NINTENDO announced in February that the online store for 3DS family and WiiU consoles will be closed down.
In a Twitter thread published today from the Nintendo UK official account, the company revealed dates when support will be removed for the consoles.
The Nintendo 3DS will be 12 years old when the store shuts down.
Nintendo previously announced that owners of 3DS and WiiU consoles will no longer be able purchase games from March.
However, now the final deadline, March 27. 2023, has been officially revealed.
After this date players will not be able to purchase any new software for their 3DS family or WiiU consoles.
This includes purchases made via the StreetPass Mii Plaza, the Theme Shop, Pokémon Bank, and Nintendo Badge Arcade.
Demos, free-to-play games, and free themes will also no longer be available to download from March.
However, the company has reassured fans that from this date and “for the foreseeable future” software purchased for these consoles will still be available to download or re-download.
This includes all DLC which has been purchased via the store.
However, this is not the deadline for all eShop activity, as some functions will close earlier in the run up to the full shutdown.
From August 29. 2022 players will no longer be able to add funds to their 3DS and WiiU Nintendo accounts.
That means that if fans wish to purchase a game after the end of August the money needs to be already in their account.
There is one way around this.
Those who have already linked their 3DS or WiiU account to their Switch account will still be able to make purchases via their joint funds.
There is one more date that Nintendo 3DS fans should make sure is in their diary.
From February 28. 2023 Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest and Birthright will no longer be available to purchase.
All DLC for the game will be purchasable until the March cut off, but the base game is required to use this.
So far this is the only game with an earlier cut off date announced.
Nintendo has said it will continue to allow software updates after March, which will still be available from the eShop.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
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