The new-generation Nintendo Switch 2 console will receive support for the Russian language

The 2025 Switch 2 console from Nintendo will have Russian language support, sources told Izvestia. This is the first truly new device from one of the industry's market leaders in many years - the previous generation Switch was launched in March 2017. The Nintendo Switch 2 was announced on January 16, while the full presentation took place on April 2.

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Izvestia spoke with the key distributor of Nintendo consoles in Russia, Achivka. Its CEO, Yasha Haddazi, who also acts as the founder of the specialized association of R.A.D.I. Video Games, said that interest in the console will be very high, because according to him, Nintendo has sold almost a million Switch consoles in Russia since 2017.

"Console sales in Russia would primarily benefit from games translated into Russian. I think it's fair to say that Mario Kart World has a high chance of being translated into Russian, while localization of Donkey Kong Bananza is less likely, but it could be a pleasant surprise for everyone," he suggested.

According to Yash Haddazhi, Achivka will become the leading distributor of the console in Russia — it will release all models, all games and all accessories. The company will do everything possible to launch the console simultaneously with the worldwide release on June 5th. At the same time, the expert admits that the Switch 2 will become widely available in stores only from the week following the launch: from June 9 to June 15.

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