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Nintendo is shutting down its eShop in Russia

Nintendo is shutting down its eShop in Russia

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Nintendo is ceasing all online purchases through its eShop in Russian territory.

Following the tragic events in Ukraine, many companies have rallied to offer support. effect, call, Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., NetflixXbox, and the list goes on, has decided to suspend all business ties with Russia.

Currently it is Nintendo He declares that any purchase in his eShop is now impossible. On top of that Russian Nintendo official siteAn error message is displayed: “Nintendo eShop in Russia is temporarily placed in maintenance mode as the payment service used in Nintendo eShop has stopped processing ruble payments. »

However, the suspension of the Nintendo eShop in Russia was not presented as a decision by Nintendo, but as a result of the end of support for the Russian ruble. No news confirmed the exact cause of this discomfort: “We apologize for any inconvenience. We will share updates as the situation develops.Nintendo simply announced.

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