Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop
	Logo since May 2025
Developer	Nintendo
Type	Online distribution
Launch date	Nintendo 3DS; June 6, 2011; Wii U; November 18, 2012; Nintendo Switch; March 3, 2017 CHN: December 10, 2019; ; ; Nintendo Switch 2; June 5, 2025;
Discontinued	List Wii U, Nintendo 3DS; July 31, 2020 (Latin America and the Caribbean); March 27, 2023 (International); Nintendo Switch; May 31, 2023 (Russia); CHN: March 31, 2026; ; ;
Platform(s)	Wii U; Nintendo 3DS; Nintendo Switch; Nintendo Switch 2;
Operating system(s)	Wii U system software; Nintendo 3DS system software; Nintendo Switch system software;
Status	Active (discontinued for 3DS and Wii U versions)
Members	26 million (as of September 2013)
Website	nintendo.com/store

The Nintendo eShop^[4] is a digital distribution service for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2, and formerly available via the Nintendo Network for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Launched in June 2011 on the Nintendo 3DS,^[5] the Nintendo eShop served as the successor to both the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop. It is also a multitasking application, which means it is easily accessible even when a game is already running in the background through the system software. The Nintendo eShop features downloadable games, demos, applications, streaming videos, consumer rating feedback, and other information on upcoming game releases. The service was discontinued globally for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in March 2023, continuing only on the Switch.^[2]

^ Cite error: The named reference NOA closes eShop on 3DS/Wii U was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Faulkner, Cameron (July 19, 2022). "Nintendo will close the Wii U and 3DS eShops on March 27th, 2023". The Verge. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
^ "Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing". Nintendo. January 31, 2013.
^ ニンテンドーeショップ, Nintendō īShoppu
^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 12, 2011). "Nintendo 3DS e-Shop and browser delayed". Eurogamer.

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[TheVergeClosureDate-2] Faulkner, Cameron (July 19, 2022). "Nintendo will close the Wii U and 3DS eShops on March 27th, 2023". The Verge. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

[Nintendo_Financial_Q3_2012-3] "Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing". Nintendo. January 31, 2013.

[4] ニンテンドーeショップ, Nintendō īShoppu

[5] Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 12, 2011). "Nintendo 3DS e-Shop and browser delayed". Eurogamer.

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