NINTENDO SWITCH ARRIVES IN BRAZIL ON SEPTEMBER 18th

 

 

REDMOND, Wash., September 4^th, 2020 – Today, Nintendo confirmed the official distribution of the Nintendo Switch system in the Brazilian market on September 18^th, 2020. Nintendo Switch is a unique home video game system that has sold more than 61 million units around the world since its release in March 2017. Nintendo hopes people in Brazil will enjoy the full home-console experience anytime, anywhere. Nintendo Switch not only connects to a TV at home, but it also instantly transforms into tabletop mode for sharing the fun, and on-the-go handheld mode to take the system anywhere.

 

Nintendo Switch will be available for purchase on Sept. 18^th at a suggested retail price of R$ 2,999 in selected retailers Lojas Americanas and Magazine Luiza, as well as online at the virtual stores Americanas.com.br, Magazineluiza.com.br and Submarino.com.br. Simultaneously, the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and additional Joy-Con controllers in different color options will be available at the same retailers.

 

“When Nintendo Switch launches in Brazil this September, we hope it will help bring smiles to the faces of everyone who plays,” said Bill van Zyll, Director and General Manager of Latin America at Nintendo of America. “People of all ages will be able to enjoy the fun and social gaming that Nintendo Switch offers.”

 

The Nintendo Switch system in Brazil will come in two color options: Nintendo Switch with Gray Joy-Con and Nintendo Switch with Neon Blue and Neon Red Joy-Con. Each system will come with the console, Joy-Con (L) and Joy-Con (R) controllers, a Joy-Con grip, a set of Joy-Con straps, a Nintendo Switch dock, an HDMI cable, an AC adaptor plug for Brazil and a quick-start insert in Brazilian Portuguese. Both versions will be at the same suggested retail price.

 

The new owners of Nintendo Switch in Brazil will be able to discover a wide library of more than 100 games in Loja Nintendo, the official digital store for Nintendo Switch games, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Also, content cards are available for purchase in selected retailers Lojas Americanas and Magazine Luiza, as well as online at the virtual stores Americanas.com.br, Magazineluiza.com.br and Submarino.com.br.

 

For more information about Nintendo Switch system, specifications and features visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/*

 

Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about other features, visit https://www.nintendo.com/switch/.*

*Information provided in English.

 

About Nintendo: The worldwide pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch^™ system and the Nintendo 3DS^™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when it launched the Nintendo Entertainment System^™, Nintendo has sold more than 4.9 billion video games and more than 766 million hardware units globally, including Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, as well as the Game Boy^™, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS^™ family of systems, Super NES^™, Nintendo 64^™, Nintendo GameCube^™, Wii^™ and Wii U^™ systems. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names, such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokémon. A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for Nintendo’s operations in the Americas. For more information about Nintendo, please visit the company’s website at https://www.nintendo.com/.