Tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump were struck down by the Supreme Court last month. Since then, companies that were subjected to those fees, such as FedEx and Dollar General, sued the federal government, and Nintendo wants a piece of the action.
Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the federal government in the US Court of International Trade on Friday, as first spotted by Aftermath. The complaint seeks refunds of tariffs Nintendo paid, plus interest, and asks the court to declare the tariffs unlawful and stop the government from collecting them going forward.
"Since February 1, 2025, President Trump has executed the unlawful Executive Orders, imposing tariffs on imports from a vast swath of countries," Nintendo said in the complaint.
When reached for comment, Nintendo of America confirmed the lawsuit.
"We can confirm that we filed a request. We have nothing else to share on this topic," Nintendo of America said in an emailed statement Friday.
It's unclear how much Nintendo paid in tariffs, and it did not state an amount in the lawsuit. While its Switch 2 came out last year at the price of $450 and has stayed at that amount, Nintendo did increase the price of the original Switch and accessories for both consoles. Microsoft and Sony also increased the prices of their hardware and accessories last year due to tariffs.
The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The ruling on Feb. 20 by the Supreme Court ruled by a vote of 6-3 that the sweeping tariffs Trump instituted last year exceeded his executive powers. Following the ruling, on the same day, Trump announced a new set of tariffs of 10% on imported goods that would last for 150 days starting Feb. 24.
The decision on what to do with the collected tariffs -- a reported $166 billion -- has been left to the US Court of International Trade. Judge Richard Eaton told the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Wednesday to refund those importers who were forced to pay tariffs, which is more than 330,000. On Friday, the CBP says it can't easily issue tariff refunds because its system requires duties to be recalculated and refunds processed entry by entry, which would involve tens of millions of transactions. The agency says it's updating its systems and could start providing refunds by late April.
