yeah, but it seems like this deal doesn't work if you are in the US
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Switch: Buy Sonic Mania for EUR9.97 / USD11.70 on the Russian eShop
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yeah, but it seems like this deal doesn't work if you are in the US
It works fine, I just did it. But neither one of my cards worked.
then how did you get it to work?
Like everyone said. Create a russian nintendo account, set that account up on your switch. Open the eshop on your switch with the russian account. Hope your card works.
Sorry, I am asking too many questions. But how do I setup an account when I already have one in America? Do I have to reformat my Switch, or just create a new user?
Council Pop
Member
Thanks
But neither one of my cards worked
What is the workaround?
Buy Russian eshop credit, somehow.
I would recommend having a few accounts set up with different regions so you can have some more options. I have NZ, US and Japan and its great to see the different things that pop up each week.
| Praxis |
Banned
Thanks
But neither one of my cards worked
What is the workaround?
Move to Russia comrade.
Not happening. The percentage of sales from people doing this is WAY less than you probably think. People with US credit/debit cards cannot enter this fray. People that are currently doing this are people that are interested enough in the game to buy it at a lower price but obviously did not buy it at launch and weren't going to buy it until it went on sale anyway. If anything this just earned Nintendo a lot more money from new sales up front that would not have occurred otherwise. Also, there is a giant world outside of the internet that would rather just buy their game on their own respective store instead of dealing with the hassle of "region forgery", and an even bigger world of people who still probably don't know and don't care about this trick that only saves 9 bucks.
If you would rather give your money to Nintendo US then go for it but everyone needs to get off their moral soapbox of overreactions and microcrimes. I wonder how many of these people buy stuff online from other countries or from play-asia. Oh wait that's not the same because it's physica-
[Gets legs cut off]
I would also like to point out that if anyone thinks Nintendo has no knowledge of this happening then they are delusional.
Rellik
Member
Because you need either a European card or one from a region where Nintendo has no store. You can't just use a US card on their European store like you could on the Canadian/Mexican store. You need to be in that region for the card.
Make an account on Amazon Japan (seperated from Europe/USA Amazon), add your card info and use whatever random Japanese address as your billing address, buy whichever point card value or digital game code you want and input the code in the Japanese eShop.
Edit: Might want to make a seperate Japanese Nintendo Account so you don't have to worry about forfeiting balance every time you change region.
Nintendo's Witch
Member
Thanks OP, purchased the PS4 version my self but my brother can make good use of this.
Leona Lewis
Banned
Looking for same :-XAnyone find a workaround yet for us US card holders? Thank you
Anyone find a workaround yet for us US card holders? Thank you
They added PayPal as a payment option, perhaps that works?
Shotgun Kiss
Member
That's how I just paid. I'm in the UK. I don't feel bad for taking advantage of this trick, as I bought Sonic Mania on PS4 on launch, and only just got a Switch today.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
I found this on Reddit, which shows the prices of all Switch games across different regions, and highlights where they're cheapest and most expensive. The tabs at the bottom allow you to display prices in different currencies.
I wasn't sure if this was worth creating a new thread for, or if it's already been one, and I missed it.
I wasn't sure if this was worth creating a new thread for, or if it's already been one, and I missed it.
Thanks. I think it might be worth to make it a thread because it could help people with many different purchases.
PhilipDoesMatter
Member
I just did it. Thanks.
Black Republican
Member
can u gift games on the switch? maybe someone can buy it for me and ill paypal them
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
Will the game be in English?
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
Check the OP for that
Thanks
I just bought a switch today and first thing I did was find this thread bought switch pro controller Zelda and now Sonic HAPPY DAYS! gotta play sonic first 😊
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
Here's how I got it to work for me
Change country to Russia on computer
Go to Eshop on switch it will sign you out as you changed countries just use password to sign in to Russia eshop again
Go back to second link in computer to buy Sonic Mania from Russia was its low price buy it and download will start straight away on switch console
Switch back to your original country in first link and save and resign into eshop on switch
Happy days
I did this with my Ireland Nintendo account paying with PayPal
Change country to Russia on computer
Go to Eshop on switch it will sign you out as you changed countries just use password to sign in to Russia eshop again
Go back to second link in computer to buy Sonic Mania from Russia was its low price buy it and download will start straight away on switch console
Switch back to your original country in first link and save and resign into eshop on switch
Happy days
I did this with my Ireland Nintendo account paying with PayPal
RichiRamjag
Member
Can't get it to work at all in NA, paypal or otherwise.
You can do it that way, but youre better off just setting up a new user with a Nintendo Account in the country you plan on accessing the eshop of. If you have any money in the wallet you cant change regions back.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
I disagree, as that means filling your Switch full of useless accounts, and when the day comes you need to transfer stuff from your Switch for whatever reason (next Nintendo system, need a replacement Switch, etc), doing so could be very hard or even impossible if you need to transfer purchases from multiple accounts.
You don't need to add money to your wallet if you just pay for games via PayPal.