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New York — Nintendo’s games over the decades have had us battling a spiky-shelled lizard-dragon named Bowser.

Namely, while Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser — no relation to Mario’s prime nemesis — and the Switch 2 developers would love to be showing off its capabilities and beautiful new games, they first have to contend with a divisive political landscape.

Bowser in an interview Thursday said $449.99 — as well as the $499.99 price for a package that includes “Mario Kart World” — were confirmed in advance of the latest tariffs.

“We’re obviously aware of the economic conditions out there right now,” Bowser said, stressing that various enhancements to the Switch 2, which include new control schemes and group and voice chat features, have led them to “the right price point.”

“������ really drove the excitement around the Nintendo Switch was probably a combination of factors,” Bowser said.