After announcing the Tencent partnership, Nintendo took aggressive action against Chinese piracy websites. At least two major Switch ROM sites were targeted, with one of China‘s top ROM sites deleting its Switch downloads subforum entirely. As one forum post noted, “Tencent is very close with the Chinese government“—a factor that significantly amplifies the consequences for piracy in China.
The official FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch was not widely available or optimized for the Chinese market. ROMs fill this gap, providing gamers with access to a version of the game. fifa 18 rom nintendo switch china
: Accessing digital games in China is its own challenge. The Chinese Nintendo eShop is separate from the global one, and it primarily offers a library of games that have passed local regulations. FIFA 18 is not available on the Chinese eShop. Chinese players who wanted a digital copy had to navigate the process of creating a Nintendo Account for a different region (like the US or Japan) and using international payment methods, a technical hurdle for many. The official FIFA 18 for Nintendo Switch was