According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported on March 10, Nintendo announced today that it will suspend the shipment of software and hardware to Russia. Nintendo believes that because the Russian-Ukrainian conflict is still continuing, logistics and transportation are in chaos, and it is very difficult to continue to operate in Russia.
Screenshot from the Asahi Shimbun website
Nintendo has no direct stores in Russia, and for authorized sellers who still have inventory, Nintendo has not requested to stop selling or recall inventory. Previously, Nintendo had already closed the official online store in Russia on the 4th of this month, on the grounds that the payment service it used had suspended the processing of ruble payments.
In addition, "in view of the international situation", Nintendo will also postpone the release of the Switch game "Advanced Warfare 1+2", which was originally scheduled to be released in Europe and the United States on April 8. Because the game contains some war scenes where tanks appear.
The release date of Advanced Warfare 1+2 is displayed as "TBD" on the official website (Source: Nintendo official website)
In addition, Sony Interactive Entertainment also announced today that in order to "call for world peace", it will suspend the supply of all software and hardware in Russia, the operation of the PlayStation store and the release of the game "GT Racing 7".
Sony Interactive Entertainment issued a statement that it will suspend supply to Russia (Source: PlayStation official Twitter)