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Nintendo’s Foray into Indonesia and Malaysia

Nintendo will officially release the Switch systems in Indonesia on December 10. A Pokémon event is also planned.

  • Switch 1: 4,229k IDR (~240 USD)
  • Switch 1 Pikachu & Eevee Edition: 4,450k IDR (~250 USD)
  • Switch 2: 9,999k IDR (~570 USD)
  • No Switch Lite 🤔
Photo of press conference, showing a slide of Switch systems release date and pricing https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGM1495A0U6A910C2000000/
Photo of press conference, showing two jersey-clad Pikachus and a few youth soccer/football players; “Pokémon Sports Project” is shown on the screen in the back https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGM1495A0U6A910C2000000/

Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the first Nintendo Pop-up Store in Malaysia is open now till the end of December. They got an exclusive T-shirt featuring two long pipes reminiscent of the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

Interior photo of the Nintendo Pop-up Store in Kuala Lumpur https://says.com/my/lifestyle/sneak-peek-at-the-new-nintendo-pop-up-store-in-kl

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Previously: Nintendo in Indonesia and the role of Switch 1

[Originally posted on 2026-09-14 Pacific Time]