Nintendo poursuit le détaillant de mode qui dirigeait son magasin russe

Nintendo’s Russian branch has filed a claim to the Moscow Court of Arbitration against KupiVip, a retailer which operated Nintendo’s now-defunct flagship online store in the country. The company submitted claims totalling around 963,500 rubles (environ. $16,800), according to the case’s description.

Like many international companies, Nintendo has severely downscaled its operations in Russia following the Ukraine invasion, à partir de halting new shipments à pulling the plug on the Nintendo eShop – although admittedly stopping short of any direct statement regarding the war.

Cependant, Mir Nintendo (“World of Nintendo”) ceased normal operations back in September 2021 when KupiVip, a clothing retailer that Nintendo chose as its fulfilment partner, folded a few months after Russian tech giant Yandex backed out of a deal to buy it.

Mir Nintendo launched in 2013 as a part of Nintendo’s plan to establish a presence in Russia. Throughout the lifespan of the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS – which most major Russian retailers refused to carry – it was a prime place to buy Nintendo games and consoles. Its importance faded as Nintendo Switch gained way more foothold than its predecessors.

After KupiVip went defunct, the store was replaced by a one-page website used to place preorders on select products, avec Cinématique OlliOlli being the last available one.

We’ve approached Nintendo of Russia for comment, but have yet to receive a reply.

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