The newspaper reported that the paid repair of Nintendo consoles in Russia has been stopped.News“. As stated in the technical support of the Japanese brand, “it is currently not possible to repair consoles for a fee”, repairs under warranty are carried out only for devices officially imported into the country.
At the beginning of 2022, Nintendo suspended the supply of new consoles to Russia, and the eShop received “maintenance” status.
By the way, in November 2022, Yasha Haddazhi, the former head of Nintendo Russia, announced the creation of Acivka LLC, which is supposed to import games and consoles from the Japanese brand to the country. When asked by Izvestia whether Acivka plans to make paid repairs to Nintendo consoles, a company representative promised to “consider this possibility”.
“We will consider the possibility of providing a paid repair for this to owners of game products and accessories. However, the company’s press service said that no decision has been made on this issue so far.
By the way, Russians in need of repair of Nintendo consoles were advised to contact unauthorized service centers, since even “unofficial” people can perform some services with high quality, such as the replacement of switches and power connectors. Experts interviewed by the newspaper warn, do not forget to read the comments before contacting such a center, as there are too many fraudsters in the market.
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