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Analysts say Trump's tariffs on Mexico will lead to higher game prices

2025-02-07 01:39:11|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

Recently, the newly appointed US President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, which may lead to a decrease in the number of physical games being issued and the price of game software being increased.

分析称川普对墨西哥的关税会导致游戏价格上涨

Mat Piscatella, executive director of Circana video games, responded to the tariff threat.He said that if the tariff policy is implemented, it will have an adverse impact on the physical gaming market in the United States.

Trump said after he was sworn in as U.S. president this Monday that his administration is reviewing existing trade agreements with neighboring countries Canada and Mexico.He proposed a 25% tariff on goods imported from Canada and Mexico starting February 1 to deal with illegal immigration and fentanyl entering the United States.According to Reuters, the tariff plan is intended to curb border issues.

"If a 25% tariff is imposed on Mexican imports, I expect the number of physical disc games issued in the United States to drop sharply, as many production facilities are located in Mexico," Piscatella said on social media bluesky.

If physical games are indeed produced, the analyst predicts that both physical and digital games will rise.

"If this happens, I expect the MSRP for digital games to rise to keep pace with physical games prices, but no one can be sure. This is not good news for the physical games market, either way."

He also said he expects the just-released Nintendo Switch 2 to sell more than 4 million units in the United States this year.

Piscatella plans to release sales data for the US market for December on January 23, and will release a full 2025 market outlook report.

分析称川普对墨西哥的关税会导致游戏价格上涨