As the original Nintendo Switch departs Europe, Nintendo is bringing its 2017 handheld and its successor, the Nintendo Switch 2, into new territories.
Following the company’s latest earnings call, the official Nintendo Indonesia website was released to announce the arrival of both handhelds in the territory. The website reads: “Let us introduce ourselves—we are Nintendo.”
The website announced that both of the Nintendo handhelds will officially enter the region later this year. “Coming soon, December 2026,” the website explains with both consoles present next to the announcement.
Nintendo’s push for both handhelds into the Indonesian market marks the company’s first official push into the region. Gamers in the Southeast Asian region have suffered from high import fees and higher prices due to resellers controlling the release of the hardware in the country.
With the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo is aiming to create a much stronger presence in Southeast Asia. Last year, during the holiday period, Nintendo brought its handhelds to Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, and other regions are set to follow.
At the time of writing, however, Nintendo has not confirmed whether or not a local Nintendo eShop service will arrive in Indonesia alongside the handhelds. Considering the fact that other Southeast Asia releases have come with their own online marketplaces, it seems likely. However, some regions still don’t have native eShop support.
As Nintendo continues to expand the reach of its hardware and software across the world, the console maker is also reportedly set to come to India sometime in 2027. According to a report from Day Zero Media, the company will make its return to India for the first time since the Nintendo DS.
For the lower-income regions, Nintendo is not only bringing its latest, more expensive, handheld to market, but the original Nintendo Switch as well. As the ongoing component crisis continues to increase prices of hardware, the cheaper Nintendo handheld is a prime candidate for new audiences, especially as the handheld is still heavily supported.
Unfortunately, the original Nintendo Switch is leaving Europe due to new enforcements that would require heavy redesigns. While the handheld may be discontinued from EU territories, it will still be supported with software updates and new releases.
While the Nintendo Switch may be coming up on a decade old, developers believe that the handheld still has a “lot of life left” in it. With over 100 million players, there’s also a very large audience to cater to which will continue to expand with Nintendo’s latest moves.
