Nintendo and Lenovo seeking refunds for tariffs, after Trump's use of an economic powers act was found unlawful

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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter Recently, the Supreme Court found that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to justify tariffs was unjust, and in turn, companies affected are seeking compensation for it. Among them are Nintendo, Lenovo, Dyson, Epson, and more.As reported by The Register, Nintendo’s complaint (PDF warning) argues for “Defendants [US government] to promptly refund, with interest, any IEEPA duties paid by Plaintiff [Nintendo] regardless of liquidation status, or alternatively enter a money judgment in the same amount.”In Nintendo’s complaint, it points to the collection of more than $200 billion in tariffs from the US government. It also notes that the Supreme Court case that argued against Trump’s use of the IEEPA doesn’t mention refunds to those hit with tariffs. You may like Nintendo president is ‘carefully considering the situation’ around memory prices as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike ‘They can never kill emulation’: Players vexed as Nintendo continues its siege on Switch emulation, handing DMCAs to various emulators on GitHub US government reportedly debating whether to force Tencent to give up its US-based game holdings Nintendo was put in a very strange spot by tariffs last year. As well as tariffs naturally affecting sales of the Nintendo Switch and peripherals, it delayed the price announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 in the US. A few weeks after this pricing delay, Nintendo did confirm the Switch 2 would be selling for its original price, but this turmoil naturally affected the announcement and reception of Nintendo’s latest console.Lenovo’s complaint