Nintendo Stops Shipping Products To Russia
Following in the footsteps of other gaming companies like CD Projekt Red, Nintendois halting shipments of all physical video games and consoles to Russia in response to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. The historic Japanese video game giant's decision to stop the delivery and sale of physical goods was heralded by its previous closure of the Nintendo eShop, its digital storefront, in the region, though this decision was said to be caused by an issue with a third party payment processor.
The gaming industry appears to be joining the rest of the world when it comes to shutting out Russia. Major western companies such as Microsoft and Sony have stopped the sale of new products and disconnected their digital storefronts from Russian consumers. Video game developers big and small have also banded together in support of Ukraine, with several pledging to donate significant sums of money to Ukrainian humanitarian and non-profit institutions. While certainly not as influential as companies like Nintendo, independent games marketplace itch.io is currently hosting a massive fundraiser to help support charities that assist in Ukraine.
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Nintendo is continuing this trend with its stopping of all exports to Russia. According to a report from Aljazeera (via Nintendo Life), Nintendo will be discontinuing deliveries of products to Russia "for the foreseeable future." The company noted that this decision was made due to the "volatility surrounding the logistics of shipping and distributing physical goods."
The public reasoning given by Nintendo is a considerable departure from the statements given by other companies, which focused their messaging much more on the
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