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Is it wrong to purchase Switch games on another region's eShop if the price is lower?
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Gotdatmoney
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I personally don't do this just because I dont have a problem with paying taxes. In the same notion if you buy retail games digitally it's literally $10 cheaper than Ontario (where I live). So I get why people do it.
It's really no different than crossing the border to buy stuff. Based on our dollar games should be $75 CAD but they are $80. If retailers wont adjust why shouldn't we do business to benefit us? They wont look out for us.
Oh, I didn't change my account settings, that's why it stayed the same.
Anyway, is South Africa considered a PAL territory?
Yes so you should have no problems making a purchase using your bank/credit card.
Inspectah_Deck
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Yeah seems so, same for Russia.
They all use the same EU site template, I guess that´s also the reason that EU CC work on them.
I hope Nintendo doesn´t restrict that more in the future.
That's my concern. It would be very easy for them to implement, simply add a post/zip code requirement on the payment screen the way they do in NTSC regions and block purchases where a pyament card isn't registered to that country.
The fact they allow purchases across the board in pal regions shows that they obviously don't see a problem with it in my opinion.
Audioboxer
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If you've ever imported a game from another country this is the same concept but with digital goods. Pubs and devs might not like it but they operate and benefit from the global market too. Especially when it comes to tax avoidance. Don't feel bad.
LambdaTeos
Member
Not odd at all, Microsoft does the same, why? because their prices are actually in MXN, not in USD like PS is still doing it (which, mind you, I find dumb AF, but what can you expect from a company with certain... policies)
Several games (a huge case I remember being yooka laylee ) have been extremely cheap in MXN compared to the US and other countries, but the price was in MXN
All first party titles are always at almost the same price as in retail, most of the games that are actually cheaper in MXN eshop are those without a physical retail version
From the list mentioned before:
Blaster Master Zero
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 ****
Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star ****
GUNBARICH for Nintendo Switch
Human Resource Machine
Kingdom: New Lands
Little Inferno
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Minecraft
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Stardew Valley
STRIKERS1945
Vaccine
VOEZ
World of Goo
all these have no physical version with the exception of Extella and Xenoverse 2
TheSpecialOne
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If you have to ask, it means your conscience is not at peace with that action.
Cuningas de Häme
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People are so good to tell themselves that "I am not doing any wrong, other ppl do it too". Or "It is not my fault that I drove over that kid, she ran in front of my car!". Or "they steal our jobs and take what's ours, they need to go away".
Human is a selfish prick and it is a small wonder that we haven't perished already. We have tried though, many times.
But everyone is in charge of their own actions. If you feel that you have earned the right to buy from the cheaper markets, the you do you. Damn Mexicans, right? They deserve higher prices, that's why we all should buy from there.
I don't like people, humankind sucks. There is some good individuals but as a group we suck and the world will be better without us.
Human is a selfish prick and it is a small wonder that we haven't perished already. We have tried though, many times.
But everyone is in charge of their own actions. If you feel that you have earned the right to buy from the cheaper markets, the you do you. Damn Mexicans, right? They deserve higher prices, that's why we all should buy from there.
I don't like people, humankind sucks. There is some good individuals but as a group we suck and the world will be better without us.
Yes a purchase is tied to an account. You can change your region to anywhere and an existing purchase will show as purchased in all eshops, and can be re-downloaded regardless of the region you have currently selected.
Also when you choose a "region" on mynintendo, you are actually selecting a country as opposed to choosing Europe, North America etc. Countries have their own eshops as opposed to having an eshop per region.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
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Cuningas de Häme;251557427 said:
Comparing "importing" a digital game to running over a child. But stay self righteous about how much everyone else sucks lol
YES, and Russia is also Europe btw
Thank you
I've just changed my region and it worked like intended
How have the developers of SDV benefitted from global markets?
Its threads like this that reminds me just how America centric this site is, ya bunch of hard core capitalists.
If a company has tried to do a solid to a poorer nation, dont be a dick and wreck it for everyone. Thats my 2c.
Its threads like this that reminds me just how America centric this site is, ya bunch of hard core capitalists.
If a company has tried to do a solid to a poorer nation, dont be a dick and wreck it for everyone. Thats my 2c.
I think when you're in the US you can pay whatever price you get in the eshop as they are already very low compared to us over here in europe. We can't access them without an American Credit Card. Well at least we can use the Norwegian eShop cause they have about 10-15% cheaper downloads than the rest of Europe, probably because they aren't in the EU and pay with their own currency, the fun thing is, in the end Nintendo will take Euro from your European credit card none the less...
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