Un compañero de trabajo ha probado con una de sus tarjets y lo mismo.
He visto ésto en la página de Sudáfrica:
https://www.nintendo.co.za/Support/Webs ... 94121.htmlCountries from which you can purchase download games on the official Nintendo website
Applies to: New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo Switch, Wii U
You will be able to purchase download games on the official European Nintendo website if the country setting of your Nintendo Account, or Nintendo Network ID in the case of Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems, corresponds to one of these countries:
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
If the country setting of your Nintendo Account, or Nintendo Network ID in the case of Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems, does not match any of the countries supported on the European Nintendo website, please visit the country selector to see other available Nintendo websites globally.
Esto quiere decir que una tarjeta eShop europea debería servir para comprar allí. El problema es no poder cambiar de país mientras haya fondos, por lo que habría que clavar el precio... Parece que en sudáfrica no hay tarjetas de eShop...