In order to consider the status of video games in Switzerland, one must adopt a cultural, historic, and geo- political approach regarding the place of this country on the international stage: four national languages and five bordering countries are unique elements that define Swiss culture, with the idea of diversity at its core. First, its geographical position—at the center of Western Europe—places Switzerland in the position of a complex cluster for market strategies and legal practices in and out of its bordering countries. In addition, while being at the heart of the European continent, Switzerland is not part of the European Union. Thus its legal system as well as its distribution policies can be influenced or inspired by French or German domestic decisions, for example.