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PSA: There are a few days left to buy 3DS and Wii U games on the eShop with a credit card
There are still a few days left for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U users to purchase games and downloadable content within the eShop with their credit card.
Everything that has a beginning has an end, and the sunset of the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops is about to begin. As announced by Nintendo in mid-February, the eShops of these consoles will close at the end of March 2023. Despite still being almost a year old, the closure of these stores will be gradual, and the first of the changes announced by the Kyoto-based company will take place in a few days.
The first steps of Nintendo eShop shutdown on 3DS and Wii U
As Nintendo announced at the time, on Monday, May 23, 2023, users of these console families will no longer be able to purchase titles using their credit card. From that day on, users will have to make separate purchases and redeem physical Nintendo eShop cards to add funds to their account and be able to buy games as well as DLCs.
This card purchase method will continue until August 29, 2022. After this date, it will no longer be possible to use eShop cards to add funds. The credit stored in the accounts will be available until March 2023, when users of New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 2DS XL, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, Wii U Deluxe and Wii U Basic (all existing models of the two families of consoles) won't be able to make more purchases in the Nintendo eShop.
What will happen to content already purchased on 3DS and Wii U?
It will be possible to continue downloading previously purchased games, demos and DLC on both Wii U and 3DS. All previously purchased content, as well as updates, can continue to be downloaded as normal after March 2023.
The closure of the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS eShops will also be the end of the Virtual Console service system, which first appeared on the Wii. With this closure, you will lose access to a number of retro titles, which are so far unavailable on the current Nintendo Switch services. In addition, a large catalog of games will also become inaccessible, as well as digital exclusive titles on both consoles.
Source | VGC