As to why Nintendo is suing the U.S. government to get back money it paid on excess tariffs over the last year, its lawyers explained in the filing that unless the company goes after the United States in court, there is no guarantee it will ever get that money back. “Regardless, this [lawsuit] is necessary because, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling and Defendants’ concession regarding the necessity of refunds, [Nintendo] and other importers who paid the illegally collected IEEPA duties are not guaranteed the refund to which they are entitled absent this Court providing such relief.” On Friday
Nintendo Suing United States Govt. Over Trump Tariffs… Sony Facing New Lawsuit Due to Tariffs Now, a new class action lawsuit has been filed against Sony, alleging that Sony is gaining a "significant windfall generated by unlawful tariffs." In other words, the lawsuit claims that Sony raised the price of the PlayStation 5 to compensate for tariffs, and… …
… The filing accused various US government agencies of collecting "more than $200 billion in tariffs on imports from nearly all countries." Now, in a new court filing reported by Game File , the lawsuit alleges that Nintendo's recovery of tariffs would "constitute unjust enrichment and violate Washin… …
… Nintendo therefore collected the tariff costs from consumers through elevated pricing, while seeking refunds of the same tariff payments from the federal government.” The lawsuit says that unless the court steps in to restrain Nintendo, the company will have recovered the same tariff payments “twic… …
… As to why Nintendo is suing the U.S. government to get back money it paid on excess tariffs over the last year, its lawyers explained in the filing that unless the company goes after the United States in court, there is no guarantee it will ever get that money back. “Regardless, this lawsuit is nec… …
… Original Story: Nintendo of America is suing the U.S. government, including the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, and US Customs & Border Protection, over the tariffs implemented in 2025 via executive order from President Donald Trump. …
… Both claim Nintendo has benefited from controversial tariffs imposed by the United States government after passing the cost onto consumers via price hikes before itself becoming entitled to refunds after the Supreme court decided those same tariffs were unlawful . …
… The platform holder confirmed that the suit had been filed, but had "nothing else to share on the topic." As PC Gamer reports, Nintendo is one of over 1,000 companies suing the US government over tariffs, alongside FedEx and Costco. …