Supply Chain Research

The launch of Nintendo’s Switch Lite videogame console has not gone as well as expected in Japan according to press reports, with the success of the system only likely to be proven in the forthcoming EU and U.S. holiday season. Shipments to the U.S. will become subject to tariffs from mid-December unless Trump administration policy changes. China represented 97.4% of U.S. console imports by all manufacturers in the 12 months to Jul. 31, though Nintendo already plans to shift production to Vietnam. U.S. imports of videogame systems increased by 16.1% year over year in August, Panjiva’s se...