Announces the conclusion of eShop purchases for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U-Multi

This is the end of an era. Nintendo today announced the end of Wii U and 3DS eShop. Concrete May 23, 2022 onwards, You can no longer use a credit card to add funds to eShop on both consoles. However, you can continue to use prepaid cards eShop Up August 29, 2022. Remember that you can always increase your presence Wee u And 3DS ByeShop Of Nintendo-Switch Of course, you have linked your Nintendo Network ID with your Nintendo account. If you have download codes, you can still use themIn May 2023. However, at that point it was the end. You can no longer buy games on the Wii U or 3DS; Even free demos can no longer be downloaded (unless you have downloaded them before.) New 3DS, You can no longer buy themes and only get a few free themes. However, you can re-download games, themes and demos that you have already purchased and / or once downloaded, and still update and enjoy playing online – even for games that are still active online. Methods. Nintendo promises more “After the end of March 2023, in the future, it will still be possible to re-download games and DLC, get software updates, and play online on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems.”

However, it really does turn into a page Nintendo. The company justifies this announcement “It is part of the natural life cycle of any product line because it is less used by consumers over time.“.Eshops Wee u And some 3DS These two consoles are packed with games that are only available (especially not only the virtual console). We advise you to go for a walk when there is still time (see Our file on Wii U..) Find out all the important dates, questions and answers and all the details of the conclusion eShop Of 3DS And some Wee uAnd as always do not hesitate to tell us what you think in the comments.

Note that you can access all of your Wii U and 3DS memory A dedicated site (see here) But back to a special message.

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Stop Wii U and Nintendo 3DS Online Store

Applies to: New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 2DS XL, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, Wii U Deluxe, Wii U Basic

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From the end of March 2023, purchases for the Wii U console and Nintendo 3DS family systems will not be available on the Nintendo eShop. Cannot download free content, including game demos. Additionally, as that date approaches, related services will stop working:

• Getting Started May 23, 2022Credit cards can no longer be used to add funds to accounts in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems.
• Getting Started August 29, 2022, The Nintendo eShop card cannot be used to add funds to an account in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems. However, download codes can be retrieved by the end of March 2023.

Users who link their Nintendo Network ID Wallet (used with Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems) to their Nintendo Account Wallet (used with Nintendo Switch family systems) may use the shared reserve to purchase any content on these consoles until the end. March 2023. After that, the rest can only be used to purchase content for the Nintendo Switch family consoles.

No changes are planned on the Nintendo ESHAP in the Nintendo Switch Family of Consoles.

Changes to the Nintendo eShop and Nintendo 3DS family systems on the Wii U will simultaneously work on software on these sites where purchases are possible, such as StreetPass Mii Plaza, Theme Shop and Nintendo Badge Arcade.

After the end of March 2023, in the future, games and DLCs can be re-downloaded, get software updates, and play online on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems.

Thanks for supporting the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems. We hope you will continue to enjoy using these settings and have the opportunity to create a website where you can look back on your time with them through various game statistics. See Here

Questions and Answers

Why is this happening?

It is part of the natural life cycle of any product line because it is less used by consumers over time.

Why are you announcing this now?

We give this notice more than a year before purchases end, giving users ample time to prepare.

Stop other services or activities of the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family system, such as playing online?

No changes are planned at this time.

How long can I still re-download previously purchased content from the Nintendo eShop for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems? How much longer will these systems support online gaming?

In the future, it will still be possible to re-download games and downloadable content, get software updates, and play online on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family systems.

Retailers still have Nintendo eShop cards that display the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS logos. What will happen to them?

• These cards will continue to be sold at retail until delivery.
• All Nintendo iShop cards can be used on the Nintendo Switch to add funds to the Nintendo Account Balance
• You can do this with the Nintendo eShop on your PC.

If anyone visits the Nintendo eShop and wants to download something for Wii U or Nintendo 3DS family systems after March 2023, what can they do?

• On both sites, users can still:
  • Re-download the content they own
  • Download existing software updates

• On both sites, users Was born Can not:
  • Buy any content
    • On the Nintendo 3DS, software such as StreetPass Mii Plaza, Theme Shop, Nintendo Badge Arcade and Pokémon Bank include paid content, games and passes.
    • On the Wii U, the bass of such software include Wee Sports Club .

  • Download demos
  • Download free software
  • Recover the download code
  • Add funds to their Nintendo eShop presence

• On Nintendo 3DS family systems, users can still:
  • Download a limited number of free themes from the theme store