Anti-smuggling: Game consoles disappeared from Chinese stores
Many imported game consoles, including Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox, have disappeared from Chinese stores and online retailers this week, according to the South China Morning Post .
An anti-smuggling campaign has begun in the country. The consoles began to disappear after “dozens” of arrests. Gamers in China have often benefited from the gray market. It provided access to games not officially sold in the country.
The Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department has seized 54 illegal importers and seized $ 11.9 million worth of contraband consoles from Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, the national anti-smuggling bureau said on Weibo. The total value of goods smuggled since 2018 was $ 515 million.
Now almost all stores, including online ones, in China have removed imported game consoles from sale. Many offers disappeared from the largest Chinese platform Taobao.
