Can anyone confirm Finland being the best eshop region to buy EU games?

FYI nearly every game on the eShop is the same file across the globe, means you can buy a game with a discount on a for instance from Japan and play it in your own language.
On titles directly from Nintendo I'm 100% sure since I downloaded the Splatoon 2 Demo from the Japanese eShop and it's "playable" in german.
Also stated the developer of "SteamWorld Dig 2" btw on reddit that they only needs to send Nintendo one game for all regions.

 

i think you're the only one to calculate that so you're probably right and i'm not sure anyone has anything to say to that

 

I was looking at other regions the other day for Isaac as seems we're getting a rough deal over here in Europe with regards to release dates and looked at US eshop, at first it seemed the exchange rate favoured US untill checkout when suddenly Tax got added on making it more expensive, I'm used to GBP inc tax on prices, apparently not so in the US.

It wasn't a great deal more but I'm cheap, something to keep in mind when comparing exchange rates.

 

I just stuck in a zip code and then couldn't find a way to change it afterwards and gave up, if I'm honest it was more for release schedule purposes than monetary, although the thought of funding Trump left a sour taste lol.

Didn't check the other EU regions if I'm honest, I don't think brexit is having a massive impact quite yet, our politicians have been so busy putting off hitting the exit button the economy hasn't quite been effected yet. The next couple of years will be when we see the repercussions.

I might be thanking Nintendo for their liberal regional sales access a year from now, out of interest why did the Canadian dollar crash?

 

Digital purchases in the eshop for California charge no tax, but I don't know if it applies to the other states as well.

Edit: We also have a 7.5% sales tax. Digital purchases may vary from state to state, as an example from what I've seen in playstation updates the PSN store will now charge tax depending on your state (California still won't be charged, thankfully).

 

People living in Canada should choose Alberta as their province to pay less tax.

Pip'

 

Tax evasion for some governments is a huge crime, so beware.

 

The referendum vote itself send the pound to a 30-year-low on the next day. It has been stable after that, though, so most things have adjusted themselves to that rate. I'm in the eurozone, so those first few weeks were a good time to order stuff from amazon.co.uk