Reminder: You only have three weeks left to buy digital Wii U and 3DS games
There are now three weeks to go until it’s no longer possible to buy games on the Wii U and 3DS eShops.
Nintendo is in the process of completely shutting down both digital stores, and players are only able to buy games on them until March 27.
If you intend to buy certain titles on the Wii U or 3DS eShops but don’t have enough balance in your account, you’ll need to use a Switch to top it up.
This is because Nintendo has already removed the ability to top up Wii U and 3DS balances directly through their respective eShops.
Nintendo removed credit card support from the 3DS and Wii U eShops last year, followed by the ability to use prepaid eShop cards.
At the moment, then, the only way players can add to their 3DS or Wii U balance is to merge their Nintendo Network ID (used for Wii U and 3DS) with their Nintendo Account (used for Switch).
This gives players the option to merge both balances, meaning any money added on one system will be reflected across them all.
As such, it’s still possible to top up a 3DS or Wii U balance by merging the accounts then topping up your balance on Switch.
However, from March 27, players won’t be able to buy digital 3DS or Wii U games at all, even with their existing balances.
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Nintendo has also announced that the ability to merge Wii U and 3DS eShop balances with a Switch balance will end in March 2024.
This means if players still have an existing balance on the Wii U and 3DS eShops and don’t link their Nintendo Network ID to a Nintendo Account by then, their existing Wii U and 3DS balance will effectively be gone.
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