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18 cards ranked

Best credit card to use at Nintendo eShop.

Online ShoppingEntertainment

The Nintendo eShop is the digital storefront for Switch games, DLC, and add-on content, payable by card or prepaid eShop credit. Purchases code as online shopping or digital entertainment, so a card with an online-purchase bonus earns the most. Buying discounted eShop gift cards from a grocery or warehouse store first can beat charging the eShop directly.

Picks without a tag earn at Nintendo eShop both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on nintendo.com.

  1. #1
    American Express
    3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)
    U.S. online retail purchases
    3%
  2. #2
    Capital One
    3% on entertainment
    Also 8% on Capital One Entertainment
    3%
  3. #3
    Capital One
    3% on entertainment
    3%
  4. #4
    Capital One
    3% on entertainment
    3%
  5. #5
    Chase
    3% on entertainment
    Most U.S. Disney locations
    3%
  6. #6
    Venmo Credit Cardif it’s your top category
    Synchrony
    3% on entertainment if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle
    Automatically on your highest-spend eligible category each statement period (8 eligible: transportation, travel, groceries, entertainment, dining & nightlife, bills & utilities, health & beauty, gas). Drugstores here represents health & beauty; bills & utilities maps to utilities.
    3%
  7. #7
    Chase
    2% on entertainment
    Select Disney purchases, gas stations, and grocery stores
    2%
  8. #8
    Robinhood
    3% flat-rate cashback
    3%
  9. #9
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  10. #10
    Citi
    2% flat-rate cashback
    1% when you buy, 1% when you pay
    2%
  11. #11
    First Electronic Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Up to 4% with higher crypto balances on Coinbase; requires Coinbase One membership
    2%
  12. #12
    Elan Financial Services
    2% flat-rate cashback
    When deposited into an eligible Fidelity account
    2%
  13. #13
    American Express
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Unlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases
    2%
  14. #14
    Navy Federal
    2% flat-rate cashback
    Issued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%
    2%
  15. #15
    PNC
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  16. #16
    U.S. Bank
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  17. #17
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%
  18. #18
    Wells Fargo
    2% flat-rate cashback
    2%

Last updated June 30, 2026