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caffeinade on 20 September 2017
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twintail said:
Darwinianevolution said:

Importing and buying from other regions can only get them so far. If the console was in every possible store instead of having to go to Hong Kong to get it, the market for it would expand exponentially. Plus, if a console isn't officially released in a region, Nintendo can't advertise it there.

You are right that having Switches sold locally would obviously be better for Nintendo.

But you underestimate the current avenues of getting a Switch in China. You can find them in stores if you know where to look. Chinese gamers know where to look since this has been part of their gaming culture for many years. 

You can get them easily online off Chinese online stores. And since online shopping is incredibly massive in China (they did $14 billion USD on a single day before, $17billion a year later) that getting hold of a Switch is incredibly easy. Took me all of 30 seconds to find the MH bundle on a chinese site for purchase. 

The avenues are there. Local selling will obviously give the product more presence, but its incredibly debatable that it will be instantly successful. 

Does Nintendo have ads in China?
What is the gaming maket like there, (apart from PC and Mobile) what genres are popular?

I think Nintendo could do very well China, but I don't know the culture and environment there.