Nintendo Leaves Brazil

Posted on Saturday 10th January 2015 at 21:33 by Death Penalty

Nintendo announced yesterday that it will no longer distribute games or consoles in Brazil. The company cited the massive tariffs that other companies, including Sony, have previously complained of. The cost of a Wii U in Brazil is the equivalent of some 700 US dollars. This made it the least expensive of the three home consoles, but it has been vastly out-sold by the Xbox One.

CoN is posting this as news, of course, because of its relation to the company near (if not dear) to our hearts. A number of Square Enix titles are available exclusively on Nintendo, particularly for the DS - including some of the company's most well received titles of late, like Bravely Default. These, along with the Marios and Links of the world, will be unavailable to Brazilian fans at least for the immediate future.

Source: Polygon, Kotaku

Posted in: Gaming Industry News

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Glenn Magus Harvey	Comment 1: 2015-01-20 17:32
	Why has Xbox One outsold the WiiU in Brazil despite its higher price point?
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