![]() ![]() Nintendo's statement on the matter lies below in full: Digital Foundry casts its beady eye over Metroid Prime Remastered. Eurogamer has contacted Nintendo to ask for more detail on its relationship with Achivka, and will update if we hear back. It's a seemingly contradictory statement, as Nintendo acknowledges it is potentially looking to work with Achivka but also claims it has no affiliation with companies that import its products, as Achivka appears to do. On the matter of Achivka importing new Nintendo products, such as the recently-released Metroid Prime Remastered, Nintendo states it is "aware" of companies doing so, but is "not affiliated with such companies and has no involvement in parallel import activities in Russia". ![]() Indeed, Nintendo confirms here that it is eyeing up Achivka, Haddazhi's new company, as a business partner - though its suggestion is that this is to "honour preceding commitments" to customers and supply a "repair and warranty service" for existing Nintendo products already sold in the country. Moscow-based employees had their "contracts ended by mutual agreement", though the status of its local boss Yasha Haddazhi is not made specifically clear. ![]() In short, Nintendo states it has largely wound down its Russian operation save for necessary "legal, contractual and administrative requirements". UPDATE 13/4/22 5.30pm UK: Nintendo has issued Eurogamer a detailed statement which serves as an update on the company's operations in Russia. The suggestion here seems to be that Nintendo had no involvement in Achivka's import and sale of Metroid Prime Remastered - that Haddazhi had acted on his own, despite being a Nintendo employee. For any enquiries related to the operations of LLC Achivka, please contact them directly." Currently, Achivka is only a potential supplier of repair and warranty service for Nintendo products that had already been sold in the Russian market. "Nintendo is not affiliated with Achivka and has no involvement in parallel import activities in Russia. On Nintendo's previous statement it was not affiliated with companies involved in the importation of Nintendo products with Russia - despite also considering Achivka for future involvement in a repair and warranty service - Nintendo provided the following statement: "Mr Haddaji remains in a temporary administrative capacity to fulfil various internal administrative functions while winding down the company," a Nintendo spokesperson told Eurogamer. As a reminder, Nintendo stated in March 2022 that it had ended product shipments to the region. This is despite the fact Haddazhi is also now running Achivka, which was recently involved in the import and sale of Metroid Prime Remastered copies to the country. UPDATE 14/4/22 5.30pm UK: In response to further questions from Eurogamer, Nintendo has confirmed that its controversial Russian boss Yasha Haddazhi is still employed at the company. ![]()
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