Nintendo says buyers are not owed tariff refunds in U.S. lawsuit

Nintendo says customers are not owed tariff refunds in a U.S. lawsuit, arguing that buyers who purchased its products received what they paid for and that any price changes were selective rather than a blanket surcharge.

The complaint covers U.S. buyers who purchased Nintendo products affected by price increases between February 1, 2025 and February 24, 2026. In its response, Nintendo argued that the plaintiffs are not entitled to a rebate simply because later legal developments changed the tariff picture.

Nintendo also said it did not apply a blanket tariff surcharge across its products. Instead, the company said it made modest and selective price adjustments and absorbed some tariff costs on some of its most popular products of 2025.

The company added that other market conditions also affected pricing, including memory, labor, shipping, and tariffs. Nintendo further argued that consumers could have chosen not to buy the products at the advertised price or could have looked for competing products instead.

The dispute comes against the backdrop of Nintendo's earlier lawsuit against the U.S. government, in which it sought a refund of tariffs with interest. For now, the company is asking the court to close the consumer case entirely.

Should Nintendo owe buyers refunds if it is also trying to recover tariff costs from the U.S. government?