Nintendo to move Switch output to Vietnam as China tariffs loom

Popular console risks being swept up in Washington's fourth trade war volley

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Almost all Nintendo Switches are currently manufactured in China. (Photo by Wataru Ito)

NATSUMI KAWASAKI, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Japan's Nintendo will shift some production of its Switch console to Vietnam from China, Nikkei has learned, as the Washington-Beijing trade war threatens to cast a shadow over the hit gaming device.

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