Nintendo Switch- PAL & NTSC GAME FORMATS

ltvo3 on 21/03/2017 - 13:44
Last edited 21/03/2017 - 13:45

First, I need to apologise if question below sounds stupid to ask, because I have very limited knowledge about gaming.

Yesterday, my younger brother asked me to buy Super Bomberman R- Switch for him.

Most of the websites in Australia were out of stock. There are two overseas sites where it is in stock, including:
http://www.ozgameshop.com/nintendo-switch-games/super-bomber…

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9RAP7M/ref=ox_sc_act_t…

While the game sold by Ozgameshop clearly stated that "this is the NTSC version of the game". The one on Amazon US did not mention anything about game format, but I assume it is NTSC too.

My question is:
1) Is Ozgameshop reliable? And scheduled delivery timeframe is correct?
2) Does anyone know if the one sold by Amazon is under NTSC or Pal format?
3) If I buy the NTSC for my younger brother, does he need to create an Nintendo US e-shop account in order to play the game and download future extra game contents?

Thanks in advance.

Gaming

Comments

  • shmoney on 21/03/2017 - 13:50
    +2

    1) Is Ozgameshop reliable? And scheduled delivery timeframe is correct?

    Yes, they ship their games from the UK so it takes about 2 weeks to get here

    2) Does anyone know if the one sold by Amazon is under NTSC or Pal format?

    All games sold in the US are NTSC. PAL is what AU, NZ and EU use.

    3) If I buy the NTSC for my younger brother, does he need to create an Nintendo US e-shop account in order to play the game and download future extra game contents?

    Not sure, someone more knowledgeable about the Switch can answer this.

    • ltvo3 on 21/03/2017 - 14:28

      Thank you :)

  • ChillBro on 21/03/2017 - 14:00
    +2

    Switch is region free so it doesn't matter.

    Ignoring resale value, the best place to get bomberman is actually from the aus estore for 65 aud. Or you can pick one up for 73 aud from brick and mortar.

    • ltvo3 on 21/03/2017 - 14:28

      Oh nice. Thanks, I'll probably consider buying from aus estore. Can you please tell me what Brick and Mortar is? Is it an actual store, or online site? I googled it but could not find any idea.

      • k-rokfm on 21/03/2017 - 14:36
        +1

        Brick and mortar implies a physical store - eg. in your shopping centre. If they have comparable prices its always (IMO) good to support them so that they stick around, especially for small and independent retailers

  • the frost on 21/03/2017 - 14:17
    +1

    The two answers above are correct. About Q3 there are two parts:

    He wouldn't need to make an eShop account to play the game. (I know because my Japanese eShop account plays my Australian BOTW just as well as the other one does.)

    To download future DLC, he would probably need to make a US eShop account. I don't think there's any free DLC to try this out on.

    • [Deactivated] on 21/03/2017 - 18:12

      Considering devs only need to submit one version of Switch games to Nintendo now, I am wondering whether DLC is going to be region locked at all.

      • the frost on 22/03/2017 - 11:21

        I think there may be incompatibility with localisation and languages, etc. AFAIK, NA games always/often have English, French, Spanish, and then PAL versions often have those plus German, Italian, maybe more, and of course there's Japanese and often other versions. This is a big reason why there are often staggered release dates.

        So the question is: especially in games with voice acting, would each game and DLC have all languages? If so, great, you probably wouldn't need it. If not, you probably do need an account in the same region.

        • Broke-Ken on 22/03/2017 - 13:57
          +1

          I too have a Japanese eshop account and have bought games from both aus and jap store, and these are my findings.

          The game will match the language setting of the switch if it has it regardless of account used. If it doesn't, it reverts to the default language of the game.

          Zelda - Aus cartridge, game switches to Japanese and Japanese art work as soon as I change the language to Japanese.
          Snipper & clips - Jap eshop, downloaded and installed in English(as per language setting) automatically, changes to Japanese, when language is changed.
          Soldam - Jap eshop, only available in japan, stays Japanese regardless of language settings
          Fast RMX - Aus eshop, stays in English when language setting changed to Japanese.

        • the frost on 24/03/2017 - 08:10

          @CityEnd: Good research! Thanks!

  • [Deactivated] on 21/03/2017 - 18:10
    +1

    Consider buying him the digital version. It's cheaper by a few bucks and he can play tonight.

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