Nintendo Switch Makes Its Way To China Courtesy Of Tencent

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Nintendo Switch Makes Its Way To China Courtesy Of Tencent

The Nintendo Switch has finally been approved for sale in China with the help of Chinese partner, Tencent. via Tencent Switch China The has finally been approved for sale in China with the help of Chinese partner, Tencent. , we found out that was looking to make inroads into mainland China, but it wasn’t an easy process. First, in order to sell anything in China, you have to have a Chinese company as a partner. seemed the obvious choice: they’re already a huge player in the gaming market both in China and globally, and they’ve already partnered up to sell Tencent’s MOBA game, Arena of Valor, on the Switch. The other thing you need to sell in China is government approval. That can take a while even with a partner as large and influential as Tencent. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Eight months later and it looks like Nintendo is finally about to get their wish. The Nintendo Switch console system will go on sale in China on December 10th, 2019. Suggested retail price will be 2,099 yuan RMB, or about $300. Chinese Switches will be sold with modified software to work with Tencent’s cloud saving and payment systems. However, new Switch owners in China will have an extremely limited pool of games to choose from. The only game that has been approved for sale in China is New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, which will be sold as a bundle with every new Switch. That's a good game to choose, but with only one game available, it's hard to believe that very many Switches will be sold. via Nikkei Asian Review Switch Nintendo seems to think that too. According to , Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa told investors that he doesn't think that Chinese Switch sales will affect their bottom line for the current fiscal year. That said, Nintendo is still a household name in China. On top of that, Pokémon is a huge deal thanks to Pokémon GO, movies, and cartoons. If Nintendo gets approval to sell games like Let's Go, Pikachu & Eevee or Sword & Shield, then they stand to make enormous amounts of cash. Source: ,