TL;DR Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Switch Online are now officially available in the Philippines, starting November 10, 2026. You can buy digital games and play online on your Switch or Switch 2 without making a US account. Switch Online starts at ₱149 for 30 days, and the 12-month plan costs ₱899.
Sa wakas! For years, Pinoy Switch owners had to make a Nintendo account set to the US or another region just to buy digital games or play Mario Kart online. That workaround is now officially over. Nintendo Singapore and Nintendo Co., Ltd. announced that the Philippines is now a supported region for both Nintendo eShop and Nintendo Switch Online.
What’s Nintendo eShop?
Nintendo eShop is the digital store built into your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch. You can buy and download games and DLC straight to your console, from big Nintendo releases to indie games and digital-only titles. You can also try free demos of selected games before buying.
What do you get with Nintendo Switch Online?
- Online play in supported games like Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Pokémon Legends: Z-A
- Nintendo Classics, with over 200 NES, Super NES, and Game Boy games, plus Suspend Points and Rewind
- GameChat on Switch 2, so you can talk to friends and share your screen while playing
- Nintendo Music, for listening to Nintendo game soundtracks on your phone
- Save Data Cloud, which backs up your saves for supported games
The Expansion Pack tier adds Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 64 games to Nintendo Classics. If you’re on Switch 2, it also includes GameCube games.
How much is Nintendo Switch Online in the Philippines?
| Plan | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 30 days | ₱149 |
| Individual | 90 days | ₱399 |
| Individual | 12 months | ₱899 |
| Family (up to 8 accounts) | 12 months | ₱1,699 |
| Expansion Pack, Individual | 12 months | ₱1,799 |
| Expansion Pack, Family (up to 8 accounts) | 12 months | ₱3,299 |
The 12-month individual plan works out to about ₱75 a month, so it’s the better deal if you play online regularly. The Family plan is even more sulit if you split it with your barkada or family. Up to eight Nintendo Accounts can share one membership, so ₱1,699 divided by eight is around ₱212 each for a whole year.
Take note that the Expansion Pack only comes as a 12-month plan.
Why this matters for Pinoy Switch owners
This is one of the biggest requests from local Nintendo fans, and it comes shortly after Nintendo Switch got local warranty and support through its Philippine partner, VST-ECS. With peso pricing on the eShop and an official local Switch Online membership, playing on Nintendo in the Philippines finally feels like a first-class experience instead of a workaround.
Still have questions, like how to pay without a credit card, or what to do with your existing US account and the games you’ve already bought there? We’re putting together a full guide this weekend, so stay tuned.
For more details, visit Nintendo’s official Philippine website.
Are you switching to a Philippine account, or staying on your US account for now? Let us know in the comments.
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