How to get a Japanese eShop account on Switch (spoiler

First, you want to go to accounts.nintendo.com and create a new account with a different email from your default account. Set your country/ ... Skiptomaincontent GamesRadar+TheGames,MoviesandTVYouLove Search Subscribe UKUSCanadaAustralia promotionFallbackMessage News Deals Guides Features Reviews Magazines RetroGamer Play TotalFilm Edge SFX trendingPS5restockupdatesXboxSeriesXrestockupdatesGiftsforGamersStories GamesRadar+issupportedbyitsaudience.Whenyoupurchasethroughlinksonoursite,wemayearnanaffiliatecommission.Learnmore IfyoujustpickedupaNintendoSwitch,you'reprobablyrealizingthattheNorthAmericanandEuropeaneShopsareabitlackingcomparedtotheJapaneseeShop.You'veprobablyheardthattheNintendoSwitchisregionfree,meaningthat,unlikethe3DS,cartridgesfromanyregionoftheworldwillworkonyoursystem.Butifyoudon'twanttoworryaboutimportpricehikesandexorbitantshippingcosts,youcansubvertthisevenfurtherbyaccessingtheJapaneseeShoponyourSwitch.Thebestpart?It'sshockinglyeasytodoit.First,youwanttogotoaccounts.nintendo.comandcreateanewaccountwithadifferentemailfromyourdefaultaccount.Setyourcountry/regionofresidencetoJapan,andcreateyouraccountlikeyouwouldnormally.Next,createanewprofileonyourSwitch,andlinkyournewNintendoAccounttothisprofile(youcanaccessthisoptionduringprofilesetuporintheSystemSettingsmenu,underUsers).You'llgetanemailwithafourdigitnumberintheaccountyouusedtosignuponNintendo'swebsite-putthatcodeintoyourSwitch,andyou'reset. Now,logintotheeShopusingyourspeciallycreatedJapaneseprofileandyourpassword.Bingobangobongo:you'rein.Acouplethingstonote.TheJapaneseeShopis,notsurprisingly,entirelyinJapanese,butit'slaidoutexactlyliketheNorthAmericanandEuropeaneShops.Allpricesareinyen,butcertainforeigncreditcardswillactuallyworkperfectlyfine(you'llhavetotryyoursouttoseeifyourcreditcardproviderallowsit),thoughyoumayhavetopayacurrencyconversionfee.YoucanalsopurchaseJapaneseeShopcardsfromcertainretailers,thoughthatalsocomeswithitsownuniquequibbles.Also,gamesyoupurchasewithyourJapaneseaccountcanbeplayedwithanyaccount,withtheexceptionofDLC,whichisonlyaccessiblebytheJapaneseaccount. Allthatsaid,onceyou'reloggedin,you'llfindquiteafewgamesthataren'tavailableinAmericaorEuropeyet.ManyofthemevenofferEnglishlanguageoptions,includingtheupcomingDisgaea5,BlasterMasterZero,andthevariousArcadeArchivesofferings(thelatterofwhicharealreadyoutinEuropebuthaven'thitNorthAmericayet).You'llalsofindJapanese-languagedemosforPuyoPuyoTetrisandDragonQuestWarriors1&2. ItwassadtoseeNintendogobacktoregion-lockinghandheldsaftertheDS,butwiththeNintendoSwitch,thepublisherhasopenedupthefloodgates-meaningmoregamesforus. Seensomethingnewsworthy?Tellus!  DavidRoberts DavidRobertslivesinEverett,WAwithhiswifeandtwokids.HeoncehadtosellhisfullcopyofEarthBound(completewithboxandguide)tosomedudeinAustriaforrentmoney.Andno,hedoesn'thaveanamiibo'problem',thankyouverymuch. Recommended Thebestgiftsforgamers2021-gettheperfectpresentthisHoliday GAMEREVIEWSMOVIEREVIEWSTVREVIEWS1XboxSeriesXreview–OneYearOn2PS5review-OneYearOn3RazerDeathAdderV2Xreview:'greatvalueformoneywithsomesacrifices'4TheGunkreview:“Inthisalienworld,thechallengesaretooroutineandfamiliar”5SonyX90Jreview:"Atopcontender"1TheMatrixResurrectionsreview:"Succeedswhereotherrebootshavefailed"2TheKing'sManreview:"Arightroyalriot"3Spider-Man:NoWayHomereview:"Bothdelightfulandunderwhelming"4Don'tLookUpreview:"Abroad,brash,snort-laughter-out-your-nosesatire"5WestSideStoryreview:"Spielberg'smusicalremakeismoreindulgentthanessential"1StarTrek:Discoveryseason4,episode5review:"Strugglestodeliveronthebrillianceofitscoldopen"2TheWitcherseason2review:"Anundeniableimprovementonacomplicatedfirstseason"3SonyX90Jreview:"Atopcontender"4StarTrek:Discoveryseason4,episode4review:"Needssomeonetoreigniteitswarpcore"5StarTrek:Discoveryseason4,episode3review:"FeelslikeParamountPlusreleasedtheepisodesinthewrongorder" FINDAPRODUCT PS4headsets PS4storage Xboxheadsets Xboxstorage Nintendoheadsets Gaminglaptop GamingPC Gamingchairs MostPopular Thebestboardgames-findanewfavoritein2021 ThebestPCcontrollerforgaming2021 Thebestgiftsforgamers2021-gettheperfectpresentthisHoliday Gamingdeals,prizesandlatestnews Getthebestgamingdeals,reviews,productadvice,competitions,unmissablegamingnewsandmore! ContactmewithnewsandoffersfromotherFuturebrands Receiveemailfromusonbehalfofourtrustedpartnersorsponsors ThankyouforsigninguptoGamesRadar+.Youwillreceiveaverificationemailshortly. Therewasaproblem.Pleaserefreshthepageandtryagain.