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[Shiggy]

Yup. Switched the country to Russia and then went to the link in the OP.

Normally shouldn't happen. Try this link then:
https://www.nintendo.ru/-/-Nintendo-Switch/Sonic-Mania-1174779.html

You can check the UK website to see what you need to do.

 

[pprkut]

Well isn't this great. I have $0.01 on my account so i can't make the purchase.

 

[EroticSushi]

What I did was hit proceed to purchase then it'll log me in and say an error. Re-open the link in the OP and it'll show the Russian price.

I still can't buy it but that's how I was able to see the price.

That worked for me. Which one do I click?

 

[PetrCobra]

That worked for me. Which one do I click?

First option is credit card (any payment card actually, I have a debit card, but they call them all credit cards), second option is eshop code

 

[FinalAres]

I had to clear my cache to get it to work.

Guy above, have you already set up your card? I don't know for sure, but you might want to do that in English first, and then switch to Russia.

Worth it in the end

 

[brickarts295]

Sure I'll make another Nin account. Is not like I already have 6 XD

 

[Yazuka]

Thanks for this! Was going to wait buying this one.
But for that price I can't resist. Haha.

 

[Elrond]

What should we do if we're in the US? I saw someone recommended a service like Revolut, but when I signed up, it said the US is unsupported.

 

[EroticSushi]

Tried with a US VISA Debit on the website and it keeps giving me an error. That sucks.

 

[brickarts295]

Tried with a US VISA Debit on the website and it keeps giving me an error. That sucks.

Same with a US Visa Credit.

 

[AllBusinessJr]

Same with a US Visa Credit.

Same. Probably for the best.

 

[Dremorak]

Or, you know, pay them the amount of money the game is worth in your country

As someone who lives in a country where games are charged between 20-40usd more than the US price, no thank you. They still get their money and I dont get shafted.

 

[KaneU]

OMG, it worked!

Thanks so much for this, I wanted to buy it but had to wait for a sale.

Is this a price error, why is it so low on the russian store?

 

[brerwolfe]

Has anyone from the US gotten it to work? I can't even figure out how to store my credit card on the eShop.

 

[AllBusinessJr]

Has anyone from the US gotten it to work? I can't even figure out how to store my credit card on the eShop.

In reviewing the thread, seems like it won't work for us in the USA.

 

[brerwolfe]

I mean, I've read through the thread but no one says where they're from. That's why I'm asking for confirmation. Maybe we're doing something wrong in the process somehow.

 

[The Hermit]

Or, you know, pay them the amount of money the game is worth in your country

Why?

My country for instance doesn't even have eShop

 

[StrmSrg]

I mean, I've read through the thread but no one says where they're from. That's why I'm asking for confirmation. Maybe we're doing something wrong in the process somehow.

I'm from the US and tried to buy it through a Russian account with my non-saved US visa and US MasterCard debit cards on both the switch and Nintendo website. No luck. Then I made my US account Russian and tried to buy it with my pre-saved US Visa debit card on both storefronts. Nope.

 

[Steve McQueen]

Paid in full myself,bought it for my son.
Was quite easy, thanks a lot!! For Dutch GAF:

- Change Netherlands for Russia on the website: https://accounts.nintendo.com
- Turn on your Switch
- Go to the E-shop
- Fill in your existing password ( same as you've had before )
- Buy Sonic Mania ( lay-out is exactly the same as the other E-shops )
- Don't forget to tick the boxes
- Download the game ( 184 MB )
- Go to https://accounts.nintendo.com again
- Change your country to the Netherlands

They only thing that happened to me is that I had to link my NNID to my account again. Piece of cake ( if you did not link them before you'll be good )

 

[GinoFelino]

Why?

My country for instance doesn't even have eShop

As someone who lives in a country where games are charged between 20-40usd more than the US price, no thank you. They still get their money and I dont get shafted.

That's the exception, not the rule

Everyone has their own moral compass, and this to me is shafting both Nintendo and Sega for doing a good thing for gamers

Not judging anyone who does this btw, just doesn't feel right to me in this particular case

 

[Elrond]

USA—I tested a Square Cash Card. Nope.
Tried to sign up for Revolut. Nope.
Tried to sign up for Monzo. Nope.
Tried to sign up for WeSwap. Nope.

Surely there is a service like these in the US that might work?

 

[RionaaM]

I would if I could, but I already have $10 or so on my US account. It's cheaper for me to buy another $10 eShop code from Amazon and get it from my own eShop (well, technically it isn't my own because I don't live there, but my country doesn't have its own store).

 

[Elrond]

That's the exception, not the rule

Everyone has their own moral compass, and this to me is shafting both Nintendo and Sega for doing a good thing for gamers

Not judging anyone who does this btw, just doesn't feel right to me in this particular case

Look at it this way. Perhaps you weren't planning to buy the game until it was on sale for $10. Either way, they get the sale. It just means someone in Russia bought it and someone in the US did not.

 

[Deku Tree]

Will this make Nintendo ban my account?

 

[Charles Brandon]

Will this make Nintendo ban my account?

With respect, do you think we would be doing it if we thought that was going to happen?

 

[AllBusinessJr]

USA—I tested a Square Cash Card. Nope.
Tried to sign up for Revolut. Nope.
Tried to sign up for Monzo. Nope.
Tried to sign up for WeSwap. Nope.

Surely there is a service like these in the US that might work?

Damn, that's a lot of effort for 9 bucks.

 

[Deku Tree]

With respect, do you think we would be doing it if we thought that was going to happen?

xbox bans people for this kind of stuff from what i read on gaf.

 

[javac]

Thanks OP just got it for £9, had a mega drive back in the day but since haven't really played the sonic games but that price is good enough for me to take a punt.

 

[Reptars Revenge]

Damn, that's a lot of effort for 9 bucks.

It's for down the line yo. Somebody from europe buy me this and I'll PayPal you and if you need anything from our NA stores I'll return the favor.

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

£9.33 bargain. Took 2 mins, nice and easy. Changed account language on my phone, loaded the store on my Switch, stumbled around the language barrier, download, then "Switched" back to English on my account, sorted.

 

[Joey Ravn]

Will this make Nintendo ban my account?

Yes. Most definitely.


... no, not at all. You can buy any game on any region and play it on your Switch. It's completely region free. You don't even need to use the same account you made your purchase with to play the game.

 

[Steve McQueen]

That's the exception, not the rule

Everyone has their own moral compass, and this to me is shafting both Nintendo and Sega for doing a good thing for gamers

Not judging anyone who does this btw, just doesn't feel right to me in this particular case

Well, maybe people gonna buy it now, who weren't willing to pay the full price and are eager to try the game. I don't think this will hurt the sales.The Sonic fans bought the game already I guess. I've paid twice now, once the full price, second time the Russian price for my kid.

Anyway, the Russian pay less, so that's weird. Personally I love Sonic Mania and sure I wanna support the devs, but it don't feels like taking advantage of anyone to me. But...I understand what you're trying to say.

 

[dimmer]

Thank you GAF soooo much for this!

 

[th4tguy]

Darn, my account has a balance. I forgot you can't switch regions with a balance.

 

[Danneee]

Anything else that is dirt cheap on the RU eshop? Thinking about switching my SAfr acc to RU.

 

[Kindekuma]

Outta luck in the US with a Visa as well as a Mastercard.

Hmm.

 

[AetherZX]

Well isn't this great. I have $0.01 on my account so i can't make the purchase.

I got past that by buying one of many throwaway 3DS games for $0.69. Cost a little extra, but hey, worked for me.

 

[Bronetta]

That's the exception, not the rule

Everyone has their own moral compass, and this to me is shafting both Nintendo and Sega for doing a good thing for gamers

Not judging anyone who does this btw, just doesn't feel right to me in this particular case

How about I just not buy the game at all?

 

[UnNamed]

Just bought for 10€ with this trick...

...and have immidiately remembered why I hate Sonic.

 

[Japanmanx3]

Didn't work for me. Happy for those that got it tho.

 

[GinoFelino]

How about I just not buy the game at all?

Glad to see you spending the time you saved in threads about games you have no interest in

 

[WhatNXt]

That's the exception, not the rule

Everyone has their own moral compass, and this to me is shafting both Nintendo and Sega for doing a good thing for gamers

Not judging anyone who does this btw, just doesn't feel right to me in this particular case

Nintendo and SEGA both know the machine is region free and they've set the price in RUB at 699, so I dunno - unless they rectify that, they have to expect a few internet savvy folk might take advantage.

For me, this puts it in impulse buy territory, whereas it wasn't quite there before.

 

[Elrond]

I gave up on trying to figure out a solution for the US. Buying the game twice, so I was hoping for a discount.

 

[Bronetta]

Glad to see you spending the time you saved in threads about games you have no interest in

I was thinking about buying it using thread title trick but your little lesson on ethics deterred me. Shouldnt you be happy?


Dont worry at the $27+tax its priced in my region I definitely have no interest in it.

 

[paranoidfortean]

Kind of a scummy thing to do all things considered. I stay away from this stuff on PC, doing so on Switch as well.

 

[Enthus]

Has anyone gotten a US visa to work?

 

[GWX]

Worked from Brazil. Amazing!

 

[ZedLeppelin006]

So I just tried on my Switch at home and my Canadian debit card didn't work.

So much for that I guess.

 

[TLZ]

I was thinking about buying it using thread title trick but your little lesson on ethics deterred me. Shouldnt you be happy?


Dont worry at the $27+tax its priced in my region I definitely have no interest in it.

Just ignore these people.

 

[LambdaTeos]

With respect, do you think we would be doing it if we thought that was going to happen?

Yes, a lot of people decided to just take the risk or don't give a eff at all.

Either way, that was a genuine question, and with all due respect, you could just answer it

No, there's little to no risk of Nintendo banning you, BUT there is always a possibility, both Microsoft and Sony have their own policies and some of them involve suspensions, however, as far as we know, there have been no reports of people getting banned, so people keeps doing it