The eShop of the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS video consoles is closed permanently

March 28 (Portaltic/EP) –

The digital stores (eShop) for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS family game consoles they have permanently stopped your service this Monday, that already will not allow the purchase of gamesalthough it maintains the possibility of downloading the content that had already been purchased and playing online.

Nintendo already announced in February of last year that it would begin cease their services gradually and, during the month of August, the company stopped allowing use a card to load funds to the accounts of these stores.

Now, this Monday the Japanese video game company has stopped offering the possibility of redeeming codes, as well as making purchases of software and downloadable content (DCL) and access test contents, within the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS digital stores. However, for the moment it keeps the option to download games and MCI that the user had already purchased.

Also, as reported by Nintendo in its support pageusers still will continue to receive program updates and they will be able to access online games to play with other users.

On the other hand, for those users who still have unused balance in your Nintendo eShop accounts for Nintendo 3DS or Wii U, the company has indicated that will be able to link your Nintendo Network ID to your account at these stores digital and thus merge their wallets.

In this way, it will be possible use remaining balance to continue buying titles and other similar items for Nintendo Switch. However, Nintendo will only maintain this link option the accounts to maintain the balance until the month of March 2024; After that, said balance cannot be recovered.

With the closure of the Wii U eShop, more than 256 video games that only have a digital version for this console will disappear, as well as more than 700 titles will be affectedamong which are also those that, in addition to a digital version, have a physical version.

Some of them include ‘First Party’ video games like NintendoLandMario and Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, Mario Party 10, Splatoon, Super Mario MakerSuper Smash Bros for Wii U, The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess or The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker.