10 Nintendo Store Tips & Tricks To Get The Most Out Of Your Nintendo Switch

the Nintendo eShop is the one-stop place for all things digital whether you want to switch the 3ds or are still lugging around your Wii U using this shop is pretty straightforward but learning some secrets along the way can help you snag free games access out-of-market games and something Nintendo doesn't really talk about before we begin subscribe to the gamer and don't forget to ring that bell to become a part of our notification squad where you'll be the first to know new content without further ado here are 10 a shop secrets Nintendo keeps hidden bonus cards purchasing new games can quickly add up especially when they're premium titles like The Legend of Zelda breath of the wild and splatoon to help build your game library while saving money by shopping around for Nintendo eShop bonus cards Nintendo eShop gift cards are sold at all types of retailers like Game Stop and Walmart and in some cases specific retailers will offer a free bonus gift card to go with the purchase of a regular one for example in the past Game Stop offered a free $10 bonus car per every 50 dollar spent on nintendo eshop cards the best way to get the most out of the deal is to stack them and earn as much bonus as you can pay a hundred bucks and enjoy 23 dollars the eShop money never expires so it's not like you have to spend it all in one digital shopping trip keep the extra money saved up for big game releases or the holiday season bonus bucks vary but at the very least you should get $10 to take advantage of the deal for kids these deals offer the best time to spend your allowance beg your parents for some extra cash or ask for a birthday present just a few weeks early showcase your math skills to impress your parents with how much they could save by using the Bonus Cash holiday DLC the holidays are a magical time in the video game world not only do players get to enjoy days off and extra gaming time but game publishers and the eShop are often in the giving mood whenever a new holiday approaches hop on to the eShop to check out any of the free DLC that's available the DLC content can range anywhere from new levels new skins avatars and all types of designs based off the holidays for example the switch game Lego world's offered the free winter wonderland DLC right around Christmas last year the DLC included all types of special builds minifigures and dozen of holiday designs including Christmas trees and flying slates games like Minecraft are also known for free DLC around the holidays as well the free goodies are not just limited to Christmas either Scribblenauts has offered all types of special costumes and levels around Halloween if the switch ever gets a port of Grand Theft Auto 5 and players can enjoy the annual DLC known as the Independence Day special on the switch follow the news channel of your favorite games and check in around each holiday to see what type of free updates are available this way you can avoid digging through your digital library of games and access the DLC as quickly as possible order on the go one of the biggest downfalls of ordering games digitally is waiting for them to fully download games may take a couple of hours depending on their size and this includes just the base game alone before you wait and stare at the progress bar all day learn a nice trick to get your games downloaded faster and have them ready to play as soon as you get home thanks to the Nintendo account access from any web browser you have the ability to purchase games and start your download instantly as long as the switch is plugged in and in sleep mode or powered on the download will begin automatically once the game has been purchased say you're at a store and purchase a digital game card for the switch pop out a phone activate your card through your Nintendo account and the game will automatically start downloading did your grandma purchase you an eShop gift card for your birthday hop on her tablet order a game and get ready to play as soon as he get home no longer are you tethered to download times and waiting the connection to your switch console makes things extremely easy the process helps merge the world of digital and physical games by emulating the same process of arriving home with a new game and having the ability to play it instantly visual modes the Nintendo eShop certainly knows how to honor the past with Virtual Console purchases and dozens of games from the history of Nintendo while the switch still catches up with classic content consoles like the Wii Wii U and 3ds had a plethora of games to download on the 3ds one of the best ways to enjoy classic gaming was through purchases of Virtual Console games from classic handheld systems like the Nintendo Game Boy Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance one of the biggest differences between the classic consoles and the 3ds is the screen size in the early days the Game Boy relied on a square screen while the 3ds uses a rectangular design more into with how current television sets are when playing the classic games they may feel stretched out or not have the same look II remember never fear Nintendo was ready for these criticisms and put in a hidden mode so players could play the game how is originally meant to be played while loading a classic Gameboy title simply hold down the start or select button the game will load in the gameboy visual mode with a bordered edge around it and showcase the original resolution it was meant to have once you've played in this mode it'll be hard to revert back to the typical 3ds presentation all region access with older gaming systems playing games from all around the world required hacks tricks and a little bit of luck as he tried to unlock regions and access some of your favorite foreign games the release of the Nintendo switch has eliminated these region boundaries and allows players to enjoy region free gaming the elimination of region locking is a whole new venture in gaming and gives players so many more options when exploring new games to play even though an American account will give you access to pretty much any game there are still a lot of Japanese exclusives not available in the North American store the key to accessing these games is by making a new Nintendo account when you make the account select Japan as your region thankfully the switch doesn't rely on GPS to confirm your region selection with the new account made you can access the whole Japanese shop access games early download exclusive titles and have a whole library of your favorite games from all around the world on your switch you can easily toggle between your North American account and Japanese account both accounts will work on the same system and give you access to your worldwide game library follow various Nintendo blogs to see the newest releases and find out what titles will hit the Japanese eShop before the North American eShop European demos Japan isn't the only region where you can gain access to the Nintendo eShop Japan may be the headquarters of Nintendo and have the largest eShop but don't count the European market out when it comes to gaming on the switch once you've made your second account for Japan hop on over to the third account and select one of your favorite European countries for access to the euro eShop as you explore the eShop there are a number of titles unavailable to North American gamers before you purchase the gallon of British tea try a sip first and enjoy the large variety of demo games available there accessing the demos gives you a lot of free game options to enjoy one of the game's exclusive to European is stick bold a dodgeball adventure the multiplayer game features all types of dodgeball action including a variety of minigames and some crazy dodgeball worlds make characters explore and get a taste of some European comedy in the free demo another exclusive game is super one more jump the quick platform game has a ton of jumping puzzles to solve and features retro graphics similar to the original super mario brothers once you've played the demos you can use your European accounts to purchase the full versions of the switch games and play them anywhere in the world savings switch space the more games you purchase from the Nintendo switch the more space your console will take up even with the use of a micro SD card you might find your devices quickly filling up as you juggle games around to create space luckily there is no reason to delete games or get rid of save game content to help free up some space the switch and there a shop has a built-in option to keep your game library intact and available anytime known as the archive function you can remove switch games from the console and still have the access to reinstall the game again when a game is highlighted on the main menu of the switch press the plus button to load up the game options go to the manage software option and look for the archive software option the game will be removed from the switch menu and the space will be freed up but the game in your purchase will forever remain a part of your account as soon as you want to play the game again you can access it from your switch a shop account with the archive option you no longer have to calculate space game sizes and other annoying functions found with former consoles and the storage availability don't be shy when archiving titles to get the latest switch games the switch games menu the interface for the Nintendo switch won't win any awards for digital design but the simplicity and concept does allow players to access their games extremely fast on the home screen the game icons appear with square logos and appear on a horizontal line you can easily scroll through the main menu itself gives you the option of displaying 12 games at once once you have more than 12 games in your switch library you will open up the option for the expanded switch games menu once the thirteenth game is installed on the switch menu a new icon will appear to the far right click on the icon and you'll have a grid view of all of your games instead of scrolling across each game one by one you can navigate the grid at a faster pace as your switch library builds you'll be relying on this more and more just imagine when the virtual consoles released and your switch is loaded with all types of classic games easily scroll through all the Mario's Zelda's and Donkey Kong's to get to all the games and navigate the grid as quickly as possible to see the menu for yourself go to the eShop and download all the demos available you can easily access the secret menu through this option and see the expanded menu for yourself game manuals the way we purchase and open games has completely changed back in the day we used to deal with annoying plastic ripened stickers and then open the case to check out the disc art on the inside the next thing we did was pull out the detailed game manual featuring character descriptions in game controls and details on various worlds in an effort to cut costs save paper and streamlined games Nintendo has pretty much done away with manuals even digital ones while switch owners are left without manuals at least Nintendo 3ds owners can flip through a digital manual of their own when purchasing 3ds games from the eShop you also get access to the digital manual included with it on the main 3ds menu tap the game icon and then click on the manual option flip through a digital version of the manual and see how much detail Nintendo still dedicates through the creation have a question in the middle of the game then you can press the home icon and find the manual option YouTube walkthroughs may provide a lot more in the way of true game guides but there's something special and nostalgic about using a manual to learn about your newest game purchase hopefully the switch allows us to view some manuals in the future a quickie shop update would make a huge difference on the manual access sharing games sharing video games used to be easy pop in a disc and start playing with the Nintendo switch cartridges you can still share the easy way but many of the purchases may feel stuck when we use the eShop to buy them if you have a whole library of digital games you're looking to share with a friend you can either haul your switch over or using a shop secret to transfer accounts the process is easy but it does take a few steps first you have to deactivate and unlink your Nintendo account from the current switch you want then on your friends console make a new username and login to your account from there you can access any game you've purchased on the switch with all the game purchases you can easily play games once you're done just deactivate your account and then log back in on your regular switch the method is ideal for long weekend sleepovers family vacations and other instances where you may not be able to bring your switch with you the roundabout way allows you to not miss out on any of your games but all the savegame content will be left on your original game console it may not be the most ideal solution but at least you can access your games on any switch console you're playing on Wow well there you have it what secret is the most useful do you like buying digital games or physical copies are there any secrets we missed let us know in the comment section below don't forget to like this video share it and subscribe to the gamer so you can stay up to date with our awesome videos thanks for watching

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Length: 11min 34sec (694 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 16 2018