Switch 2 pre-orders were supposed to kick off in the US on April 9 — but now, they’re stuck on pause.
It will announce the new pre-order timing at a later date, adding that the console’s June 5 launch date remains unchanged.
Meanwhile, Nintendo tells the Standard that it is sticking to the UK pre-order date of April 8, despite the US delay.
That’s just as well, as many UK retailers (including Very, Argos, Amazon, Smyths Toys, and HMV) have already opened pre-orders for the bigger, more powerful successor to the smash-hit Switch, with the console quickly selling out.
The Switch 2 costs £395, or £429 for a bundle that also includes launch title Mario Kart World.
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on goods from countries across the world, declaring it "Liberation Day”.
He said the move would make America wealthy again, but its immediate repercussions have sent global markets tumbling, amid fears that it could trigger an all-out trade war and plunge the US into recession.
Tariffs are taxes on goods from other countries. Companies bringing the goods into the country pay the amount, typically a percentage of the goods' value, to the government.
Trump announced a 10 per cent "baseline" tariff on imports to the US, which is what the UK will face. However, China and Vietnam (where Nintendo manufactures its Switch consoles) were hit with bigger 54 per cent and 46 per cent tariffs, respectively. These tariffs are set to take effect in just days.
Economists predict the new taxes will result in higher prices for goods not just in the US, but globally. On Friday, Wall Street analysts suggested that Apple could be forced to increase the price of iPhones to $3,500 (£2,700) in order to absorb the cost of the tariffs.