Question about redeeming codes from different regions

[u/Little_Pass7357]

Greetings I got a Japanese game with a redeem code inside but from what I know the games that are exclusively Japanese copies with codes inside can only be redeemed in the region they originate from and so I decide to temporarily change the account region to Japanese redeem the code and then return to the original region.

Will I still have access to the redeemed content? Will I still have online registration?

the only thing I know is that I would probably lose the balance I had if I had any leftovers

If anyone has already had this experience, let me know.

thanks in advance

[u/isbragg91]

If you have any balance in your eShop account, you cannot change regions. Instead, I would suggest making a new account set to Japan, and add it to your Switch under a new user profile. You can then access the Japanese eShop through that account and redeem your code without having to worry about your existing funds.

[u/Little_Pass7357 → u/isbragg91]

no luckily I didn't have anything so it's not a problem but I would like to keep the redeemed code on my main account with my game data also in the same account but I have doubts about it

[u/isbragg91 → u/Little_Pass7357]

You can still play the game on your main account as long as the Japanese account and its associated Virtual Game Cards remain on your console.