Guide: How to make a cross-regional eShop account and buy ...

Just today I got a European code for the rhythm game Voez, which launches in Europe tomorrow, and next week in the US. I went from not having an EU Nintendo ... Justcreateyouraccountsonline Oneofthemostannoyingthingsaboutregionfreesystems,torisklookingagifthorseinthemouth,ishowdifficultitcanbetoactuallylogintodifferentaccountsoraccessyourcontent.EvenonthePS4,aregion-freesystem,youneedtofollowcertainparameterstoplayyourgameswithspecificaccounts. ButontheSwitch,basicallyallofthoserestrictionsaregone(atleastatlaunch).JusttodayIgotaEuropeancodefortherhythmgameVoez,whichlaunchesinEuropetomorrow,andnextweekintheUS.IwentfromnothavinganEUNintendoaccounttocreatingone,todownloadingVoez inlessthanfiveminutes. It’salsoimportanttonotehoweasyitistoactuallycross-regionalgames.OntheSwitchhomescreenallofyourprofilesshowupinthetopleftcorner,andnoneofthemare“loggedin”necessarily.Youchoosewhoisloggedinafteryoulaunchagame,andthatcanbeinanyregionwithoutlockingyouout.ItestedmyJapaneseaccount(importedfrommy3DS)onaUSgame,andsoon.Itallworks. Here’showyoucandoit. GototheNintendoAccountuser page.Click“CreateaNintendoAccount.”Enteryourdateofbirth(ithelpsifit’srealasyoucaneasilygetyouraccountbackifsomethinggoeswrong). Enterallofthepertinentinformationabove,includinganemailthat’sdifferentfromyourcoreregion.Selectyourcountryofresidence,whichwillinfluencewhicheShopyousee—thebigonesareUnitedKingdom(nearthetop),UnitedStates(nearthebottom),andJapan(inthemiddle).Clicksubmit,thenverifyyouremailandlogbackintoensureeverythingiscorrect. Gofollowthestepshereand createyourUserID (Nintendo’snewaccountthing). CreateanewprofileonyourSwitchfromthehomescreen(youcannameitthesameasyourUserIDjusttokeepthingsinorder),thenclicklinkUserID,andentertheinformationyoucreatedonline(logginginwithyouremailaddressorsaidUseriD).Bam,you’redone—theSwitchwilllogyouintothatregion’seShop,nostringsattached. ChrisCarter ReviewsDirector,Co-EIC-ChrishasbeenenjoyingDestructoidavidlysince2008.Hefinallydecidedtotakethenextstep,makeanaccount,andstartblogginginJanuaryof2009.Now,he'sstaff! Filedunder... #guides Postnavigation Previous:NintendoDownload:TheLegendofZelda:BreathoftheWildNext:NightdiveStudiosreleasesanewteasertrailerforitsSystemShockremake LatestFeatures Whatchabeenplayingthi…theseHolidays,Destructoid? By ChrisMoyse Destructoid’sawardforBestOverallGameof2021goesto… By ChrisCarter Destructoid’sawardforBestRemaster/Remakeof2021goesto… By ChrisMoyse Destructoid’sawardforBestPlayStationGameof2021goesto… By JordanDevore Destructoid’sawardforBestXboxGameof2021goesto… By EricVanAllen Gotnews?[email protected] LatestReviews Review:ChristmasMassacre ByZoeyHandley 6.5 Review:TheGunk ByCJAndriessen 6 Review:ClockworkAquario ByChrisMoyse 7 Review:MonopolyMadness ByJordanDevore 7 Review:ShovelKnightPocketDungeon ByChrisCarter 8 Review:HaloInfinite ByChrisCarter 9 Review:RocketLeagueSideswipe ByCJAndriessen 9 Review:BigBrainAcademy:Brainvs.Brain ByJordanDevore 8.5 Review:FinalFantasyXIV:Endwalker ByChrisCarter 9 Review:TheKidsWeWere ByZoeyHandley 6 AllReviews