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Back in April, we learned that Nintendo was being sued by players over tariff refunds. Once news was released that global tariffs were illegal, thousands of companies found that they were eligible to receive refunds from price increases, and in turn, refunded customers. And now Nintendo customers want what they’re owed. However, Nintendo says it doesn’t owe customers anything.
Reports are in that Nintendo is asking the court to dismiss the proposed class action suit that was filed, saying that the consumers “received exactly what they bargained and paid for” when buying the price-hiked Nintendo goods last year.
“Plaintiffs are not entitled to a rebate simply because of intervening legal developments related to tariffs.”
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“Nintendo or one of its retailers set a price for each product, and consumers decided whether that price was worth paying. Those who bought Nintendo’s products received exactly what they bargained and paid for: a console, game and/or accessory at a price to which both parties agreed.”
Nintendo lawyers also claim that the company absorbed some of the tariff costs, saying, “Unlike some of its market peers, however, Nintendo did not simply increase each product’s price by the amount of tariffs it paid on that product or impose an across-the-board tariff surcharge.”
The added charges that are being referred to are from the increase on accessories, including the Joy-Con 2 controllers, charging grips, and more, which were raised by $5-$10. However, the hardware itself didn’t see an increase, though it did get delayed due to the uncertainty surrounding the US economy.
“The common thread among Plaintiffs’ claims is that it is somehow ‘unfair ‘; that Nintendo has not retroactively adjusted its prices for completed sales in response to the outcome of the tariff litigation,” the company’s lawyers wrote in today’s motion to dismiss.
“But that is not how commercial transactions work.
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