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| " | On its official website, Nintendo of Japan announced that the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops will no longer allow users to add funds via credit card or e-money card starting January 18, 2022. The announcement currently only applies to Japan, but the company could very likely do the same for other regions. According to the announcement, any remaining funds in either of the respective eShops after the aforementioned date may still be used as is. Once support for credit cards and e-money cards has ended, users will only be able to add funds for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops via Nintendo prepaid cards or by linking their Nintendo Network ID with their Nintendo account. |
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This change may mean that Nintendo is simply discontinuing whatever separate payment infrastructures it had in place for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops and is centralizing where players are able to add funds to purchase content for the two older consoles. On the other hand, it could potentially mean something more in the future as the announcement also mentions certain features being disabled due to the change, including disabling the filter of the Nintendo 3DS’s internet browser as well as the subscription services of titles such as Karaoke JOYSOUND for the Wii U. While Nintendo of Japan’s announcement doesn’t directly mention the shuttering of the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops anytime soon, it still isn’t an impossibility. [...] . But given that it took Sony almost 17 years to close the PSP store, users of both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U may not have to worry anytime soon. |
