Buy Nintendo eShop Card for United States

A Nintendo eShop card for United States is prepay credit for the Nintendo eShop: the code carries a face value, and redeeming it adds that value to a Nintendo Account's eShop balance, which then pays for games, DLC and add-ons on Nintendo Switch. The United States listing holds 6 values in USD, from 5 USD to 70 USD, and the balance belongs to the account it is redeemed on.

What the eShop Balance Buys

Nintendo frames the card as credit toward a wide catalogue - new releases, classic games and indie titles - delivered to the console once bought, plus downloadable content for games already on the system. In practice a United States buyer is choosing how much of that catalogue to prepay, which is a different decision from picking one game.

Values on This Page

United States carries 6 values in USD, from 5 USD to 70 USD: 5 USD, 10 USD, 20 USD, 35 USD, 50 USD and 70 USD. All 6 are in stock today, so the table on the listing can be ordered as shown. The family runs up to 7 values, so this sits in the middle of it.

Those are the denominations Nintendo issues for USD, not a price rule invented here, and the actual charge is on the listing's table. The choice is simply how much credit to add: one step for a single item, a higher step when the intended purchase is bigger.

Which Account This Card Matches

Region comes first. Nintendo's support pages state that an eShop card works only for the eShop country or region it was intended for, and that the console's eShop follows the Nintendo Account's country setting rather than wherever the console happens to be. This is the United States card in USD.

Nintendo also states that an eShop balance does not carry over when a Nintendo Account's country or region setting is changed, and that a card bought for a different region cannot be replaced, exchanged or refunded. An account registered elsewhere needs the matching market instead, which is why the Brazil listing and the Canada listing are separate pages. Checking the account's region before buying is the whole of it.

How to Redeem a Nintendo eShop Card

The code is entered in Nintendo eShop on the console, and the steps are the same in every market:

1. Open Nintendo eShop from the HOME Menu.
2. Select the account that should receive the funds.
3. Choose Enter Code on the left side of the screen.
4. Enter the 16-character code from the order page and select OK.

Nintendo notes that a Nintendo Account must have opened Nintendo eShop on the system at least once before a code can be entered, and that codes are printed on the receipt or card - some retailer cards carry a Control Number as well, which is not the code to type. If the wrong code was bought, Nintendo states it cannot replace, exchange or refund it, so the region check above is the one worth making first.

Delivery

Delivery is digital and automatic: the code is issued as soon as payment is confirmed, normally within minutes, and it appears on the order page and in the inbox. Nothing ships, so there is no address to give and no person releases the code by hand - which is why it can be stored and redeemed later rather than used on the spot.

Before You Buy

The account's country or region is the first thing worth confirming: this is the United States card, and Nintendo reads the eShop country from the Nintendo Account's own setting. After that, type the 16-character code from the order page into Nintendo eShop, and remember the balance stays with that account rather than travelling with the console.

Buy a Nintendo eShop Card for United States

If the account's region is United States, order from this page: 6 values in USD, issued automatically after payment and redeemed in Nintendo eShop. Start with the United States Nintendo eShop card, and use the Canada listing when the account sits elsewhere.