What is curious is that this change only affects the Japanese eShop, so users of the American and European eShop will still be able to make purchases across those respective regio

The Japanese Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store will stop accepting card payments and Paypal from foreign accounts

“In order to prevent fraudulent use, the Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store for Japan will stop accepting credit cards issued overseas and PayPal accounts opened overseas from Tuesday, March 25, 2025,” the statement reads.

Nintendo has announced that the Japanese Switch eShop will soon no longer accept overseas credit cards or PayPal accounts as valid payment methods. As reported by VGC, the change will come into effect from 25th March 2025,

Japanese payment methods for the Japanese Switch eShop, meaning you can't use overseas-issued cards or PayPal.