eShop cards for the United States

What a Nintendo card for the United States is

A Nintendo card for the United States is prepaid credit in USD, issued for the United States. 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 can you use a Nintendo gift card for?

Availability of some items depends on the country, which here is the United States. Have the account login ready, because the code goes into that account’s redeem screen.

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

How to redeem a Nintendo gift card in the United States

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 eShop card US: which value to pick

9 values cover 5 to 200 USD. At the top end, one card is worth 40 times the entry value. The dollar price is $3.90 for the smallest card and $156.00 for the largest. A first-time buyer can start with 5 USD to confirm the code redeems.

• 5 USD: $3.90
• 10 USD: $7.80
• 20 USD: $15.60
• 35 USD: $27.30
• 50 USD: $39.00
• 70 USD: $54.60
• 100 USD: $78.00
• 150 USD: $117.00
• 200 USD: $156.00

Buying a US Nintendo card from abroad

People outside the US often look for these cards because their Nintendo account is a US one; the card follows the account, not the buyer's address. US searches tend to name the amount, as in a 50 Nintendo gift card. Each value links to its own page. PinGifts lists Nintendo cards for 25 countries in all. United States has the widest Nintendo range on the site. It is the only Nintendo market here priced in USD.

More gaming brands in United States

If Nintendo is not what you need, PlayStation, Razer Gold, and Candy Crush also have cards for the United States. In all, 65 brands have cards for the United States on PinGifts.

Before you buy

1. Confirm the Nintendo account country is United States.
2. Pick a value between 5 and 200 USD.
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.

Issuer redemption guidance

Nintendo Americas requires the eShop card country to match the receiving account and provides an account-website route for adding supported eShop funds.

1. Check the US country on the intended Nintendo Account.
2. Sign in at the Nintendo Account website and open Funds and Payment Methods.
3. Choose Add funds and the supported eShop-card option, then review the final balance.

• A membership or game code is a different benefit. Do not apply this Americas guidance automatically to every European currency program.

Nintendo Americas Support: foreign eShop cards and country restrictions ↗ Nintendo Support: add eShop funds through the account website ↗

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.