Two gamers have filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo, alleging that the company will be unjustly enriching itself with any refund it secures from the U.S. government over widespread tariffs last year that, among other things, hiked the prices of Nintendo hardware and accessories.

“Unless restrained by this Court, Nintendo stands to recover the same tariff payments twice—once from consumers through higher prices and again from the federal government through tariff refunds, including interest paid by the government on those funds,” the suit states.

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    4 hours ago

    How exactly was Nintendo unjustly enriching themselves. Sure it’s morally wrong. But legally? Nintendo is free to raise their prices, tariffs or no tariffs, it’s not price gouging since Nintendo products aren’t essential goods. And people are free to buy their products or not buy. That the government wants to give them a bag of money is a different matter from the price hike, if they want to sue someone sue the government.

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        39 minutes ago

        Sure I did say it was morally wrong. But they are suing them under the framework of the current legal system. So if what Nintendo is doing is legal they got no chance of winning.

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      That the government wants to give them a bag of money is a different matter from the price hike

      It is not. They raised the prices precisely when the tariffs went into effect. There is no other plausible explanation as to the reason for the hike. You are licking corporate boot.

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        42 minutes ago

        Im not licking boot I did say it was morally not right. The suit just doesn’t have any legal ground to stand on especially not with the current admin.