Two gamers have filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo, alleging that the company will be unjustly enriching itself with any refund it secures from the U.S. government over widespread tariffs last year that, among other things, hiked the prices of Nintendo hardware and accessories.
“Unless restrained by this Court, Nintendo stands to recover the same tariff payments twice—once from consumers through higher prices and again from the federal government through tariff refunds, including interest paid by the government on those funds,” the suit states.
Here is the thing. If they win, it’s great for them. However, all the other companies are currently updating their legal documents to reflect that they will get any forms of reimbursement and not be passing them on to the consumer. Not only that, but they are not planning on reducing the price of any of the products. So, even if the tariffs dissappear, they still win.
The only way to win the game is to not play it.
I’m curious… what legal documents would these be? You don’t have to sign a Terms of Service to buy a physical product. The unjust enrichment claim is just as valid/invalid unless stores like Walmart are going to start making you read a terms of sale agreement before entering the store.