Japanese gaming company shares plummet due to U.S. tariffs

2025-04-08 20:14:58|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

The U.S. tariff policy signed and implemented by President Trump has had a serious impact on the stock prices of Japanese gaming companies.Sony suffered the most severe damage, with its market value evaporating by more than 10% in a single day.Nintendo was also not spared, with a drop of 7.85% today.

It is worth noting that Nintendo was originally scheduled to start pre-sale of Switch2 consoles on Wednesday, April 9, but was forced to postpone reservations in the United States due to tariff policies.Players are worried that the prices of consoles and accessories may rise as a result, and investors are even more worried that this move will affect the performance of the new console market.

Other major manufacturers also suffered heavy losses: Glorious Tecmo, which owns IPs such as "The True Three Kingdoms", "Ninja Dragon Sword", and "Alchemy Workshop", fell 7.63%; Bandai Namco, which released series such as "Ace Air Battle", "Dark Souls", "Dragon Ball", and "Iron Fist", fell 7.37%; Sega Sami, who owns classic IPs such as "Shenmu", "VR Warrior", "Royal", "Sonic", and "Total War" fell7.29%; Capcom, famous for "Resident Evil", "Devil May Cry", "Monster Hunter" and "Street Fighter", fell 6.61%; Square Enix, who holds "Final Fantasy", "Dragon Quest" and "Star Ocean", fell 5.62%; Korome's current decline is "only" 5.19%-although the company is accelerating its return to its main game business as the series "Silent Hill" and "Metal Equipment" restart.

The impact of this tariff policy on Western game companies may be equally severe.However, due to time zone relations, the stock prices of Japanese manufacturers were the first to reflect the stress response of the game industry to tariff policies.What is certain is that the industry prospects are not optimistic.

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