Nintendo launches major sale with help from tariff refunds - USA Today
Nintendo is launching a major 'Customer Appreciation Sale' offering discounts on games and hardware. The company attributes the ability to offer these deals to tariff-related refunds, despite previous legal disputes regarding consumer pricing.
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Hear this story Nintendo is giving players a chance to save on games , accessories and other products in what the company described as one of its largest promotions ever.
The Customer Appreciation Sale will offer 30% off dozens of Nintendo Switch digital games and bundles, and discounts on select physical games, downloadable content, accessories and apparel.
The sale runs Sept. 12-26 across the Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Store and participating retailers, Nintendo of America said in a news release .
Here's more on Nintendo's major promotion.
Nintendo's announcement came with an unusual explanation for how it could offer the substantial discounts: "tariff-related refunds."
"While Nintendo absorbed most tariff-related costs, the refunds helped make promotions like this one possible," the company said in its release.
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