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Shovel Knight: Treasure's Trove $12 USD on Mexican eShop
- Thread starter BronzeWolf
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IronicSonic
Member
No word about a physical vers, isn't it?
Booker.DeWitt
Member
Yes
YCG said they are interested in one eventually and would likely try it after the next and last character, King Knight, is out.
Isn't that because you have it on your system?
I'm from Europe, but bought BotW from the US store and the game isn't listed in either of the download lists. But when I go into the EU eShop it says I bought the game.
Booker.DeWitt
Member
If you delete from your switch, it will show up
pete_clarf
Member
I don't mean to derail the thread, but I didn't want to start a new topic.
Treasure Trove includes Spector of Torment, correct? There's no reason to buy both? That seems to be the case, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer.
Treasure Trove includes Spector of Torment, correct? There's no reason to buy both? That seems to be the case, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Clutch OP just picked it up
SparksterMeta0
Member
Yeah. Treasure Trove is the whole package.
JetBlackPanda
Member
I'm really slow at this what steps do I need to grab this for $12 on my Us. Switch.
Chase Lebowski
Member
Yep, Treasure Trove includes all 3 campaigns (The original, Plague of Shadow and Specter of Torment)
I just tried to do this and it claims it will delink my Nintendo Network ID from my Nintendo Account if I proceed.
Would really rather not make a separate account for a single game and I have other ways to play Shovel Knight so I'll pass for now
1. Go to accounts.nintendo.com
2. Change your user profile location to Mexico
3. Go to the eShop. Everything should be in pesos now and Shovel Knight should cost MX225.99
4. Purchase! (I think you need a visa or mastercard, not sure on the specifics of that, and there might be a international fee depending on what kind of card you have)
5. Go back to your nintendo account and change your region back to what you originally had and...
6. The game should boot up on your original account just fine!
JetBlackPanda
Member
Did it! Thank you!!
It does de-link the NNID but you can re-link after you put it back to USA.
I just did it
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Just going off the pic in the OP, it's definitely a pricing error. The rest are priced normally.
BronzeWolf
Banned
I believe publisher sets the price. It's the same price as it is on steam. I think this might be some kind of strategy by Yacht Club
Relax dude. I could see this happening if all games were cheaper, but it seems to be only one so far.
Oh, so relinking the NNID works? I might have to try this then.
I just would hate to be screwed out of any potential benefits for my past purchases by trying to buy one game at a cheaper price.
Can I add US funds on the American eshop and have them transfer over if I login to the Mexican one?
JetBlackPanda
Member
I was able to re link it no problem.
I have no idea about the funds thing. I used a Visa card.
JetBlackPanda
Member
I hope they really do keep this thing region free.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
This region-free feature is nice on the Switch, but it seems weird that we can manipulate prices by doing this. I already bought Shovel Knight on Wii U and the Shovel Knight Amiibo, so Yacht Club Games has gotten a fair amount of money from me as is, but I still feel a little weird doing this.
goldenpp72
Member
So if I switch regions then switch back, do I own it on my US account like any other game?
Someone before said this could delete your credit in your previous region, is that true?
I had to create a new Mexico account for this since my US acccount had eshop funds in it- accounts.nintendo.com told me that I had to spend it out before changing my country of origin.
My Chase Visa worked fine for purchase under the new account, and I bought the game, but now I have both accounts showing on the system home menu, forever I suppose (removing the Mexican account prevents me from playing the game).
So just be aware of that if extra screen clutter would bother you.
My Chase Visa worked fine for purchase under the new account, and I bought the game, but now I have both accounts showing on the system home menu, forever I suppose (removing the Mexican account prevents me from playing the game).
So just be aware of that if extra screen clutter would bother you.
It's will delete your credit. I myself only did this since I have no funds on my account or the NNID linked to it.
Sucks. Wish it was like the MS system where you have wallets for every region.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
No, Nintendo won't even let you switch the region of your account until you use up your existing eShop credit in the region it is currently set to. So for me, I had to buy Snipperclips to use the $3 credit I had left from linking my NNID. After I used it up and had a zero balance, I was able to change to the Mexico region to buy Shovel Knight, then change back to U.S. afterwards.
TangoAlphaLima
Member
Whew. Really glad I just spent my eShop balance to allow my to change my region. I have zero interest in having multiple accounts open with Nintendo or associated with my Switch.
HubbaBubba
Member
I think means that 3DS version becomes treasure trove (on 3DS) as in it comes with all the DLC like treasure trove does.
Schucky Ducky
Banned
I'll have to try this later! Is this a discount or just a factor of the exchange rate?
Coma Ecliptic
Member
Wow this was abnormally easy considering it's Nintendo.
Absolutely NO way they don't find a way to stop this, hopefully that doesn't mean they get sour about region free.
Neat that consumer gets to use the free market
Thanks for the heads up!
Absolutely NO way they don't find a way to stop this, hopefully that doesn't mean they get sour about region free.
Neat that consumer gets to use the free market
Thanks for the heads up!TangoAlphaLima
Member
Not really an exchange rate thing, as other titles are actually more expensive in Mexico than they are in the U.S. Essentially it's just an issue of Yacht Club Games/Nintendo setting a price for the Mexican market that's significantly cheaper than other places. Video games don't follow the supply/demand market economics exactly, they're generally priced based on what the market will bear. Apparently the Mexican market needs a cheaper price for this type of game to make it sell? I don't know.
Terrorblot
Member
just picked it up! worked fine for me! Thanks OP!
BronzeWolf
Banned
I think people having issues with their credit cards might be due to their bank blocking foreign transactions.
Try calling your bank
Try calling your bank
I didn't have any credit before so I can't clarify if it does or not, but it seems some posters above may have some better info on that
goldenpp72
Member
Will this cause a foreign transaction fee?
Depends on your credit card
Schucky Ducky
Banned
That actually makes a lot of sense. Like how Splatoon was $20 cheaper in the EU when it launched. Thanks for the info! If that's the case, we might see this happen for more games unless Nintendo begins to force developers to charge the same price across all regions.
Jaded Alyx
Member
They would be tied to whatever account you used to buy them.