This method worked for me and few of my readers, but be advised - I'm not giving 100% guarantee that it will work for you as well. This method should work with any credit card, but Revolut seems to be the best solution for it.ĭisclaimer. Maybe it's not a big difference, but I prefer adding some extra funds to buy another game this way 😉 So my guide focuses on the method showing you how you can buy games in Japanese Nintendo eShop without overpaying. In Revolut - exchange rate for 1000 JPY is around 9 USD/8 EUR. Let me do some math for you to show you differences. But remember that you are paying some extra USD/EUR for each transaction on such code.
I know that there is possibility to buy digital codes for Japanese Nintendo eShop right from or other sites.
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The only problem that you can find is how to buy digital versions of games right from Japanese Nintendo eShop. On EU version of the console you can play in games that were bought in USA or Japan without a problem. So there is no problem with running games from different regions. Nintendo Switch doesn't have region lock. But fear not - Revolut is officialy available in Japan, so it should be a matter of time when it will be possible to use it in Japanese eShop. Right now it is necesarry to provide Japanese mobile phone number to open Japanese PayPal account.
UPDATE! Unfortunately this guide is out of date now. Step-by-step guide how to buy games on Japanese Nintnedo eShop by using Japanese PayPal account and Revolut card.