Tencent announced that the company will be Nintendo's agent in China and it will introduce Nintendo's latest gaming platform Nintendo Switch into the Chinese market.
On April 18, 2019, information from Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism revealed that Tencent confirmed that Nintendo Switch with Tencent as the agent had been approved by the department.
On April 26, 2019, Japan's Nintendo published an official announcement, stating that the company reached cooperation with Tencent and the two parties would jointly launch the Chinese edition Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo Switch is the latest gaming console developed by Nintendo and it can be switched among three modes. Users can choose among TV mode, tabletop mode, and handheld mode.