wraggster
December 4th, 2019, 20:29
Nintendo and Tencent have finally revealed the launch details for Switch's long-awaited debut in China.
The console will be officially released in mainland China on Tuesday, December 10th, Seeking Alpha (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3523533-nintendo-tencent-launching-chinese-switch-next-week?dr=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha#email_link) reports. It will be made available in retail stores, as well as through major online companies such as TMall and JD.com.
The Chinese Switch will be priced at 2,099 yuan (approximately $300) and will come with a demo of New Super Mario Bros U Delxue, as well as a one-year warranty.
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad shared more details from the official news briefing via his Twitter.
There are at least 18 third-party titles (https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1202078195643813898) currently being localised for the Chinese market, after which they will be submitted for approval. This range includes Just Dance, Hollow Knight, Mario + Rabbids, Octopath Traveler, Tools Up, Mario & Sonic at the Toyko 2020 Olympic Games, Daemon X Machina and an exclusive Rabbids Party game.
Several other developers are working on official versions of their games (https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1202078927717621761) to be localised and approved for China, including Bandai Namco, Sega, Konami, Square Enix, Level-5 and Tencent's own internal developer Next Games.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-04-tencent-launching-nintendo-switch-in-china-next-week
The console will be officially released in mainland China on Tuesday, December 10th, Seeking Alpha (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3523533-nintendo-tencent-launching-chinese-switch-next-week?dr=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=seeking_alpha#email_link) reports. It will be made available in retail stores, as well as through major online companies such as TMall and JD.com.
The Chinese Switch will be priced at 2,099 yuan (approximately $300) and will come with a demo of New Super Mario Bros U Delxue, as well as a one-year warranty.
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad shared more details from the official news briefing via his Twitter.
There are at least 18 third-party titles (https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1202078195643813898) currently being localised for the Chinese market, after which they will be submitted for approval. This range includes Just Dance, Hollow Knight, Mario + Rabbids, Octopath Traveler, Tools Up, Mario & Sonic at the Toyko 2020 Olympic Games, Daemon X Machina and an exclusive Rabbids Party game.
Several other developers are working on official versions of their games (https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1202078927717621761) to be localised and approved for China, including Bandai Namco, Sega, Konami, Square Enix, Level-5 and Tencent's own internal developer Next Games.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-04-tencent-launching-nintendo-switch-in-china-next-week