Gamers in Latin America and the Caribbean are about to see a major Nintendo-related closure later this year. As we said earlier, the eShop for the Wii U and 3DS systems in the affected countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will be shut down on July 31, 2020. On July 31st, players in 42 countries will no longer be able redeem download codes,… Press J to jump to the feed. -Nintendo will probably shut down both shops at the same time so they can make room for the Switch shop (or whatever comes next). Nintendo has announced that, starting July 31st, 2020, they will be closing down the Wii U and 3DS eShops in the region. With the Nintendo Switch, they said they are planning a 'Netflix of games' which users can access so long as they are subscribed to the online service, which will be required for online play (eshop access will remain free). Dear Nintendo fans, As previously announced, the Wii Shop Channel will close for good on January 30, 2019. r/wiiu: Reddit's source for news, pictures, reviews, videos, community insight, & anything related to Nintendo's 8th-generation console, the Wii U. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts It is basically the same platform, whereas the Wii shop was its own thing. -The 3DS and Wii U eShop have a vast library of titles, and when you look past the random developers that Nintendo get on this thing, the list of titles is pretty fantastic. Tags eShop So it won't shut down for at least 10 years, and that is if the Switch successor use a new type of shop. It is possible to purchase download versions of games from Nintendo eShop on the official Nintendo website*. Nintendo is shutting down most of its eShop 3DS and Wii U distribution platforms across Latin America and the Caribbean. In Nintendo eShop you'll find games and applications created exclusively for Wii U, as well as download versions of packaged software and much more.
Also, the Wii U eshop is united with the 3ds and Switch eshop.