The 3DS eShop is no longer allowing Nintendo fans to make new game purchases, marking the end of a long era of DS-branded handhelds. Not only that, but it’s also sunsetting a vibrant indie community ...

Nintendo will soon be ceasing all sales through its eShop service for 3DS and Wii U consoles. Users will no longer be able to purchase new games digitally, although existing owners of those games will ...

On March 27th, the Nintendo 3DS eShop will close, and users will no longer be able to purchase digital games for the system. From a financial standpoint, it makes perfect sense; the Nintendo Switch ...

Nintendo will shut down Nintendo eShop services for Wii U and 3DS on March 27, 2023, the company announced. While this move was previously announced by Nintendo, the specific date in March was not ...

Nintendo has announced the end of its eShop service for the Wii U console and 3DS handheld. The eShop will stay live on those devices until late March 2023, after which players will no longer be able ...

Nintendo is making a massive change to the eShop on Nintendo 3DS and Wii U platforms after today. Previously, Nintendo announced that both the 3DS and Wii U eShops would be shutting down in the early ...

Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...

Nintendo is shutting down the 3DS and Wii U eShops at the end of the month. It feels premature and idiotic, but such is the world we live in. Nintendo’s 3D handheld will always live in the shadow of ...

Nearing the end of the journey. Nintendo will begin the second process of its gradual closure of the 3DS and Wii U eShop as of today. The first process back in May involved disabling the ability to ...

Nintendo is closing down 3DS and Wii U eShop early next year or in March 2023. And now, the Japanese gaming giant has revealed the maintenance schedule ahead of its closure. In this picture taken on ...

Nicole Carpenter is a senior reporter specializing in investigative features about labor issues in the game industry, as well as the business and culture of games. The Nintendo 3DS, the company’s 2011 ...

As of late March 2023, it will no longer be possible to make purchases in Nintendo eShop for the Wii U system and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. It will also no longer be possible to download ...