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The 3DS and Wii U eShop is shutting down in 2023 - download these games before they’re gone

You have until March 27, 2023, to access the eShop on these consoles.

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PSA: Redownloading Switch eShop Games Has Now Changed With Latest Update

It's for the better, though.

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Switch’s Japanese eShop will no longer accept foreign cards or PayPal

Players will have to find new ways to buy from the Japanese eShop after Nintendo announcement.

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Agent7592d ago

Not something I got into, but if say you're in the UK and you're using a US game, you'll need a US eShop account. Wouldn't surprise me if Nintendo is trying to stop people using games from other regions, more so people who buy Japanese and US games on card because they're download/code in a box only in the UK as an example. Not sure if the Switch 2 will be multi-region, but this sounds like a stepping stone to cut back on people playing import games and maybe even making the Switch 2 region locked.

Yui_Suzumiya92d ago

Thank God for PlayAsia and eBay. Nearly everything I want has a physical version with English subtitles. Just can't find most of them in retail stores, lol

Kneetos92d ago

Supposedly this comes with the fact NSO will be receiving an 11 to 25% price increase in "some" countries

There are emails being sent out over it
I have yet to see an email though (UK resident)

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Nintendo to Close Switch eShop and Online Services in China in 2026

Nintendo has announced that it will close the Nintendo Switch eShop in China and other related online services in 2026.

BeHunted157d ago

"Starting on March 31, 2026, the Chinese eShop will no longer offer games or apps for sale, meaning new purchases will not be possible after that date. Then, on May 15, 2026, users will no longer be able to download previously purchased games, DLC, or redeem codes."

PassNextquestion157d ago

I don't understand why a console eshop needs to close. Can't they make them backward and forward compatible?

FinalFantasyFanatic156d ago

I honestly thought this was the point of the Switch Eshop, it looked like they were moving towards a unified Eshop, which I also thought was going to carry over to the Switch successor.

gold_drake157d ago

wat ? why?

they really force their new console onto the Chinese players then

PassNextquestion157d ago

Apparently in China majority of their consoles are Imported so they can play more games and use that countries eshop. Apparently China is very restrictive of what content goes on the Nintendo eshop

Tacoboto156d ago

This move has Chinese government written all over it.

DivineHand125156d ago

If there is one platform you should never build a digital library on, it's on a Nintendo system.