Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online stores have been closed, but games can still be exchanged by April 4.

CTOnews.com, March 29 (Xinhua)-- Nintendo officially closed its online store for 3DS and Wii U games on March 28, and players will no longer be able to buy games, new content and in-house content.

According to Nintendo's official explanation, the ability to exchange game codes stopped nine hours ahead of schedule, so it extended the deadline to make up for it. This means that players must redeem the game code before 12:30 Beijing time on April 4:

CTOnews.com warns that this does not include prepaid eShop cards that increase the balance of eShop, which was discontinued in August 2022. The code here refers to the digital download code for the game or DLC, such as the Legend of Zelda Princess at Twilight or the My Nintendo Picross code.

It is worth mentioning that Nintendo has not completely abandoned Wii U and 3DS, and officials say that even after late March 2023, players will still be able to download games and DLC again, receive software updates and enjoy games on Wii U and 3DS series systems for the foreseeable future.

Let's briefly review these two products. The Nintendo 3DS, a portable game console launched by Nintendo from 2011 to 2020, is the successor to the Nintendo DS and features the introduction of parallax barrier technology to achieve an effect similar to naked-eye 3D.

The Wii U, Nintendo's home game console after the Wii, is the successor to the Wii. It was first released on June 7, 2011, codenamed "Project Caf é". Meanwhile, the Wii U is the first home game console in Nintendo history that supports 1080p resolution. Throughout its life cycle, the Wii U sold 14.01 million units, making it the worst-selling mainframe product in Nintendo's history.