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As the parent of a family account, can I region switch so my son can buy a game? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/nintendo@lemmy.world
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Eshop code from Amazon Japan is quite cheap compared to buying locally.

I think the process for this would be moving my account over to Japan, which would also move his, redeeming the eshop code on his account , then switching region back to our local one.

Have I understood that correctly?

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Then I have another warning for you. As long as an account has a positive balance, you cannot change its region. This is especially difficult with gift cards. So, as advised in another comment, it is better to have a separate account for this purpose.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    Thanks again, but that's still not quite the scenario I'm describing. This isn't a code for a balance, its a code for a game. So there will be no issues on it being positive balance or not. Also while it isn't possible to do it on your own while having a balance, that are plenty of reports online of Nintendo doing it via support.

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