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Yuri Litvinenko

Yuri Litvinenko

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  • Nintendo Of Europe "Has Decided To Wind Down Operations" In Russia

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    News Nintendo Of Europe "Has Decided To Wind Down Operations" In Russia

    Update: Will "maintain a minimal presence" in the country

    Update [Fri 14th Apr, 2023 11:45 BST]: Nintendo of Europe has provided a statement to Eurogamer saying that following its suspension of the eShop and officially shipping products to Russia in 2022, it "has decided to wind down operations of its Russian subsidiary". Noting the current...

    • Fri 14th Apr 2023
    • Russia
    • Legal
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Business
    • Nintendo
  • Nintendo Is Suing The Fashion Retailer That Used To Run Its Russian Store

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    News Nintendo Is Suing The Fashion Retailer That Used To Run Its Russian Store

    "World of Nintendo" turned from prime e-store to landing page

    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 (approx. $16,800), according to the...

    • Fri 17th Jun 2022
    • Russia
    • Legal
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Business
  • Nintendo Forced To Offer eShop Game Refund After Russian Court Filing

    46

    News Nintendo Forced To Offer eShop Game Refund After Russian Court Filing

    "Digital goods are no different from other ones"

    When it comes to refunding downloadable games, all platform holders act differently. Nintendo’s policy, unlike the one operated by the likes of Sony, Valve and Epic Games, is fairly strict: eShop games cannot be returned, and preorder cancellations are outside of the norm. While Nintendo is in the...

    • Thu 19th Dec 2019
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Switch eShop
    • Russia
  • Bureaucratic Blunder Means Russian Smash Bros. Team Misses Euro Tournament

    15

    News Bureaucratic Blunder Means Russian Smash Bros. Team Misses Euro Tournament

    Visas weren’t issued in time due to public holidays

    There will be a one team less at the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate European Smash Ball Team Cup — and it’s just because of a paperwork. Nintendo of Europe has announced that, due to “visa issues”, Ye Old Guard team from Russia will stay at home during the Amsterdam finals on June...

    • Fri 19th Apr 2019
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Super Smash Bros
    • Russia
  • Inside The Twisted And Abusive Culture Of Yasha Haddaji's Nintendo Russia

    137

    Feature Inside The Twisted And Abusive Culture Of Yasha Haddaji's Nintendo Russia

    "He has no business being an executive"

    Yasha Haddaji (middle) with other Nintendo staff Footage of a high-ranking executive publicly cursing at workers is definitely not something we expect to see from a company as concerned with its family-friendly image as Nintendo, but while it was shocking to see Nintendo RU General Manager Yasha Haddaji...

    • Sat 17th Nov 2018
    • Features
    • Russia
    • Yasha Haddaji
  • Artificial Shortages Of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! Rob Russian Fans Of Choice

    31

    News Artificial Shortages Of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! Rob Russian Fans Of Choice

    "Russians don’t recognise any other Pokémon but Pikachu"

    Since the franchise’s beginning, one of defining features of the Pokémon series has been the policy of releasing two “different but equal” versions. However, it seems that in Russia, some creatures are more equal than others. Local Nintendo fans have noticed that, while they...

    • Wed 14th Nov 2018
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Pokemon
    • Russia
  • Looks Like The Minecraft: New Nintendo 2DS Creeper Edition Is Coming To Europe

    15

    News Looks Like The Minecraft: New Nintendo 2DS Creeper Edition Is Coming To Europe

    Along with the much-delayed game?

    Releasing Minecraft on a popular but ageing New Nintendo 3DS was something of a masterstroke, but the recent news that Japan was getting a New Nintendo 2DS: Creeper Edition left us scratching our heads; surely a global launch was in order? Well, it seems that this may be happening – at least if Nintendo Russia is...

    • Thu 30th Aug 2018
    • 3DS
    • 2DS
    • Minecraft
    • Russia
    • Europe
  • Russian Demo Of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Hints At Full Localised Release

    6

    News Russian Demo Of Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Hints At Full Localised Release

    Travis promises to “come back to Moscow once they fix the font”

    This weekend, Russian Nintendo fans were able to try out Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes — but they had to travel all the way to Moscow. Nintendo’s Russian branch had a booth at the Hinode Power Japan event, and, amongst other games, Suda51’s latest creation was...

    • Tue 1st May 2018
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Russia
    • No More Heroes
  • Nintendo's Online Services Are Down For Russian Users As Officials Block Telegram Messenger

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    News Nintendo's Online Services Are Down For Russian Users As Officials Block Telegram Messenger

    Collateral damage?

    Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor may have gone a tad overboard while complying with court order to block Telegram messenger in the country.  In an attempt to block servers used to circumvent the ban, Roskomnadzor blacklisted several million addresses used by Google’s and Amazon’s cloud platforms, thus...

    • Tue 17th Apr 2018
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Russia
    • Online
    • 3DS
    • Wii U
  • Russian Super Mario Odyssey Commercial Was Created By The "Banana Switch" Team

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    News Russian Super Mario Odyssey Commercial Was Created By The "Banana Switch" Team

    Behind the scenes feature reveals more about this important advert

    As 2017 was coming to the end, Nintendo’s Russian division made the surprise decision to produce its own TV commercial for Super Mario Odyssey, a first for the company in that country. The ad, which we’ve covered alongside other tactics designed to win over hearts of many...

    • Thu 8th Feb 2018
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Russia
    • Videos
    • Super Mario Odyssey
  • Labo Could Help Nintendo Finally Crack The World Of Education

    43

    Soapbox Labo Could Help Nintendo Finally Crack The World Of Education

    An elusive but profitable market could be won over, says Yuri Litvinenko

    For any company whose products happen to be popular among children, the education market has always been one of the most lucrative to target – but it's one which poses a stern challenge, too. A manufacturer has to offer something that appeals to kids and teachers alike, being...

    • Tue 23rd Jan 2018
    • Features
    • Soapbox
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo Labo
    • Labo
  • Nintendo Is Finally Taking One Of The World's Biggest Countries Seriously

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    Feature Nintendo Is Finally Taking One Of The World's Biggest Countries Seriously

    After years in the cold, Russia is finally on Nintendo's map

    Nintendo had a big stand at Comic Con in Russia last year, with Stephanie Corneliussen of Mr Robot fame attending to play a spot of Super Mario Odyssey Last summer, most of the world was surprised to see a Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch bundle releasing in Russia and nowhere else –...

    • Thu 4th Jan 2018
    • Features
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Russia

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