Nintendo to launch Switch consoles in Indonesia in December

JAKARTA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Japanese ‌game maker Nintendo ​said ​on Wednesday that it would launch its Switch consoles in Indonesia for the first time this year, marking its ‌entrance into Southeast Asia's largest economy.

Here are some details:

• ⁠Nintendo told Reuters in an email it would launch Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch ‌2 in Indonesia this ‌December.

• Asked what its presence in Indonesia might entail, the company said: "Unfortunately, we have nothing further to share besides the fact that ​we plan to launch Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in Indonesia this December."

• A subsidiary of one of Indonesia's biggest ⁠conglomerates, Salim Group, will be the official distributor for the consoles, Indonesia's Ministry of Creative ​Economy said in a statement.

• Irene Umar, Indonesia's vice-creative economy minister, said on Wednesday in an Instagram post that ​allowing Nintendo to sell its products ‌through official channels would help address copyright violations.

• Indonesia is pushing to make Nintendo's developer kit available to ⁠help local developers, Irene added.

• Nintendo consoles and game cartridges are currently sold mainly through unofficial channels, making pricing mechanisms unclear, local game developer Adam ⁠Ardisasmita told Reuters.

• Salim Group's Axton Salim was quoted by state news website ​Antara as saying that its subsidiary would work with Nintendo to build an official repair centre and customer service.

• Indonesia's gaming market is worth about 30 ‌trillion rupiah ($1.68 billion) annually, the largest in Southeast Asia, but local developers generate only around 2.5% of ‌that spending, the Indonesian Game Association said last year.

• Nintendo launched the ⁠Switch 2 hybrid home-portable console ‌in June 2025 and ​expects to sell 16.5 million units in the current business year through to March 2027.

($1 = 17,865 rupiah)

(Reporting by ‌Stanley Widianto)

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