Rumor has it that Nintendo will not accept new eShop titles for 3DS / Wii U from next fiscal year.

There is a deadline for developers to meet

S success Nintendo Switch Led Nintendo to focus all of its finances and forces on supporting its new console, and worked on it Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It gradually diminished until it was almost completely absent.

In order to confirm this decision, Nintendo seems to be planning Stop accepting requests for new digital titles to be released on the Nintendo eShop for 3DS and Wii U. This is what he declares Impact sports stations In the last released video, they acknowledge that they received an email from Nintendo revealing this “deadline”.

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We would also like to inform you that it has been decided to stop accepting applications for the new Nintendo 3DS / Wii U eShop titles at the end of the current financial year (until April 1, 2022). These new titles must be approved within 3 months of the application deadline.

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops are active and requests for connections and updates are still possible.

Please keep this deadline in mind if you are planning any requests for digital releases on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

Thank you so much for your understanding and continued support for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U over the past few years.

yours truly,

Europe’s Nintendo – European Publisher Business

This is not official communication, but aEmail specified by the developer, So it can not be defined as a real confirmation, but it is a completely credible result and one can expect other developers to confirm that they have received a similar email.

It looks like we won’t see much digital headlines for the 3DS and Wii U from next year, but above all it’s a matter of time. Developers too, For each type of output they should focus on the switch.

Are you still buying digital games on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U?