Nintendo Japan eShop Stops Accepting Overseas Credit Cards, PayPal

Nintendo announced that the Japan regional version of the Nintendo eShop and the My Nintendo Store will stop accepting overseas payment methods, such as credit and debit cards issued outside of Japan or PayPal accounts created in countries other than Japan. The changes to the payment method options will go in effect on March 25, 2025.

The upcoming changes to the payment options for the Japan Nintendo eShop and the My Nintendo Store mean that the only ways to purchase software and goods from the respective storefronts will be via using credit or debit cards issued in Japan, a Japanese PayPal account, as well as by purchasing Japanese prepaid Nintendo eShop gift cards to redeem on a Japanese Nintendo Account. Nintendo made this change in order to prevent fraudulent use of the eShop and My Nintendo Store services in Japan.

In other related news, Nintendo recently announced that the company will no longer broadcast commercials on the Japanese Fuji TV channel. Similarly, Nintendo removed the X (formerly known as Twitter) integration function from the Nintendo Switch console on June 10, 2024.

The Japanese Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store will stop accepting overseas credit cards and PayPal accounts created outside of Japan from March 25, 2025.

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