JAKARTA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Japanese game maker Nintendo ( NTDOF ) said on Wednesday that it would launch its Switch consoles in Indonesia for the first time this year, marking its entrance into Southeast Asia's largest economy. 

Here are some details:

-- Nintendo ( NTDOF ) told Reuters in an email it would launch Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in Indonesia this December.

-- Asked what its presence in Indonesia might entail, the company said: "Unfortunately, we have nothing further to share besides the fact that we plan to launch Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in Indonesia this December."

-- A subsidiary of one of Indonesia's biggest conglomerates, Salim Group, will be the official distributor for the consoles, Indonesia's Ministry of Creative Economy said in a statement.

-- Irene Umar, Indonesia's vice-creative economy minister, said on Wednesday in an Instagram post that allowing Nintendo ( NTDOF ) to sell its products through official channels would help address copyright violations.

-- Indonesia is pushing to make Nintendo's ( NTDOF ) developer kit available to help local developers, Irene added.

-- Nintendo ( NTDOF ) consoles and game cartridges are currently sold mainly through unofficial channels, making pricing mechanisms unclear, local game developer Adam Ardisasmita told Reuters.

-- Salim Group's Axton Salim was quoted by state news website Antara as saying that its subsidiary would work with Nintendo ( NTDOF ) to build an official repair centre and customer service.

-- Indonesia's gaming market is worth about 30 trillion rupiah ($1.68 billion) annually, the largest in Southeast Asia, but local developers generate only around 2.5% of that spending, the Indonesian Game Association said last year.

-- Nintendo ( NTDOF ) launched the Switch 2 hybrid home-portable console in June 2025 and expects to sell 16.5 million units in the current business year through to March 2027.

($1 = 17,865 rupiah)