£5 off £20 @ nintendo e store when you pay via paypal

Clicked link, saved my offer, directed to Nintendo, unable to login as is a different Nintendo login, logged in with Nintendo ID, pressed Menu, misc, Nintendo eshop, tells me to access with my 3ds or Wii u despite PayPal telling me I can. No way to link Nintendo and PayPal accounts. Realised how useless Nintendo are, closed tabs, £15 saved!

Great! Cheers OP! For anyone struggling you need to follow the link from here to activate on your PayPal first. Then head to eshop on Switch and try to add funds from PayPal. It’ll then email you with a link. Follow the link to enable payments to Eshop. Head back to eshop and top up with £20 from PayPal. Will add £20, but PayPal will only show as £15. Phew!

kutekitty06/09/2017 08:36

This would be better if Eshop games weren't £10-£15 more than physcial g …This would be better if Eshop games weren't £10-£15 more than physcial games.Read lessRead more

Same as any other platform. Xbox / ps etc... never understood that as :

1) cant sell on if pants
2) costs less for them as dont need to produce physical product.

Thanks OP worked for me

Added £20 to wallet funds through Switch eshop & only charged £15 on PayPal

Nice one OP. I'm not sure what to use the discount on but I'm sure there will be something before it expires on 24th September. I will probably end up getting another indie game along with Steamworld Dig 2 (release 21/09/2017) to get it over the £20 and get the discount.

This discount also brings Lego Worlds down to a nice £19.99 price point.

Saiklex05/09/2017 10:44

Nice!! Does anyone know if you can pay through the Switch eshop or does it …Nice!! Does anyone know if you can pay through the Switch eshop or does it have to be online in the browser?Read lessRead more

Can be done through the Switch itself. Source: myself purchasing Sonic Mania at launch.

kyeung05/09/2017 11:04

Hi, I have stored the paypal offer, but I still have credit in my nintendo …Hi, I have stored the paypal offer, but I still have credit in my nintendo account.Would I have to use my credits first before I can opt to pay with paypal to get this offer?ThanksRead lessRead more

Unfortunately I think you have to use up your balance first.

Why is the switch eshop so God forsakenly awful

DCollector05/09/2017 11:24

No idea what to get value wise lol

Me too. Use it for a saving on Zelda Expansion Pass perhaps ?

kyeung24 m ago

Hi, I have stored the paypal offer, but I still have credit in my nintendo …Hi, I have stored the paypal offer, but I still have credit in my nintendo account.Would I have to use my credits first before I can opt to pay with paypal to get this offer?ThanksRead lessRead more

You just need to add a minimum of £20 to your wallet using the 'add funds' option.

The issue is many games are cheaper from other regions so for example buying Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is £22.49-£5.00=£17.49 or if you buy it off the Japan eShop it'll cost roughly £15.19

This is a good reference guide (credit goes to the poster of the Sonic Mania deal) eshop.calyh.re/

deleted173722605/09/2017 17:02

Nice. Expires on 25 Sep. I'll save this for Pokken

I think in the past if you saved an offer it didn't guarantee you had it so people saved an offer and then tried to redeem it later and lost out because the limit had been reached in the mean time. I've just bought £20 credit and it only cost £15, that is the safest thing to do rather than wait and purchase a game later.

Also 500JPY off 3000JPY eShop spend on paypal.com/jp

johnthehuman05/09/2017 11:14

What does this deal actually give you? [quote]This offer is valid until …What does this deal actually give you? [quote]This offer is valid until 2,500 credits have been saved into customers’ PayPal accounts[/quote] ^ Does that make sense? What are credits? O.oRead lessRead more

2500 lots of '£5 credit' so claim it asap then you can wait to use it (edited)

adamsafu7 m ago

2500 lots of '£5 credit' so claim it asap then you can wait to use it

Ah, ok! That makes sense, so in essence it's valid for the first 2,500 customers.
What an odd way to word it.

johnthehuman14 m ago

What does this deal actually give you? [quote]This offer is valid until …What does this deal actually give you? [quote]This offer is valid until 2,500 credits have been saved into customers’ PayPal accounts[/quote] ^ Does that make sense? What are credits? O.oRead lessRead more

The offer is 1 credit, so it is saying that the offer can only be claimed 2,500 times

It works with top ups too! Topped up £20 on my account through the Switch and PayPal charged me £15:

jco8305/09/2017 11:28

Me too. Use it for a saving on Zelda Expansion Pass perhaps ?

Except the Zelda Expansion Pass is less than £20. Maybe get the BotW expension and Kamiko. A nice cheap arcade style hack and slash puzzler.

Paulando3 m ago

It works with top ups too! Topped up £20 on my account through the Switch …It works with top ups too! Topped up £20 on my account through the Switch and PayPal charged me £15:[Image]Read lessRead more

Fantastic. This way you won't forget to use the discount before it expires on 24th September.

jco8305/09/2017 11:28

Me too. Use it for a saving on Zelda Expansion Pass perhaps ?

^ THIS

Confirmed working too with £20 credit. Thanks OP

Nice

Thanks, i don't usually buy digital if there is physical available just so I can trade in but hot anyway for digital only!

Jez77713 m ago

The issue is many games are cheaper from other regions so for example …The issue is many games are cheaper from other regions so for example buying Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is £22.49-£5.00=£17.49 or if you buy it off the Japan eShop it'll cost roughly £15.19This is a good reference guide (credit goes to the poster of the Sonic Mania deal) https://eshop.calyh.re/Read lessRead more

That was me Credit goes to m00moo who posted it here hotukdeals.com/dis…092 who in turn credits the creator

Thanks OP, heat added!

Got it. Thanks OP.
Clicked the link and then selected to add offer.
TThen went on switch, linked my paypal and bought credit. Added £20 for £5 off so paid £15.

This is great, a bit of a pain linking but well worth it.

I got the shovel knight treasure trove for 17.49... thanks!

As a heads up you don't know the discount has applied until after you pay

I cannot for the life of me find how to link my PayPal account to my Nintendo account on the Nintendo website.

deleted180868505/09/2017 19:23

How do I add funds using PayPal if I don't have a Switch yet? I've got a …How do I add funds using PayPal if I don't have a Switch yet? I've got a Wii u and 3ds but can't do it with PayPal. Can't see how to do it on the weRead lessRead more

I'm in the same boat. Unfortunately I don't think there is a way to simply top-up via PayPal in our situation. Only if you actually buy a game through their website... (edited)

Thanks, worked for me

how would you use this with quidco ?

Trogador05/09/2017 20:29

Anyone had experience buying from different eShops to get cheaper prices? …Anyone had experience buying from different eShops to get cheaper prices? i.e Sonic Mania for £9 on the Russian eShop and Shovel Knight for £15.19 on the Japanese eShop? I'd do that over this to save a bit of cash, however my concern is that I'd like to have all my purchases in the one place on one account. Do I need to set up a new account and/or user on my Switch? Will I need to switch said accounts every time I want to play these games?Read lessRead more

I did it with Sonic Mania on the Russian eshop. I went to accounts.nintendo.com (I think that's the one, it's so convoluted) and changed my location to Russia.

First of call you have to unlink your the two accounts (your Nintendo account and your NNID) at the above URL. Then go to edit profile and change your location.

You'll have to sacrifice any outstanding credit, then log back in to your Switch and you should be fine.

Buy and download the game, then go back and relink your account and change location back and I think that's 'all' you have to do. You may have to relink your nnid after you've changed your account to Russian etc in the first place, then delink it before you change back to UK, then relink it once you've changed it. It's not exactly a straightforward process!

I've Sonic installed on the one UK account in always use, and it's showing as purchased in the UK eshop also.

This would be better if Eshop games weren't £10-£15 more than physcial games.

DCollector05/09/2017 13:37

Can you not use credit in another region? IE double the savings?

Nope - credit is specific to a country's currency. And you can't have any credit in your account if you want to change eshop regions. This prevents you from loading up in pounds and spending in south african currency
Great thinking though!

DCollector05/09/2017 13:37

Can you not use credit in another region? IE double the savings?

unfortunately not and having credit on your account actually stops you changing regions as far as I know. would have been great for the zelda dlc but nothing I'm after is currently cheaper using this deal

DCollector06/09/2017 08:50

Same as any other platform. Xbox / ps etc... never understood that as :1) …Same as any other platform. Xbox / ps etc... never understood that as :1) cant sell on if pants2) costs less for them as dont need to produce physical product.Read lessRead more

They also profit more as the game can't be resold and they don't have to share the profits with the retailer.

If anything digital games should be at least £10-£20 less. Y'd think that want people to buy more digital games, so they have more control!

Just done it - Phone gave me a notification saying £20 had been spent but in my PayPal account it says only £15 all good! Thanks OP

kutekitty2 h, 50 m ago

Is there anyway to top up £20 for future use and still use quidco?

No.

jpot07/09/2017 09:23

Can I add funds on a browser I can't find any site to let me I'm away from …Can I add funds on a browser I can't find any site to let me I'm away from my switchRead lessRead more

No, you can't.

Thank you @Babbler ! That's some free credit towards my next purchase

Just bought £20 via Switch top up and got the Paypal charge for £15.

It's rare to get decent eshop top-up discounts!