Switch eShop in Japan to Remove Ability to Use Foreign Credit Cards or PayPal - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 February 2025 / 3,918 Views
Nintendo has announced the Nintendo eShop in Japan starting on March 25 will no longer access payments from foreign credit cards or PayPal accounts.
"In order to prevent fraudulent use, the Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store for Japan will stop accepting credit cards issued overseas and PayPal accounts opened overseas from Tuesday, March 25, 2025," reads a statement from Nintendo.
"For customers who have previously used overseas-issued credit cards or PayPal accounts opened overseas, we ask that you please use other payment methods, such as credit cards issued in Japan, from now on.
"We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding."
These changes mean Nintendo Switch owners outside of Japan that use the Japanese eShop will no longer be able to do so by using their credit card or PayPal account. These players will need to find an alternative method like buying prepaid Japanese Nintendo eShop cards online.
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It starts. Im worried the Switch 2 will be region locked now:(
is, out there, any rumour about that?
Not that I know of.
ok
It won't. Mark my words. Iwata is gone. From a human standpoint its good but economically for Nintendo its an advantage. He did a lot of damage to the company with his restrictive politics
…im not too informed on Iwata’s leadership practices, but we are talking about the leader who presided over Nintendo when Wii, DS, 3DS, and NSW were all born. (And, yes, I am aware Iwata had passed away a couple years prior to NSW, though Nintendo was without a long-term president until 2017/2018. Hence, most of the NSW’s first couple of years could be seen as having a whole lotta Iwata DNA embedded throughout.)
The Wii U was a colossal failure, and marketing for Nintendo was utterly abhorrent when Iwata was around, though I struggle to be so quick in pinning these issues on Iwata when he had so much good under his belt.
I think they're also doing this cause games are cheaper in Japan. Mario Kart 8 DX is 59,99€ in France, 40€ in Japan when converted because of the weak Yen.
Probably. Their reasoning PR reeks of BS.
I’m sure PayPal is thrilled to be labelled as a potentially fraudulent financial institution.
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