UPDATE: Controversial boss still employed, Nintendo confirms.
As a reminder, Nintendo stated in March 2022 that it had ended product shipments to the region.
For any enquiries related to the operations of LLC Achivka, kindly contact them directly."
“We continue to investigate solutions to honour preceding commitments to our customers in the Russian market.
“We are aware that several companies in Russia operate parallel imports of goods, including Nintendo products.
Nintendo is not affiliated with such companies and has no involvement in parallel import activities in Russia.
The report states that Achivka was founded by Haddazji in December 2022, and he is its majority owner.
Another Nintendo Russia employee, corporate events manager Ksenia Kachalova, is listed as a minority owner.
Achivka’s listed legal address is also the same as Nintendo’s Russian headquarters.
Nintendo did not respond to a request for comment by Kommersant.
This isn’t the first time Nintendo’s controversial Russian boss has hit the headlines.
