Nintendo sues the US government over "unlawful" Trump-era tariffs

A hot potato: Nintendo's legal team has become notorious over the years for aggressively pursuing modders and software pirates. This week, the console maker filed a claim against a much bigger target – the US government – joining many other entities in demanding nearly $200 billion in refunds after the Supreme Court declared the Trump administration's 2025 "Liberation Day" tariffs unlawful.

The claim, obtained by Aftermath, recounts how President Donald Trump raised historically high import tariffs last year and how the Supreme Court struck them down last month. Per the court's decision, Nintendo is demanding an unspecified sum in refunds, plus interest.

Trump imposed tariffs exceeding 25% on countries including Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Vietnam, and China last April in an attempt to strengthen US manufacturing. Over the following months, the duties shifted chaotically, with anti-China tariffs at times exceeding 100%.

Hardware manufacturers, whose supply chains depend heavily ...