If you’re a Canadian gamer who uses the Nintendo eShop you’re used to the prices inside being significantly different. The prices from retail games in Canada tend to be between $10-$20 more than their American counterparts, which extends to the eShop.<\/p>\n
But it’s the prices of the digital releases that tend to get overlooked. The prices listed online are typically advertised with the American dollar in mind. Canadian customers often get a surprise when they load the eShop and venture inside.<\/p>\n
Recent digital release The Chronicles of Teddy<\/em> for example retails for $14.99. But the Canadian eShop price is $19.59.<\/p>\n Another good example is the Nintendo Badge Arcade<\/em>. One buy of five plays in the free-to-start game is just $1. If you’re in the United States paying with USD. If you’re in Canada that same buy will cost you $1.29.<\/p>\n Until recently.<\/p>\n Nintendo of Canada quietly raised the prices in the Nintendo Badge Arcade<\/em> and five plays is now $1.49. The price of ten plays has also gone up from $2.58 to\u00a0$2.98.<\/p>\n This is extremely unsettling, especially considering the current conversion rate for $1.00 USD is currently $1.29. <\/p>\n It seems that this increase is unwarranted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you’re a Canadian gamer who uses the Nintendo eShop you’re used to the prices inside being significantly different. The prices from retail games in Canada tend to be between $10-$20 more than their American counterparts, which extends to the eShop. But it’s the prices of the digital releases that tend to get overlooked. 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