In the vast majority of the world’s countries, the Nintendo Switch has been available for years and till June 2020, it had already sold 61.44 million units making one of the best selling consoles of all time. However, those in Brazil either had to import the console or buy it from independent resellers but soon, the Nintendo Switch will officially launch in this country!

Nintendo to finally bring the Switch to Brazil

The Nintendo Switch is finally coming to Brazil around 3 years after its release! (Tweet)

After having closed up shop in Brazil over 5 years ago due to exorbitant import tariffs, Nintendo seems to have become re-interested in the country following a tweet on their “Nintendo of America” Twitter account. This tweet states that the Nintendo Switch will be coming to Brazil soon meaning that the console will see an official release over 3 years after its initial release in March 2017. While this may be exciting for some, there is currently no concrete release date set neither has the price been disclosed so it may still cost a pretty penny but on the bright side, Brazil reduced its import tariffs on video game consoles around a year ago!

Why did Nintendo get out of Brazil in the first place?

As mentioned above, Nintendo got out of Brazil 5 years ago in January 2015 primarily due to very high import tariffs on video game consoles and accessories which ranged between 20%-50%. This ended up translating to extremely high prices for consumers with the Wii U originally being sold for R$1899 which translated to $830 in the console’s heyday compared to its original release price of $299/349. Without a doubt, this is pricey even in first-world countries let alone in a still-developing country where the minimum wage is around $258 (R$1039) monthly since the beginning of 2020. Obviously, this didn’t only apply to Nintendo’s consoles with the PlayStation 4 costing around $1850 (R$3999) when it was released back in late 2013!

Conclusion

If you want a Switch now and live in Brazil, your options are to either wait patiently or grab it from unofficial retailers. For more information, you can follow Nintendo’s Facebook & Instagram pages by following the links below:

Nintendo’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Nintendo/?brand_redir=435609070611782

Nintendo Brasil Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nintendo_brasil/

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