Today, Malaysian Nintendo Switch fans woke up to great news - Nintendo has launched an official website for Malaysia, which is something that we never thought would happen even after years of Nintendo gaming presence. However, what does this mean and are there any changes?
Upon visiting the website, it doesn't seem very localised and follows the footsteps of our neighbour, Singapore. On top of that, there aren't any local price tags shown online as well but rather, you may purchase the official Switch games, Switch console and Switch gaming peripherals online in Shopee and Lazada.
On the Shopee and Lazada platform, you can see the store MMSoft which is actually still under MaxSoft (the current distributor). Although all the Switch games there are listed with the original price tags, most Malaysian Switch fans in the comments section would very much prefer an eShop (I second it too). Currently, Malaysian Switch fans who buy Switch games digitally rely on the US eShop due to cheaper prices when on sale.
Meanwhile, Nintendo SEA also opened a web portal for the Philippines but with the same layout. Here's to hoping that we can switch (pun intended) our Nintendo accounts and memberships back to Malaysia, which can greatly benefit a local eShop if it's in the plans. What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more trending tech news at TechNave.com.
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