In less than a year, the adoption of new games would already stop.
According to the latest rumors, Nintendo is preparing to stop accepting new games in the eShop for both Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. That is, if we Impact Game Station may believe. In April 2022, Nintendo would no longer accept and rate new titles, right at the start of the new fiscal year. Impact Game Station claims to have received this information by email, most likely from a developer who received information about it.
In any case, it is clear that Nintendo is now putting all its focus on the Nintendo Switch. The number of games released on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS has also fallen significantly lately. It is therefore certainly not inconceivable that the message is correct. According to the information, the eShop will remain available for both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The information that would be in the e-mail in question concerns the following. For now, this is a rumor and we will have to wait and see if Nintendo will come up with a statement about this.
We herewith wish to inform you that it has been decided to cease the acceptance of submissions for new Nintendo 3DS / Wii U titles for eShop release by the end of the current fiscal year (effective from 1st April 2022). These new titles should be lotcheck approved latest within 3 months after the submission deadline.
The Nintendo 3DS / Wii U eShops will remain active and submissions of patches will still be processed until further notice.
Please take these deadlines into consideration in your planning for upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Wii U digital releases.
Thank you very much for your understanding and continuous support on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U consoles during the past years.
Kind regards,
Nintendo of Europe – European Publisher Business
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