The ongoing state of war between Russia and Ukraine has led numerous companies to cancel their services in the Russian country, and Nintendo has just definitively joined that list. According to information shared by the Game Developer publication, the Russian eShop for Nintendo Switch will cease operations starting today, May 31, 2023, indefinitely.

This means that Russian players will not be able to purchase new games in the store or redeem codes for accessing new content. However, they will still be able to enjoy the content they have already purchased, downloading it as many times as needed. Undoubtedly, this measure will leave Russian fans quite saddened.

Due to economic prospects, Nintendo of Europe has decided to terminate the operations of its Russian subsidiary. As part of its efforts to fulfill previous commitments with its customers in the Russian market, the Russian version of Nintendo eShop will transition to offering a limited service.

Starting from May 31, 2023, and for the foreseeable future, Russian customers with an existing Nintendo account will be able to re-download previously purchased digital content. It will not be possible to make new purchases or use download codes within the Nintendo eShop in Russia.

Nevertheless, this is not a noteworthy novelty. Since last year, Nintendo had already ceased shipping products to the country, and due to this international conflict, games like the new Advance Wars had to be delayed for quite some time.