Skip to content
General

Official Online Nintendo Store Opens Doors in Hong Kong

By Sarah ChenHong Kong
1 min read
Nintendo Store scaled
Nintendo Store scaled
In this article (4)

An official Nintendo Hong Kong online store has opened this week.

The new storefront eplaces a former Nintendo page that offered download codes which could be redeemed on WhatsMall.

Now fans of the Japanese game platform can buy software online direct from the manufacturer.

The Nintendo Hong Kong e-commerce site offers download codes for a range of Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games along with DLC, reports fansite NintendoSoup.

The site features multiple languages as well, along with Chinese: American and UK English, Canadian French, French, Latin America Spanish and Spanish.

Questions & Answers

Q.

What items can customers purchase from the new online store?

A.

Customers can buy download codes for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS games directly from the manufacturer. The site also offers downloadable content (DLC) for these games.

Q.

Does the new store offer support for different languages?

A.

Yes, the new store supports multiple languages beyond Chinese. These include American English, UK English, Canadian French, French, Latin American Spanish, and Spanish.

Q.

How does this new online store differ from Nintendo's previous online presence in Hong Kong?

A.

The new storefront allows direct software purchases from the manufacturer. Previously, Nintendo's page offered download codes that needed to be redeemed on WhatsMall rather than bought directly.

Reader pulse

Is this direct sales move a good strategy?

19,374 votes so far

Weekly Briefing

Asia's retail intelligence, in your inbox

Tuesday, Thursday and a Saturday Weekly Wrap: the retail stories, numbers and moves that mattered across Asia. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.

  • Top industry moves and market shifts
  • Weekly data-driven analysis from across Asia
  • Tuesday, Thursday and the Saturday Weekly Wrap

Read by retail operators, investors and brand teams across Asia.

Protected by a quick human check. No spam, ever. Unsubscribe in one click.

SecureGDPR ready