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Nintendo of America is suing the US government, including the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security and US Customs and Border Protection, over its tariff policy, Aftermath<\/em> reports. The video game giant already raised prices on the Nintendo Switch in August 2025 in response to \u201cmarket conditions,\u201d but has so far left the price of its newer Switch 2 console unchanged.<\/p>\n Nintendo\u2019s lawsuit, filed in the US Court of International Trade, cites a Supreme Court ruling from February that confirmed a lower courts\u2019 opinion that the Trump administration\u2019s global tariffs were illegal. Nintendo\u2019s lawyers claim that the video game company has been \u201csubstantially harmed by the unlawful of execution and imposition\u201d of \u201cunauthorized Executive Orders,\u201d and the fees Nintendo has already paid to import products into the country. In response, the company is seeking a \u201cprompt refund, with interest\u201d of the tariffs it has paid.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can confirm we filed a request,\u201d Nintendo of America said in a statement. \u201cWe have nothing else to share on this topic.\u201d<\/p>\n While taxes and other trade policies are supposed to be set by Congress, President Donald Trump implemented a collection of global tariffs over the course of his first year in office using executive orders and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a law that gives the president expanded control over trade during a global emergency. The Trump administration has positioned tariffs as a way to punish enemies and bargain with trade partners, but many companies have passed the increased price of importing goods onto customers.<\/p>\n In upholding opinions from the US District Court of the District of Columbia and the US Court of International Trade, the Supreme Court removed the Trump administration\u2019s ability to collect tariffs using IEEPA, but didn\u2019t clarify how the tariffs the government had illegally collected should be returned to companies. Like Nintendo, other companies have decided filing a lawsuit is the best way to get refunded.<\/p>\n The Guardian<\/em> reports that US Customs and Border Protection is already preparing a system to process refunds for affected companies, but that might not mark the end of Trump\u2019s tariff regime. In a press conference held after the Supreme Court released its decision, the President announced plans to introduce tariffs using other, more constrained methods. Tariffs aren\u2019t the only obstacle Nintendo faces, either. The company could also be forced to raise the price of its consoles in response to the current RAM shortage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n