in America (and Canada) postponed due to Trump’s tariffs, as Nintendo tries to figure …Read more »
Things keep shifting with President Trump’s tariffs, and yesterday afternoon the president put a 90-day pause on tariff hikes, but also raised China’s (which, as of this writing, is at 145%). For now, many countries have a baseline tariff of 10% during the pause. While …Read more »
Part of a CBS Evening News segment on President Trump’s new tariffs gives examples of small businesses feeling the effects. They mainly decided to highlight Phantom Comics, a Washington, D.C. comic book store, about how the tariffs are impacting manga and other supplies. Jacob Shapiro …Read more »
The Nintendo Switch 2, which is due out on June 5, was supposed to become available for pre-order on April 9. And it still will be available for pre-order for many consumers, but not for those in America. Nintendo has pulled the pre-order date in …Read more »
On April 2 President Trump imposed tariffs on goods coming into America, including a 24% tariff on Japanese goods. Things coming in from other countries will have a baseline of 10%, but countries President Trump called the “worst offenders” — including Japan — have much …Read more »
Danica Davidson
