Tencent Nintendo Switch received the 19.0.2 version system update on Jan 20, 2026. This system update is exclusive to the Tencent models, and is not available to the global variant, currently at 21.1.0.

A mail order advertisement for iQue's Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Advance SP, from iQue's authorized mail order retailer. The iQue GBA SP costed CN¥ 688 (US$ 83 in Nov 2004), and the iQue GBA, bundled with Wario Land 4, costed CN¥ 538 (US$ 65 in Nov 2004).

Advertisement for Kirby's Pupupu Market in Hong Kong, from K11's officiall Xiaohongshu (Rednote) account. The Chinese name of the market is literally "Kirby's Dream Supermarket" (星之卡比 梦幻超市).

Kirby Air Riders advertisement with the game's Simplified Chinese logo, placed next to the advertisement for Kirby's Pupupu Market in Hong Kong. The direction signs shows that the ad is placed in the shopping district near the Luohu (Lo Wu) Border Crossing in Shenzhen, China.

The Chinese script for Super Mario Galaxy on the Switch is re-translated from the original (Japanese), and not ported from the Shield Version. It appears that Nintendo almost always have different Chinese scripts for the original and remake.

Kamek no longer tells Mario to "go to hell" in the Simplified Chinese script of the Switch version of Super Mario Galaxy 1+2. The Switch translation is more literal to the Japanese script, where Kamek tells Mario to roll on the ground instead.

[Tencent Nintendo Switch] Loading and Updating every single Tencent Nintendo Switch Physical Game youtu.be/pJVpzmx3638

Nintendo Today launches adds Chinese language support and is released in Hong Kong and Taiwan today. The North American version of today's Nintendo Direct will be streamed through the app with Chinese subtitles for the Chinese audience.

Tencent Video will be removed from the Tencent Nintendo Switch eShop on September 25, 2025. The app cannot be downloaded if it is deleted from the console after that date. However, it will remain accessible until all internet services for the Tencent Nintendo Switch terminate on May 15, 2026.

Repair services for Tencent Nintendo Switch consoles and accessories will terminate on December 31, 2026. Online services (Nintendo eShop, game updates, and online matchmaking) for the Tencent Nintendo Switch was already announced to terminate on May 15, 2026.

Nintendo eShop will officially launch in Taiwan on Sept 9, 2025. www.nintendo.com/tw/topics/ar...

The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Update Pack of Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is given a price of 10 HKD or 31 NTD. The pricing suggests that the Nintendo eShop would launch in Taiwan sometime around the release date of this game: Sept 19, 2025.

China-based Nintendo Switch News Account 知任CHS claims that the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold more than 500,000 units in the greater Chinese area (Mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) within one month.

Nintendo's global region selector portal (www.nintendo.com/region-selec...) adds a direct link to Nintendo Hong Kong's Simplified Chinese website. Nintendo Hong Kong has had a Simplified Chinese site since 2013.

Pauline is voiced in Mandarin Chinese by Taiwanese voice actress Mei-hsiu Lin (林美秀, Angel Lin) in Donkey Kong Bananza. She is also the VA for Misty for Episode 261 and onwards in the original Pokémon anime.

Nintendo Switch 2 adds Pinyin IME for Traditional Chinese, in addition to Zhuyin, Cangjie and Quick. This feature is exclusive to Switch 2 and not available on the original Switch on the latest system version.

Nintendo Switch 2 releases today in Hong Kong and many other parts of the world. To prepare for the release, Nintendo Hong Kong launched an official channel on Bilibili, a major video site in China.

Nintendo has released five consoles in China that had some sort of online service (including the China edition of NVIDIA Shield TV 2017, which Nintendo has contributed 5 games to its library). Dates without the day of the month were terminations without official announcements.

The list of games "in active preparation" has also been removed from Tencent Nintendo Switch's software lineup page. Planned releases include Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and Paper Mario: Origami King. https://buff.ly/4i8f0Z6

Warranty, repairs and sales of both accessories and game cartridges would not be affected by the online service suspension of the Tencent Nintendo Switch.

Chinese tech media 36Kr received exclusive information about Tencent Nintendo Switch online service shutdown: The TNS online service was run by a long-time partner of Nintendo, but said partner would no longer be available due to their recent change in their business in China.

List of services to be unavailable after the TNS online service shutdown on May 15 2026: 🌐❌ Online Multiplayer/Friend making 🌐❌ Play digital games on non-primary console 🌐❌ Update games via internet 🌐❌ Parental Controls via WeChat 🌐❌ Share to social media

As a means of thanking (or compensating) Tencent Nintendo Switch users before the service shutdown, all registered Nintendo Switch users could register their WeChat accounts to obtain up to 4 free digital games.

🚨 Tencent Nintendo Switch will shut down all online services in 2026 in China 🚨 - eShop purchases possible until 10PM March 31 2026 - eShop download/code redemption possible until 10PM May 15th 2026 - ALL remaining internet services will also terminate on 10PM May 15th 2026

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On November 26, 2019, the Tencent Nintendo Switch Weibo account posted a Super Mario Galaxy video. This post was made over nine months before Super Mario 3D All-Stars was announced, with no mention of the Chinese Nvidia Shield version, as the video used footage from the Japanese version instead.

Super Mario Party Jamboree introduced the Chinese name for Ztar: 惺星, from 星星 (star) and 惺 (to come to realize). While 惺 is by itself not a negative word, the radical忄(heart) is often used with characters associated with (negative) emotions.

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