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==Pokémon games==
==Pokémon games==
{{bulbanews|Pokémon GO update to add Brazilian Portuguese}}
{{bulbanews|Pokémon GO update to add Brazilian Portuguese}}
All [[Pokémon games]] have been available to Brazilian customers in English. However, from January 2015 to May 2017, Nintendo's officially licensed distributors {{n|Nintendo leaving Brazilian gaming market|ceased trade}} in the Brazilian market due to the ongoing significantly high taxation tariffs on imported electronic goods, especially as direct competition recently decided to open manufacturing plants within the country to lift some of these tariffs. In May 2017, [http://www.ncgames.com.br/ NC Games] became the new licensed distributor of Nintendo products, until that company closed in 2019. The games have been digitally distributed through the Brazilian version of Nintendo eShop, also known as [https://store.nintendo.com.br/ Loja Nintendo] ("Nintendo Shop") ever since.
All [[Pokémon games]] have been available to Brazilian customers in English. However, from January 2015 to May 2017, Nintendo's officially licensed distributors {{n|Nintendo leaving Brazilian gaming market|ceased trade}} in the Brazilian market due to the ongoing significantly high taxation tariffs on imported electronic goods, especially as direct competition recently decided to open manufacturing plants within the country to lift some of these tariffs. In May 2017, [http://www.ncgames.com.br/ NC Games] became the new licensed distributor of Nintendo products, until that company closed in 2019. The games have been digitally distributed through the Brazilian version of Nintendo eShop, also known as [https://store.nintendo.com.br/ Loja Nintendo] ("Nintendo Shop") ever since. Nintendo had since officially relaunched in Brazil on September 18, 2020.


[[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon TCG Card Dex]] are the only Pokémon games to be localized into Brazilian Portuguese.
[[Pokémon Trading Card Game Online]], [[Pokémon GO]], and [[Pokémon TCG Card Dex]] are the only Pokémon games to be localized into Brazilian Portuguese.