Nintendo eShop Scraper

Scrape the Nintendo eShop to extract game data — titles, publishers, platforms, pricing, age ratings, release dates, and cover images. Supports searching by title, browsing the full catalog, and looking up games by ID.

What you can do

• Search by title — find games matching a keyword (e.g. "mario", "zelda", "pokemon")
• Browse all games — paginate through the entire Nintendo eShop catalog with optional platform and price filters
• Look up by game ID — retrieve a specific game by its eShop fs_id

Output fields

Field	Description
gameId	Unique Nintendo eShop identifier (fs_id)
title	Game title
description	Product description
publisher	Publisher name
platform	Primary platform (e.g. "Nintendo Switch")
platforms	All platforms this game is available on
releaseDate	Release date (ISO format, e.g. "2017-03-03")
releaseDateFormatted	Human-readable release date (e.g. "15/11/2019")
lowestPrice	Lowest available price in EUR
priceSort	Effective price used for sorting, in EUR
discountPercentage	Current discount percentage (if on sale)
ageRating	PEGI/USK age rating value (e.g. "12")
ageRatingLabel	Full age rating label (e.g. "PEGI 12")
ageRatingSystem	Age rating system, e.g. "pegi" / "usk" / "esrb"
genres	Game categories/genres (e.g. ["Action", "Adventure", "Platformer"])
downloadSize	Download / data size (e.g. "13.4 GB")
minPlayers	Minimum number of players
maxPlayers	Maximum number of players
isDigital	Available as a digital download
isPhysical	Available as a physical copy
hasDemo	Free demo available
playableOn	Hardware/system codes the game runs on (e.g. "HAC" = Switch)
supportsGameVoucher	Eligible for the Nintendo Switch Game Voucher program
requiresOnlineSubscription	Requires Nintendo Switch Online for online features
requiresPaidSubscription	Requires a paid subscription
removedFromEShop	Present and true only for titles removed from the eShop (returned when includeRemovedFromShop is enabled)
thumbnailUrl	Square product image URL
bannerUrl	Banner/header image URL
wishlistSquareImageUrl	Alternate square promotional image URL
wishlistBannerUrl	Wishlist banner promotional image URL
copyright	Copyright / rights-holder text
originalPlatform	System the game was originally released for (e.g. Virtual Console re-releases like NES/Game Boy Advance titles now on Switch)
listingUpdatedAt	UTC timestamp when the eShop listing itself was last updated
languages	Available languages
gameUrl	Link to the game on nintendo.com
sourceUrl	URL of the API request
scrapedAt	UTC timestamp when scraped
recordType	Always "game"

Input options

Mode: search (default)

Search for games by title keyword.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "mario",
  "platform": "Nintendo Switch",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Mode: browse

Browse the full eShop catalog with optional filters.

{
  "mode": "browse",
  "sortBy": "date_from desc",
  "minPrice": 0,
  "maxPrice": 30,
  "ageRatingMax": "12",
  "maxItems": 100
}

Mode: byId

Look up specific games by their eShop ID.

{
  "mode": "byId",
  "gameIds": ["1173609", "267409"]
}

Filters

Filter	Type	Description
platform	select	Filter by platform (Nintendo Switch, Wii U, 3DS, etc.)
sortBy	select	Sort order (relevance, release date, price)
minPrice	integer	Minimum price in EUR
maxPrice	integer	Maximum price in EUR
ageRatingMax	select	Maximum PEGI age rating
includeRemovedFromShop	boolean	Include games removed from the eShop
maxItems	integer	Maximum number of records (1–2000)

Example output

{
  "gameId": "1173609",
  "title": "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild",
  "publisher": "Nintendo",
  "platform": "Nintendo Switch",
  "platforms": ["Nintendo Switch"],
  "releaseDate": "2017-03-03",
  "lowestPrice": 59.99,
  "ageRating": "12",
  "ageRatingLabel": "PEGI 12",
  "genres": ["Action", "Adventure"],
  "downloadSize": "13.4 GB",
  "minPlayers": 1,
  "maxPlayers": 1,
  "isPhysical": true,
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.nintendo.com/eu/media/images/11_square_images/games_18/wii_u_20/SQ_WiiU_TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild_image500w.jpg",
  "originalPlatform": "Nintendo Switch",
  "listingUpdatedAt": "2022-01-17T10:56:57Z",
  "gameUrl": "https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-1173609.html",
  "languages": ["japanese", "english", "spanish", "french", "german", "italian", "dutch", "russian", "korean", "chinese"],
  "sourceUrl": "https://searching.nintendo-europe.com/en/select?q=*&fq=type%3AGAME%20AND%20fs_id%3A1173609&rows=1",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-01T13:17:20.918803+00:00",
  "recordType": "game"
}

Use cases

• Game market research — track Nintendo's catalog, pricing trends, new releases
• Parental controls tools — filter games by age rating for family-safe lists
• Price monitoring — monitor when games go on sale
• Content discovery — find games by platform, genre, or price range
• Competitive analysis — understand Nintendo's eShop pricing strategy

FAQ

Is this free to use? Yes. The Nintendo eShop public search API used by this actor requires no authentication.

Which regions are covered? This actor uses the Nintendo Europe eShop API, which includes games for all European markets with PEGI ratings. Titles and pricing reflect the EU/UK eShop.

How many games are available? The Nintendo eShop EU catalog contains thousands of titles. Use mode=browse without filters to iterate the full catalog.

Are prices in EUR? Yes. All prices (lowestPrice) are in EUR as returned by the Nintendo Europe eShop API.

Why are some games missing prices? Games that are free, unavailable for purchase, or whose pricing data is not yet indexed will not have a lowestPrice field.

Can I filter by genre? Genre filtering is not directly supported by the API. Use searchQuery with genre keywords (e.g. "platformer", "RPG") to find related games.

Data source: Nintendo eShop EU public Solr search API (searching.nintendo-europe.com).