NEW YORK, June 6 -- Nintendo enthusiasts across the United States are rejoicing as they unbox the newly launched Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, dodging a potential price hike caused by former US President Donald Trump's erratic trade tariff policies.

As reported by The Guardian, the console hit shelves yesterday as scheduled, but the journey to its release was fraught with delays and uncertainties stemming from Trump's tariffs on imports.

Priced at US$450 (RM2,070) at launch, the Switch 2 was initially threatened by tariffs as high as 46 per cent on imports from Vietnam, where most of its production is based.

According to the report this uncertainty forced Nintendo to delay pre-orders initially scheduled for early April, causing widesprea...