Nintendo is being sued for tariff-related Switch 2 price hikes

Nintendo’s 2025 price hikes surrounding the launch of the Switch 2 are being called into question in a new lawsuit.

First reported by Stephen Totilo, two US-based gamers have filed a class action lawsuit against the console maker, alleging that the company will be “unjustly enriching” itself after it sued the US government last month in an effort to recoup fees paid on tariffs.

“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 says.

The US-based complainants, Gregory Hoffert or California and Prashant Sharan of Washington, paid a bit more for their Nintendo Switch 2 consoles and peripherals after the company raised prices on just about everything for the new console, like all of us.

The suit alleges that Nintendo receiving any refunds on the tariffs would violate Washington state consumer protection law. The refunds appear highly plausible to happen, considering some massive repayments are already being facilitated to a number of other large companies affected by tariffs, according to CNBC.

Walmart may be getting $10.2 billion in refunds, while Target could get $2.2 billion, and Nike may receive $1 billion. It’s unclear what amount Nintendo would stand to gain from refunds, but according to the lawsuit, players who spent more for their gaming consoles and peripherals are owed something back, too.

The gaming industry has seen a big upswing in pricing since tariffs took hold. Switch 2 launched at a higher price than expected, including its peripherals and games. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S have also seen price increases, making this the most financially trying times to be a gamer in history. The PS5 Pro now costs $899, as one of the most stunning examples.

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Vampire Crawlers offers different Gems for you to obtain on your run, and you can use them to modify the cards in your deck. They’re obtained randomly, but some of them will dramatically change how your drafted deck works.

You can use this guide to keep track of how every Gem works before you choose one on your run.

All Gem effects in Vampire Crawlers

The table below has a list of every Gem along with its in-game effects.

Name	Effect
Amount	Adds the number of projectiles.
Area	Adds the area effect of a card.
Armor	Adds Armor.
Armor Strike	Deal Armor as damage when played.
Bombard	Adds an explosive bomb.
Coin Card	Creates Coin Shards.
Copy	The card is copied when used.
Countdown	Mana cost reduces when not used.
Crawler Caller	Summon all Crawlers to Hand.
Decimate	Deals 10% of enemy’s health as damage.
Destroy	The card gets destroyed, but you get coins in return.
Double Damage	Hits twice as hard.
Drain	Heals when the card kills an enemy.
Draw	Draws an extra card.
Duration	Increases Duration stat.
Easy Combo	The card always benefits from combo.
Echo	Replays the previous card’s effect.
Evolution	Evolves the card into a more powerful weapon.
Greed	Increases Greed stat.
Growth	Increases Growth stat.
Increase Mana Cost +1	Mana cost is increased by 1, so it can be used in a higher Combo.
Increase Mana Cost +2	Mana cost is increased by 2, so it can be used in a higher Combo.
Kill Count	Deal current kills total as damage to a random enemy.
Leader	Attacks deal extra damage while the card is in your Hand.
Magic Hat	Beckons a dove from above.
Magnetic	Draws another of the same card, if you have one in your deck.
Mana Rebate	If the card would reduce Mana to 0, receive double Mana instead.
Midas	Playing cards earn coins while this is in your hand.
Might	Increases Might stat.
Mug	Earns coins when the card kills an enemy.
Nduja	Deals spicy damage.
Purple Trigger	Adds Purple color trigger.
Quick Draw	The card is always drawn first at the start of an encounter.
Rainbow	Adds all color triggers.
Recycle	Card skips the Discard pile.
Reduce Mana Cost -1	Mana cost is reduced by 1.
Reduce Mana Cost -2	Mana cost is reduced by 2.
Refund	Refunds Mana to play.
Restore HEalth	Recovers health after an encounter.
Retain	When the card is drawn, it stays in Hand until used.
Return	Returns to hand after playing.
Reverse Combo	Allows the next card to continue the combo while breaking the base rule of increasing mana ascendancy.
Triple Damage	Does three times the base damage.
Wild	Makes the card Wild.
Yellow Trigger	Adds a Yellow Color trigger.
Yin Yang	If you’re on even mana, you’ll gain 1 mana. If you’re on odd mana, you’ll draw 1 card.

When drafting in a Gem, you should always pay attention to the character that you’re using in your deck. Vampire Crawlers offer 21 characters to unlock and equip, and they have their unique strengths. Also, pay attention to the weapon combinations and evolutions since the effectiveness of a specific Gem will depend on your existing deck components.

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