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Midnight Chaos: Switch 2 Pre-Order Demand Outstrips Supply
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This week, looming tariffs cause more handheld makers to pause shipments to the U.S., demand for the Switch 2 outstrips supply, John explains what the U.S. pre-order process was like, and we marvel at the restoration of a vintage Game Boy kiosk.
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Follow Up
The Latest Portable Gaming News
- Tariff Update
- Handhelds Tariff Roundup: What to Expect
- Odin 2 Maker Ayn To Join Anbernic In Pausing US Shipments
- Game Boy clone maker Anbernic suspends all shipments to US
- DHL halts international deliveries to US consumers worth over $800
- Switch 2
- Switch 2 Demand Outstrips Supply
- Switch 2 demand will far outstrip supply in Japan, Nintendo warns
- Nintendo Switch 2 preorders were a total mess — at first
- Paul Rudd ad
- John on what the pre-order process was like in the U.S.
- Restoring a Vintage Game Boy Kiosk
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