How do you buy Nintendo Switch games from a foreign eShop (specifically Russian)?

Super Hot just released last night on Switch

On the Au eshop it's $36

The Russian eshop has it for 490 RUB which is under $10Aud.

I've tried looking online and nothing seems super simple of direct.

Also of note: I do not have a credit card. Only a debit card which doesn't let me pay for things on foreign eshops.

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  • +2

    does the one on the Russian shop support english?
    i find a lot of the ones sold in Russia do not

    • +2

      Good question. Not 100% sure on that.
      Is there a way around that when you switch back to AU region, uninstall the game and reinstall from the AU store?

      Ive "purchased" a few games from the Mexican store by using gold point redemptions from imported games and when I log into the AU eshop it displays as "purchased" despite buying from another account tied to another region.

  • +1

    Create a new Nintendo account with your region set to Russia, then link your account to your switch. Once linked, select that account when accessing the Store and you can see the games available to that region. I've made accounts which allows me to access the Japanese and EU store.

    With your debit card, link your card or bank account to Paypal and you can pay for anything in foreign currencies.

    • I tried doing that and I got an error message in Russian that roughly translated to "this PayPal account is linked to another country/region" and it wouldn't let me proceed.

      Fyi, I've been using my main account and just switching back and forth between regions. I only have one PayPal account and it's linked to that Nintendo account in Australia. Is that my problem?

    • I tried doing that and I got an error message in Russian that roughly translated to "this PayPal account is linked to another country/region" and it wouldn't let me proceed.

      Fyi, I've been using my main account and just switching back and forth between regions. I only have one PayPal account and it's linked to that Nintendo account in Australia. Is that my problem?

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