Editing Nintendo (section)

==== Active Boeki ====
Active Boeki is a distribution company based in [[Kobe]] that handles the distribution of Nintendo hardware and software in [[Southeast Asia]] and the [[Middle East]] since the Game & Watch era, under the responsibility of Nintendo Co. Ltd. in Japan.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Iggy |date=2024-03-02 |title=Nintendo Of Europe Takes Over Saudi Arabia, New Distributor Installed |url=https://nintendosoup.com/nintendo-of-europe-takes-over-saudi-arabia-new-distributor-installed/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=NintendoSoup |language=en-US}}</ref> The company works with local resellers, such as Singapore-based Maxsoft handling distribution and sales in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. Active Boeki also works with resellers such as UAE-based Active Gulf and Saudi-based Shas Samurai, responsible for distribution and sales in the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Active Boeki K.K. |url=https://www.activeboeki.com/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Active Boeki K.K. |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Active Boeki through Shas Samurai has ceased its distributing operations for Saudi Arabia, as AIC Trading received distribution rights for Nintendo in the country, overseen by Nintendo of Europe.<ref name=":2" /> Active Boeki through Maxsoft is also no longer the sole exclusive distributor for Nintendo in Southeast Asia after the appointment of new distributors in charge of distribution, sales, promotion and pop-up stores related to Nintendo products domestically in all countries previously covered by Maxsoft except Indonesia, such as Convergent Systems responsible for Singapore and Malaysia,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerald |date=2021-12-08 |title=Nintendo gets a new official distributor with Convergent Systems, so what's changed? |url=https://www.asiaone.com/digital/nintendo-gets-new-official-distributor-convergent-systems-so-whats-changed |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=AsiaOne}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapree |first=Chief |date=2023-10-10 |title=Convergent Distribution is the new Nintendo Switch distributor in Malaysia: What does this mean for gamers? |url=https://soyacincau.com/2023/10/10/convergent-nintendo-switch-distributor-malaysia/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=SoyaCincau |language=en-US}}</ref> Synnex for Thailand,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkhouse |first=Arthur |date=2024-12-15 |title=Nintendo Opens Its First Official Store in Bangkok |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/12/nintendo-bangkok-store-opening-info |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> and VST-ECS for the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ronquillo |first=Ram |date=2023-12-04 |title=VSTECS Phils Appointed as Official Distributor of Nintendo Switch in PH |url=https://www.gadgetpilipinas.net/2023/12/vstecs-phils-nintendo-switch-ph/ |access-date=2025-04-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>