c/worldnews · by daydrinkingchickadee@lemmy.ml · 1yJapan scraps U.S. meeting after Washington demands more defense spending https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15856826176 points · 13 comments · view on lemmy.world
13 Comments
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 1y
Japan should just hold back Nintendo and Sony videos games, systems, and games licensed for those systems. Americans would lose their shit.
otter@lemmy.ca · 36 pts · 1y
April 9
https://globalnews.ca/news/11123627/nintendo-pause-switch-2-pre-orders-tariffs-gaming/
April 12
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-electronics-retaliatory-tariffs-exemption-1.7508923
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Exactly. People got super pissed when they realized they couldn’t order the S2. That made a lot of headlines.
You can currently buy the Nintendo switch 2 with relative ease in the US, but Japan could make that much harder.
macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
No, no I wouldn't. PC gaming all the way and never sony.
Hawke@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Yeah but enough people would.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
In the US, Nintendo sold 1 switch for every 2.25 people. Japan could frustrate a lot of American parents during Christmas if they wanted to.
As I recall, consoles still eat up more of the US gaming market than PCs. And mobile gaming is still the fattest slice of the pie.
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
You think gamers are gonna get off the couch?
HurlingDurling@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Republicans want to control what games we play so this would make it easy for them
snekerpimp@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
More defense spending? They can’t even afford rice
davel@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 1y
Zerush@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 1y
Same as Spain. Trump: You must spend 5% in defense, Sanchez: we have enough with 2%, money for social system, health and education is more important.
Jimbabwe@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Art of the deal
veganbtw@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y
NATO is a military defense spending contract lol, Japan was able to walk away but Europe is going to lose their social safety nets to protect against a made up Russian menace, oops.