On November 26th, Tencent officially announced that starting from March 31, 2026, they will gradually cease the Nintendo eShop and other related online services for the domestic Nintendo Switch in China. This means that the domestic version of the Nintendo Switch will become history in China two years from now. Let’s review some of the journey of the Nintendo Switch since its launch in China. In 2019, Nintendo applied for a large number of trademark registrations in China, and subsequently, Tencent’s official Weibo account for the Nintendo Switch indicated that preparations for the domestic version of the Nintendo Switch were underway.
In December of the same year, the domestic version of the Nintendo Switch began pre-sales on platforms such as Tmall and JD.com, and the number of reservations once exceeded 120,000 after the pre-sales started. After the official launch of the domestic Nintendo Switch, Nintendo’s stock price soared. Since its launch, the domestic version of the Nintendo Switch has also experienced some ups and downs. Have you purchased the domestic version of the Nintendo Switch? What stories do you have with it? Feel free to share in the comments section. This article is produced and published by gamehiving, and republication is prohibited without permission.
