Nintendo Eshop Argentina, step by step and with a practical example so you know exactly what you are paying for and on this note!
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the new great titles of Nintendo and for months they have been on sale to be able to acquire them. Those who have purchased the games during this period in the nintendo shopthey may have found a pleasant surprise when paying...And we want to tell you why!
First, let’s see how the price of video games in Argentina is composed. A few months ago we talked that Steam would raise its regional prices and we remembered what we pay when we pay for a video game in our country. We are going to do the exercise with our own example. One of the staff members of geek culture booked Pokemon Violet. The cost of “window” – that is, the one that was exposed in the Eshop – was $6,679 (currently the game is worth $9,109).
At this price of Vidriera, we must add taxes. Currently the surcharge on any purchase made in foreign currency is 45% (even if it appears in pesos, you are paying another country and it is not in pesos). To this we have to add an 8% digital tax and a 21% VAT as in any purchase. This results in a 74% on the window price of a video game. Added discounts for gold points, the game cost $6,027.50, logic dictates that the final price is $10,487.85.
But what happened? Nintendo’s reservation and pre-sale system does not immediately credit your payment. The transaction takes place one week before the software is released on the market. The purchase in our example was made in September, which meant that by the time it was debited several months had already passed. On November 11, the payment was deducted from the virtual wallet card with which the payment had been made.. Of the initial $10,548, the payment made was $9,402.90.
In addition to celebrating that extra money by buying a hamburger, the debate began. Because clearly some tax was missing. The first thing we did was grab onto the pineapples, like all civilized people would.. But when we were done, each one shared their personal experience, where for some games they had paid the full 74% tax…whatSO WHAT HAPPENS HERE? DOES NINTENDO WANT SOME MORE THAN OTHERS?
the final account
CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT I AM PAYING FOR? Well, yes yes, calm down. The first thing we did was refer to the frequently asked questions about billing from the official Nintendo website. There they tell us that any purchase over USD$10 does not apply VAT. On the contrary, if you pay less than that value, the exact amount of tax is charged.
THIS SAYS THE NINTENDO PAGE:
How many taxes do I have to pay for my purchase (Argentina only)?
Purchases of digital services or foreign content by Argentine consumers are subject to VAT, PAIS and Resolution 4815/2020 taxes. Taxes of 8% of PAIS and 45% of Resolution 4815/2020 (increased later by Resolution 5232/2022) will be charged by the local payment processor. On purchases made in Argentine pesos with an amount equal to $10 or less, the local payment processor will also charge 21% VAT. Depending on where you live, local turnover taxes may apply and will be collected by your local payment processor. Taxes will appear on your bank or credit card statement.
But, when doing the accounts, the data still did not give us. What happened? It is that there is a small tax that we do not consider, that has nothing to do with the country but with the province. The provincial IIBB is added to the price invoiced by the entity that processes the payment. In our case, the person who bought it is from Córdoba. There the IIBB is 3%.
Soooooonce….How is the final calculation?
The first thing we do is check how much our game costs in dollars. For that you always take the Seller type BNA quote. At the time of writing this note, the official dollar is at $169. Now we calculate how many dollars the game cost us. Taking as a reference price the one we paid at the time, Pokémon Violet cost our writer – who may or may not be the one writing for you – $35.66. That is, it passes the threshold of USD$10.
So now we add the applicable taxes. 45% Country Tax. 8% digital transaction and 3% IIBB for the province of Córdoba. The total cost of the game, if we add 56% tax to the window price, is effectively $9,402.9.
And how much would Pokémon Violet cost me now? In Córdoba, buying the game today through the Nintendo Eshop will be costing you $14,210.04.
One last warning: This account It only applies if what you are paying for the game does not exceed the monthly quota of $USD300, after which income tax begins to apply. Although the prices are shown in pesos, the money that leaves the country is its equivalent in dollars. Any difference in calculations may be affected by said tax.
We hope you found this information useful and now have a much clearer picture of how much you pay for your video games!