Digital stores will be closing their services in phases.
For years we have been able to Nintendo has been nourished by two consoles instead of just one, leading this to the fact that we have been able to have different pairs, being those that preceded Nintendo Switch, which has chosen to unite both concepts, Nintendo 3DS and WiiUbeing in addition these the ones that, without counting the digital store of Wii and DSi, exploited the digital format by the Japanese companybeing so that many of their games began to be launched in this way.
However, everything has an end, it being already written that Nintendo 3DS and Wii U will be closing their digital stores and their servers little by little, to the point that not only can the thousands of titles available in this format not be purchased, but some that were only released through the eShop of both consoles will be lost forever.
Nintendo 3DS and Wii U will say goodbye to their digital stores in stages
Under this same premise, it must be said that Nintendo has already announced that the closure of these stores would be carried out in a staggered manner, being so until March 31, 2023, this being the date chosen for the final goodbye, Limitations would be added to access these eShop. And it seems that with the end of August, the first of these measures also arrives.
This is because as of the 29th of this month it will not be possible add balance in the account of the Nintendo eShop of 3DS and Wii U, which in turn is a significant limitation when it comes to acquiring various titles. And it seems that this action is going to require a maintenancewhich will take place at dawn on August 30, that is, next Tuesday:
[Maintenance Scheduled]
Maintenance has been scheduled for “Nintendo eShop” on 30 Aug from 04:30 UTC to 06:30 UTC.#Maintenance #NintendoSwitch #Wii U #Nintendo 3DS pic.twitter.com/sF0DLCc5QD
— NinStatusBot (@NinStatusBot) August 22, 2022
Therefore, if you are interested in enjoying some of the titles of Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in digital format don’t delay it too long, since we are practically at injury time.