Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, many companies have stopped operating on Russian territory as a sign of the rejection of this conflict that has lasted for more than a year. Reason for this, and among many other large video game companies, Nintendo stopped operating in Russia since practically the beginning of the conflict, leaving Russian citizens without games. But it seems that a relaxed import legislation is causing some ex-Nintendo employees in Russia to be importing video games to the country.
The legislation modified in recent months indicates that it is legal to import consumer and industrial goods into the country, even without the approval of the rights holder. Thus, Achivka LLC is dedicated to the sale and distribution of Nintendo games in Russia, a company whose majority shareholder is Yasha Haddajithe one that was CEO of Nintendo in Russia. Ksenia Kachalova also appears as a shareholder in this company, former director of corporate events for Nintendo in Russia. Achivka has obtained the necessary documentation for the sale of Nintendo hardware in Russia, since fortunately they are within the Eurasian Economic Union.
From Nintendo They assure that they know of companies that are carrying out parallel imports to Russia, but They say they have nothing to do with Nintendo.. However, games like Metroid Prime Remastered that is being difficult to buy in Europe in physical formatit has been possible watch for sale in Russia with Achivka sticker, since it is not possible to access the eShop from Russia to buy it in digital format. It is said that Achivka would have been done with a large shipment of this game in physical format for distribution in Russia, hence the major complications of getting a copy for the rest of the markets.
It has not been made clear either if Yasha Haddaji is part of Nintendo, although the big N insists that they are not related. However, you are considering Achivka as a company to manage and repair your products under warranty hardware in Russia, which curiously has the same legal address as the old Nintendo office in Russia. all this history presents some oddities and contradictions between thembut for the moment Achivka has not spoken and Nintendo insists that it has nothing to do with this type of company in Russia.
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Juan Antonio Soto
I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I gutted my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and a 210MB hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles that I write at Geeknetic. I spend most of my free time playing video games, contemporary and retro, on the 20+ consoles I own, in addition to the PC.
