"Even though the Nintendo 3DS eShop launched in early June, only those with credit cards have been able to make purchases since there has been no sign of the promised pre-paid cards. Well the Nintendo eShop Cards are now finally available in Australia through EB Games stores, the cards are also slowly becoming available in Europe through selected retailers.
In Australia the Nintendo eShop Cards come in two designs, a Super Mario themed card loaded with $15 credit, and a The Legend of Zelda card with $30 credit. These cards can also be used on the Nintendo DSi Shop and Wii Shop Channel with $15 converting to 1000 Points and $30 converting to 2000 Points.
The reason behind the delay could possibly be the new high-tech security measures introduced with these cards. There have been rare cases where people continuously enter random 16-digit numbers into the Wii Shop Channel or DSi Shop until they guessed a correct combination, the actual Nintendo Points card with that same number on it then wouldn’t work for the person who legitimately purchased it. The codes on the back of these new Nintendo eShop Cards however wont work until they’ve been activated at the registers when you buy them.
So if you’re interested in purchasing something from the Nintendo 3DS eShop, Nintendo DSi Shop or Wii Shop Channel and you don’t have a credit card, you can now purchase the new Nintendo eShop Cards from EB Games."
ALL I CAN SAY IS..
ABOUT ****ING TIME!!!
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In Australia the Nintendo eShop Cards come in two designs, a Super Mario themed card loaded with $15 credit, and a The Legend of Zelda card with $30 credit. These cards can also be used on the Nintendo DSi Shop and Wii Shop Channel with $15 converting to 1000 Points and $30 converting to 2000 Points.
The reason behind the delay could possibly be the new high-tech security measures introduced with these cards. There have been rare cases where people continuously enter random 16-digit numbers into the Wii Shop Channel or DSi Shop until they guessed a correct combination, the actual Nintendo Points card with that same number on it then wouldn’t work for the person who legitimately purchased it. The codes on the back of these new Nintendo eShop Cards however wont work until they’ve been activated at the registers when you buy them.
So if you’re interested in purchasing something from the Nintendo 3DS eShop, Nintendo DSi Shop or Wii Shop Channel and you don’t have a credit card, you can now purchase the new Nintendo eShop Cards from EB Games."
ALL I CAN SAY IS..
ABOUT ****ING TIME!!!
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