Donald Trump Administration Sued by Nintendo Over ‘Unlawful’ Tariffs — Report

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Nintendo is suing the Trump administration, asking for its money back from tariffs imposed during Donald Trump’s presidency. The company argues these tariffs were illegally collected based on executive orders that the Supreme Court has since invalidated.

Reports state Nintendo has sued the Trump Administration over tariffs

On March 6th, Nintendo filed a lawsuit in U.S. trade court asking for a refund of tariffs paid as a result of trade policies put in place by Donald Trump. The company argues these tariffs were collected illegally and is requesting a quick reimbursement.

The lawsuit targets several federal agencies, such as the Departments of Treasury, Homeland Security, and Trade, as well as the Office of the Trade Representative and Customs and Border Protection. It also names Kristi Noem, who was recently dismissed as Secretary of Homeland Security, as a defendant.

I’ve been following this case, and it’s pretty significant. Nintendo is arguing in court that the tariffs imposed by the government – over $200 billion worth, affecting imports from almost everywhere – are illegal. They’re specifically taking issue with how the Trump administration used a law from 1977, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, to justify those tariffs. Basically, they don’t think the government had the right to do what they did.

Shortly after becoming president in January 2025, Trump started adding tariffs to imported goods, including taxes of up to 25% on products from China, Mexico, and Canada. By April 2nd, 2025, he used presidential authority to impose a 10% tax on all imports, with some countries seeing increases as high as 50%. Trump called this move “Liberation Day,” but it caused considerable opposition.

As a Nintendo fan, I was really interested to learn about their lawsuit, and it all stems from a big Supreme Court decision earlier this year. The court ruled 6-3 against a lot of the tariffs put in place by the previous administration, saying they weren’t legal. Apparently, that’s opened the door for companies like Nintendo – and many others – to try and get back around $170 billion they paid under those now-invalid tariffs. Bloomberg reported on this, and it’s a potentially huge win for businesses!

Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on ComingSoon.

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2026-03-09 15:36