Nintendo gift cards for Japan

What a Nintendo card for Japan is

A Nintendo card for Japan is prepaid credit in JPY, issued for Japan. Nintendo eShop funds go into a Nintendo Account and pay for digital games and add-ons from the eShop.

Nintendo treats eShop cards as country-specific: the card should match the country set on the Nintendo Account, and Nintendo's support says it won't swap a card for another country's version.

What a Nintendo card for Japan can pay for

Availability of some items depends on the country, which here is Japan. If several people share a console, check which profile will receive the credit.

• Digital games from the Nintendo eShop
• Downloadable content and add-ons
• A Nintendo Switch Online membership

Japanese Nintendo eShop card: how to redeem it

You can add funds from the Nintendo Account website under Funds and Payment Methods.

Nintendo's own help page has the current details: Nintendo Americas Support: foreign eShop cards and country restrictions.

• On the console, open Nintendo eShop and pick the account to use.
• Choose Redeem Code and enter the 16-character code.
• Confirm, then check the funds shown in the eShop.

Nintendo gift card Japan: which value to pick

There are 7 values here, the lowest 500 JPY and the highest 9,000 JPY. At the top end, one card is worth 18 times the entry value. USD prices run from $2.47 for 500 JPY to $44.46 for 9,000 JPY. If you are not sure the account matches, the 500 JPY card is the cheapest way to test it first.

• 500 JPY: $2.47
• 1,000 JPY: $4.94
• 1,500 JPY: $7.41
• 2,000 JPY: $9.88
• 3,000 JPY: $14.82
• 5,000 JPY: $24.70
• 9,000 JPY: $44.46

How Japan compares with other Nintendo markets

Japan cards draw searches from well outside Japan. They still only work on an account set to Japan. In Japan people also search for it as "ニンテンドープリペイドカード カード". Japan is one of 25 Nintendo markets here. Only 2 markets have more Nintendo values; United States has the most, with 9. It is the only Nintendo market here priced in JPY.

More gaming brands in Japan

If Nintendo is not what you need, PlayStation, Xbox Live, and Roblox also have cards for Japan. In all, 13 brands have cards for Japan on PinGifts.

Before you buy

1. Confirm the Nintendo account country is Japan.
2. Pick a value between 500 and 9,000 JPY.
3. Pay in crypto through NOWPayments. Your code is delivered right after the payment confirms, on your order page and by email.
4. Redeem the code yourself and don't share it with anyone who asks for it.

About Nintendo gift cards

A game code, membership and eShop amount differ

Nintendo's account-funding instructions describe adding money for digital purchases through the eShop or Nintendo Store. A code naming a game or a Nintendo Switch Online membership has a different result from an eShop cash amount. Establish which benefit is needed before comparing offers. A console model or game illustration does not establish the code type. For a planned game purchase, check the recipient's digital-store price and the actual monetary denomination, while keeping membership duration and downloadable content as separate specifications.