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Boutique retailers talk about Nintendo's receptive response to their industry

A thriving market
by rawmeatcowboy
28 April 2020
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Boutique retailers have become a big thing for Switch games, giving titles physical releases that might not otherwise see them. Limited Run, Super Rare, Strictly Limited, Special Reserve, and iam8bit have all released titles on Switch, and they continue to see success. In an interview with Dtoid, some of those retailers speak up about Nintendo's response to their efforts.

George Perkins of Super Rare: "[Nintendo] were very receptive to the idea and agreed to let us become a publisher very quickly. I flew to their German headquarters and presented them with our first three games [Human: Fall Flat, The Flame in the Flood, Snake Pass]. They were big fans of the titles we showed. I would say it took a few weeks in total to sort it out."

iam8bit: "Sony and Nintendo have been amazing partners."

This is just a small snippet from a much larger feature on boutique retailers. You can check out the full piece here.