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In the past, most games in Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka were sold by the Japanese Nintendo division (and by extension Nintendo of America). In Afghanistan, Nintendo Europe dealt with sales<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/corp/distributors.jsp Nintendo - Distributors] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080304201947/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/distributors.jsp archived])</ref> until 2021, when distribution halted in that country due to the {{wp|Fall of Kabul (2021)|invasion of Kabul}}. | In the past, most games in Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka were sold by the Japanese Nintendo division (and by extension Nintendo of America). In Afghanistan, Nintendo Europe dealt with sales<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/corp/distributors.jsp Nintendo - Distributors] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080304201947/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/distributors.jsp archived])</ref> until 2021, when distribution halted in that country due to the {{wp|Fall of Kabul (2021)|invasion of Kabul}}. | ||
Samurai Electronics sold NES in India from 1987 to 1994 under the name ''Samurai'', with support from Active Boeki. Next Nintendo consoles | Samurai Electronics sold NES in India from 1987 to 1994 under the name ''Samurai'', with support from Active Boeki. Next Nintendo consoles were distributed in India by authorized distributors network created by Active Boeki, but with smaller effort and big competition from gray market and clones. Around mid-2000s, they began to care more for Indian, starting from Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance. From September 30, 2008, Wii and Nintendo DS was supposed to be released by Samurai Games and HCL<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/sep/16wii.htm Nintendo Wii and DS to launch in India on September 30] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20080916175348/https://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/sep/16wii.htm archived])</ref> but some sources says it did happened<ref>https://www.pocketgamer.biz/asia/mobile-mavens/64328/indian-game-developers-react-to-the-nintendo-switch/</ref>, other not so situation isn't clear. Sunder Electronics, delivered the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in 2012<ref>[https://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/features/buy-the-nintendo-switch-in-india-you-need-to-read-this-first-1650812 Want to Buy the Nintendo Switch In India? You Need to Read This First] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20220810051859/https://www.gadgets360.com/games/features/buy-the-nintendo-switch-in-india-you-need-to-read-this-first-1650812 archived])</ref>. {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}} were available in India just a week after its release in {{pmin|the United States}}.<ref>[http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/features/pokemon-fans-helpless-in-india-as-nintendo-keeps-away-627108 Pokemon Fans Helpless in India as Nintendo Keeps Away - NDTV Gadgets] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164555/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/features/pokemon-fans-helpless-in-india-as-nintendo-keeps-away-627108 archived])</ref> It seems that Sunder didn't released Nintendo Switch in India but third-party publishers have distributed games officially for this platform. As a reason of not enetring the market, Nintendo stated BIS regulations<ref>https://themakoreactor.com/featured/nintendo-switch-india-story-price-warranty-sales-launch-super-smash-bros-game-development/10893/</ref>. | ||
==Pokémon anime == | ==Pokémon anime == | ||