Nintendo Switch 2 in Russia: Sanctions Loophole? Japanese Tech at Risk of Military Use
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet on August 15 to discuss a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, with economic sanctions as a key bargaining chip. Yet in Moscow, Bankisha! found Japanese products that should be banned under the sanctions. Further investigation revealed that a particular country is being used as a “loophole” to bypass restrictions. What is the reality behind this backdoor trade?
Originally aired on “Bankisha!” on August 10, 2025
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29 Comments
I'm actually Pro Russia
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Victory to Russia 👍
Nintendo's outdated hardware would be my last choice for valuable tech to wage a war. You should know why there are Switches in Moscow stores in spite of sanctions and there is no reason people in this country can't have access to video game entertainment.
This isn't real or responsible news.
As long as people are willing to pay a lot of money for things they can’t get through normal means, they will get people to get it through unconventional means. Those people will do anything for money.
It was in Traditional Chinese, so taiwan or HK
So youre saying Russia is using $2B dollar worth of controllers for drones. Come on, this is kind of a stretch.
Это такая глупость, что из приставки будут делать дроны, кто то в это верит?
На самом деле, Нинтендо только создала армию перекупщиков и серых магазинов.
Которые подрывают доверие и авторитет к самой компании Нинтендо, каждый день.
Сейчас, у нас нету никакого ажиотажа, можно свободно купить Свич 2.
Но само отношение компании Нинтендо, которая закрыла сервисы продав массу консолей.
Вернется ей негативным отношением пользователей. Не стоило стрелять себе в ногу.
For sure, there are knockoff versions before they are shipped to Russia.
1:35 Nintendo should not export to China to close the loophole
Ahh it all makes sense now. You’re a pro Russia channel. Explains a lot of things. Especially what you allow in the comment section 😂
in my opinion, Japan should just remain neutral in these things…the economy doesn't allow for these sanctions and stuff
Good show but why didn’t you talk about both sides using Japanese equipment?
its not loop hole but its common because west and Japan other countries declared but did the opposite. They banned russia oil and all products but still buying them, lol.
According to this hypocrite double standard propaganda japanese channel, if you sell billion dollars cutting edge technology to Israel and its western evil countries to kill thousands of Palestinian people that is okey. And there is no documentary about how Japan helps Israel to kill millions s of people around the world 😂😂
Where is the documentary 😂😂
Tell me how Japan helped Israel, which killed tens of thousands of women and children.
If Tsugami is aware of this, they should head this off, they risk sanctions from the rest of the world. I don't think it would irreparably hurt their sales, but their earnings would still probably take quite the hit. Mori and I believe Mazak have GPS tracking and theirs will not run if the machine is not where the manufacture believes it should be, Tsugami could do the same.
2:10 That's the submarine controller
Store clerk said nothing about prices. After you pushed your own words into the clerk's mouth I felt uneasy watching your further translations of Chinese people.
Ordinary people from Russia buy game consoles and game pads for home use. These are both Nintendo fans and ordinary families who buy consoles for their children. As well as people all over the world. This is a common increase in home entertainment that began in 2017. Many people from Russia have a positive attitude towards Japanese culture.
How about America, Isreal?? They do the same thing as Russia. Innocent children in Gaza. More people gone be Isreal/America. So …… what's your reaction, japan?
Sanctions
Russia ✅
Israel ❌
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Sanctions have never stopped anything, it's just a paper tiger, an empty threat. Consider the US sanctions against China on cutting-edge technology imports: Approximately 1 billion worth of high-end Nvidia B200 AI processors being smuggled out of into China in the last few months. Each one of those racks cost CNY 3 to 3.5 million, Steve from Gamer's Nexus YT channel did a 3.5 hour documentary on it but the video got copyright striked by Bloomberg. You just know Big Tech is in on it when they attack a Youtuber.
Russian businesses bypassing loopholes to resell game consoles and $30 dollar Logitech game controllers is a drop in the bucket compared to that
Games online internet…, 😠
Japan Government, Nintendo games video.. Old playing card Nintendo Playing Card Co., Ltd. (1951–1963) UNO 🙄…….. like SEGA Game video
the ironic of the Toyota car help isis and now game controller from japan are in russia to help war lol
7:33 lol
So Japanese think China or Russia can't make their own game controllers and have to import from Japan?
This is low for NTV. Lower than the AI rice cooker which the reporter says the rice doesn't smell like bran. lol
Let Russia alone, no sanctions, no BS please
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