[News] Consider this a PSA for Wii U and 3DS owners

[Venonat in Space]

I heard that on January 31st 2022, the E-shop may remove games, hence why I plan to stock up now. Can someone confirm this is true? Thanks.

 

[Nah]

According to part of Nintendo's site, it seems more like what's happening is that people can no longer use credit cards to purchase stuff or add funds to their 3DS or Wii U eShop accounts, and not that they're going to remove games. The exact date seems to vary though. The site says the 18th, some places say the 22nd, others the 31st.

But I'm not like 100% sure here

 

[Nah]

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-3ds-wii-eshop-discontinued

The Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShops will be discontinued in "late March 2023," Nintendo announced today, effectively closing off access to a host of content that can only be found on those platforms.

The shutdown will be a multi-stage process that will last through 2022 and until 2023. The specific dates are as follows:

May 23, 2022: It will no longer be possible to add funds using a credit card to a 3DS/Wii U eShop account.

August 29, 2022: It will no longer be possible to use an eShop card to add funds. However, it will still be possible to redeem download codes.

Late March 2023: It will no longer be possible to make purchases, download demos or themes, redeem a download code, or add funds.

 

[Pyrax]

From nintendo.com

Are any other services or functions of Wii U or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems going to be discontinued, such as online play?
There are no plans to make any further changes at this time.

The beginning of the end eh? The wifi service is gonna last a few more years which is good at least.