It appears that Nintendo may have also joined other video game companies in solidarity towards Ukraine after Russia's attack. However, while there has been no direct statement from the company, noted that a number of Nintendo eShop users who use the Russian version of the online store reported that payments were not being accepted. A while later, Nintendo confirmed that the eStore in Russia has been temporarily placed under maintenance. If you head on over to , the company has confirmed that the eShop is currently suspended. "Due to the fact that the payment service used in Nintendo eShop has suspended the processing of payments in rubles, Nintendo eShop in Russia is temporarily placed into maintenan💙ce mode. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. We will share updates as the situation develops," reads the announcemen💞t according to Google translate. Unlike other companies, Nintendo has not come out and openly condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine, nor has it said anything about halting sales and services. This leads to the theory that it's not Nintendo that has actually stopped accepting payments in Rubles, but a third party payment provider who operates within the region who has done so.
The number of companies boycotting Russia after its attack on Ukraine has been growing everyday. It hasn't even been a day since both EA and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Microsoft havꦰe announced that they will no longer be selling any products or services in Russia. While EA's products will primarily be related to video games, Microsoft's stop of sales includes everything related to Windows as well.
Besides that – and aiding with the relief efforts – Microsoft has also mentioned that it has been proactively assisting cybersecurity in Ukraine defend against Russian cyber attacks. "Since the war began, we have acted against Russian positioning, destructive or disruptive measures against more than 20 Ukrainian government, IT and financial sector organizations," said Microsoft president and vice chair Brad Smith. We have also acted against cyberattacks targeting 𒁃several additional civilian sites. We have publicly raised our concerns that these attacks against civilians violate the Geneva Convention."
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