A latest announcement from Nintendo Support has confirmed the upcoming closure of the restricted Nintendo eShop for the 3DS and Wii U techniques throughout a whopping 42 international locations.
The assertion initially appeared on the official Nintendo Support page for the Americas. As of July 31, 2020, the restricted eShops for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U techniques which have facilitated game code redemption in recent times can be fully closed in 42 international locations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
According to the assertion, “users in the affected regions will no longer be able to access [the eShops] to redeem a download code, redownload software, or update software, so we encourage users to take any such actions before the closure date.”
“Also, any software that requires the limited Nintendo eShops to operate may cease to function,” it continues.
The assertion additionally consists of an addendum noting that Mexico and Brazil can be unaffected by the closure.
Nintendo has supplied a quick information on what to do should you reside in an affected area, asking that gamers take motion earlier than the top of July. The really helpful precautions embody redownloading any previously-downloaded software program, checking the eShop for any updates out there for already bought software program, and redeeming any obtain codes which have but to be redeemed.
“We encourage anyone with unredeemed codes to redeem them before the limited Nintendo eShops close on July 31, 2020,” the assertion notes. “After that, it will not be possible to redeem any codes.”
The given reasoning behind the closure is generally bureaucratic jargon, with the FAQ part dedicated to why this closure is going down merely studying, “We constantly re-evaluate our business and make decisions based on a variety of factors,” and the part on future plans being answered with, “We have nothing to announce on this topic.”
Mexico and Brazil are unaffected as a result of the truth that full eShops can be found in these international locations. The full record of affected international locations, in alphabetical order, reads as follows:
Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela.
In associated eShop information, gamers in China have been prohibited from accessing Animal Crossing: New Horizons without switching regions. Meanwhile Wii U title Super Mario 3D World could be coming to Switch, alongside beloved The Wonderful 101.
