Nintendo announced that it will carry out network maintenance on August 22 / 29, during which the eShop Game Store cannot be used.

CTOnews.com, August 21 (Xinhua)-- Nintendo announced on its blog today that its Switch platform network service will carry out "network maintenance". During the network maintenance period, the eShop store on the Switch platform will not be available, but friends can still use the web version of the eShop store to browse and buy games.

After inquiry, CTOnews.com learned that Nintendo said it would carry out relevant network maintenance services from 12:00 to 13:00 Beijing time on August 22 and 10:30 to 16:30 Beijing time on August 29, of which the maintenance official on August 22 did not give a corresponding explanation, while in the maintenance on August 29, the official explanation was for the "use of credit card" reasons, so it is expected that the eShop store after maintenance Support for credit card bindings in more regions.

▲ official announcement eShop is a digital distribution platform established by Nintendo and supported by Nintendo Network. It started services in the United States, Japan, Europe and Australia in June 2011. Nintendo has shut down eShop on 3DS and Wii U platforms and only provides related game software purchase services for Switch. On December 4, 2019, Tencent announced that it would provide the "Nintendo e Store" service for Bank of China's Switch mainframe, which is designed for use in Chinese mainland region. This maintenance will not affect the store services of Bank of China users.