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Nintendo sued by players who say they should get any tariff refunds received by the US government (www.gamefile.news)
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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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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

They should not be allowed to price based on "uncertainty" - if the tariff increases by 15, the buyer should pay that much and no more. So, anyone who bought at the increased 20 dollar price should receive 5 back.

Of course they'll never do this.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 18 points 17 hours ago

All pricing under capitalism is based on uncertainty.

What the market will bare isn't a known thing.

Side-note: this is why YIMBYs are dumb as fuck when they apply econ101 to rents.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

That's great in theory, but in practice these days the US sets tariffs the way rideshare companies do surge pricing.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Also what happens when the companies are forced to eat part of the tarrif, if the tarrif is 15, but that pushes the prices above the maximum profit point (units sold * per unit profit) then how much tarrif back should the customer get?

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Fuck that. They should push back against the government.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

They did and they got the tarrifs refunded.

The issue is that with markets nothing is tightly coupled.

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Personally, I don't think anyone should get anything back for unnecessary luxury items like video games. Food and health products? Maybe. Video games? No way. If you're willing to pay $90 for a video game designed for five year olds, you can afford to take the hit.