Nintendo eShop
The Nintendo eShop is a service on the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch that allows players to purchase and download games and DLC digitally on their systems with Nintendo eShop cards and credit cards, as well as PayPal in the Nintendo Switch version. It was launched on Nintendo 3DS on June 6, 2011 in North America and one day later in Japan, Europe, and Oceania. The service launched on Wii U and Nintendo Switch alongside the respective launches of those consoles.
As of a December 9, 2013 update, a Nintendo Network ID is required to download free and demo software from the Nintendo 3DS eShop. In addition, users can link their Nintendo Network ID to their 3DS and vice versa to combine eShop funds on both systems into one. The Nintendo Switch is capable of linking to a 3DS or Wii U eShop account and combining balances between the three.
Other than purchasing games, users can view information on games and DLC, both currently released and upcoming, and watch trailers and Nintendo Direct presentations, as well as, in the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions, episodes of The Cat Mario Show. Users are also able to pre-load some games prior to release and are able to play them after an update on the release.
A soft shutdown of the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U began on July 31, 2020, as a limited variant closed in certain Latin American and Caribbean markets,[1] as well as for the Nintendo 3DS in certain Southeast Asia and the Middle East markets.[2] On February 15, 2022, Nintendo announced that the ability to make purchases on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U would cease in late March 2023. As announced on July 19, 2022, it is no longer possible to purchase Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software and downloadable content as of March 27, 2023.[3]
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It has been requested that this section be rewritten and expanded to include more information. Reason: Missing prices for remaining 3DS, Wii U, and Switch games outside of North America (tagged on February 22, 2024)
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
| # | Game | Price | Release | Developer(s) | ||||||
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| JP | NA | EU | AU | JP | NA | EU | OC | |||
| 1 | Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. | ¥? | $1.99 | €1.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | Nintendo R&D1 | |||
| 2 | Dr. Mario Express A Little Bit of... Dr. Mario Chotto Dr. Mario |
¥500 | $4.99 | €4.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | Arika | |||
| 3 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | ¥? | $7.99 | €7.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | NST, Nintendo SPD Group No. 3 | |||
| 4 | Game & Watch: Mario's Cement Factory | ¥? | $1.99 | €1.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | Nintendo R&D1 | |||
| 5 | Paper Airplane Chase Paper Plane Kami Hikōki |
¥? | $1.99 | €1.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | Nintendo SPD | |||
| 6 | Bird & Beans Pyoro Tori to Mame |
¥209 | $1.99 | €1.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | Nintendo SPD | |||
| 7 | WarioWare: Snapped! Utsusu Made in Wario |
¥? | $4.99 | €4.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD | |||
| 8 | Mario Calculator | ¥? | $1.99 | €1.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | NST | |||
| 9 | Mario Clock | ¥? | $1.99 | €1.99 | $? | 2011 / 06 / 06 | NST | |||
| 10 | Club Nintendo Picross | ¥? | 
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2012 / 09 / 13 |
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Jupiter, Nintendo EAD |
| 11 | Photos with Mario | Free |
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2013 / 04 / 23 | 2014 / 05 / 18 | 2015 / 11 / 04 |
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Nintendo EAD | ||
| 12 | Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move | ¥? | $9.99 | €9.99 | $? | 2013 / 07 / 24 | 2013 / 05 / 09 | 2013 / 05 / 09 | 2013 / 05 / 10 | NST |
| 13 | Club Nintendo Picross+ | ¥? |
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2014 / 10 / 09 |
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Jupiter, Nintendo EAD |
| 14 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | ¥? | $19.99 | €19.99 | $? | 2015 / 03 / 19 | 2015 / 03 / 05 | 2015 / 03 / 20 | 2015 / 03 / 21 | NST |
| 15 | Smash Controller | ¥100 | $0.99 | €0.99 | $1.30 | 2015 / 06 / 14 | Sora Ltd. | |||
| 16 | Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge | Free | 2016 / 01 / 28 | 2016 / 04 / 28 | 2016 / 04 / 28 | 2016 / 04 / 29 | NST | |||
Wii U[edit]
| # | Game | Price | Release | Developer(s) | ||||||
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| JP | NA | EU | AU | JP | NA | EU | OC | |||
| 1 | New Super Luigi U (as DLC) | ¥? | $19.99 | €19.99 | $? | 2013 / 06 / 19 | 2013 / 06 / 20 | 2013 / 06 / 20 | 2013 / 06 / 21 | Nintendo EAD |
| 2 | NES Remix | ¥? | $9.99 | €9.99 | $? | 2013 / 12 / 19 | 2013 / 12 / 18 | 2013 / 12 / 18 | 2013 / 12 / 18 | Nintendo EAD, indieszero |
| 3 | Dr. Luigi | ¥? | $14.99 | €14.99 | $? | 2014 / 01 / 15 | 2013 / 12 / 31 | 2014 / 01 / 15 | 2014 / 01 / 15 | Arika |
| 4 | NES Remix 2 | ¥? | $9.99 | €9.99 | $? | 2014 / 04 / 24 | 2014 / 04 / 25 | 2014 / 04 / 25 | 2014 / 04 / 25 | Nintendo EAD, indieszero |
| 5 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2015 / 01 / 15 | 2015 / 01 / 14 | 2015 / 01 / 14 | 2015 / 01 / 14 | Nintendo EAD |
| 6 | Donkey Kong Country Returns | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2015 / 01 / 21 | 2016 / 09 / 22 | 2015 / 01 / 22 | 2015 / 01 / 22 | Retro Studios, Nintendo SPD Group No.3 |
| 7 | Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars | ¥? | $19.99 | €19.99 | $? | 2015 / 03 / 19 | 2015 / 03 / 05 | 2015 / 03 / 20 | 2015 / 03 / 21 | NST |
| 8 | Super Mario Galaxy | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2015 / 05 / 31 | 2015 / 12 / 24 | 2016 / 02 / 04 | 2016 / 02 / 04 | Nintendo EAD |
| 9 | Mario Sports Mix | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2016 / 08 / 24 | 2016 / 08 / 11 | 2015 / 10 / 15 | 2015 / 10 / 15 | Square Enix, Nintendo SPD Group No.4 |
| 10 | Minecraft: Wii U Edition | ¥? | $29.99 | €29.99 | $? | 2015 / 12 / 17 | 2015 / 12 / 17 | 2015 / 12 / 17 | 2015 / 12 / 18 | Mojang AB, 4J Studios |
| 11 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | ¥2700 |
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€16.99 | $26.00 | 2016 / 08 / 09 |
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2016 / 01 / 07 | 2016 / 01 / 07 | Nintendo EAD |
| 12 | Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge | Free | Free | Free | Free | 2016 / 01 / 28 | 2016 / 04 / 28 | 2016 / 04 / 28 | 2016 / 04 / 29 | NST |
| 13 | Mario Super Sluggers | ¥2700 | $19.99 |
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2016 / 08 / 17 | 2016 / 05 / 31 |
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Namco, Nintendo SPD Group No.4 |
| 14 | Wario Land: Shake It! | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2016 / 08 / 24 | 2016 / 11 / 17 | 2016 / 04 / 07 | 2016 / 04 / 07 | Good-Feel |
| 15 | Mario Strikers Charged | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2016 / 08 / 17 | 2016 / 09 / 08 | 2016 / 05 / 12 | 2016 / 05 / 12 | Next Level Games, Nintendo SPD Group No.3 |
| 16 | Super Paper Mario | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2016 / 08 / 03 | 2016 / 06 / 16 | 2016 / 08 / 11 | 2016 / 08 / 11 | Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD Group No.3 |
| 17 | WarioWare: Smooth Moves | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2017 / 06 / 21 | 2016 / 09 / 15 | 2016 / 10 / 06 | 2016 / 10 / 06 | Nintendo SPD Group No.1, Intelligent Systems |
| 18 | New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | ¥2700 | $19.99 | €16.99 | $26.00 | 2017 / 06 / 21 | 2016 / 11 / 03 | 2016 / 12 / 01 | 2016 / 12 / 01 | Nintendo EAD |
Nintendo Switch[edit]
| # | Game | Price | Release | Developer(s) | ||||||
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| JP | NA | EU | AU | JP | NA | EU | OC | |||
| 1 | Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition | ¥? | $29.99 | €29.99 | $? | 2017 / 05 / 12 | 2017 / 05 / 11 | 2017 / 05 / 12 | 2017 / 05 / 12 | 4J Studios, Mojang |
| 2 | Arcade Archives: Mario Bros. | ¥? | $7.99 | €6.99 | $? | 2017 / 09 / 27 | 2017 / 09 / 27 | 2017 / 09 / 27 | 2017 / 09 / 27 | Hamster |
| 3 | Arcade Archives: VS. Super Mario Bros. | ¥? | $7.99 | €6.99 | $? | 2017 / 12 / 22 | 2017 / 12 / 22 | 2017 / 12 / 22 | 2017 / 12 / 23 | Hamster |
| 4 | Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong | ¥? | $7.99 | €6.99 | $? | 2018 / 06 / 15 | 2018 / 06 / 14 | 2018 / 06 / 15 | 2018 / 06 / 15 | Hamster |
| 5 | Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online | Free | Free | Free | Free | 2018 / 09 / 19 | 2018 / 09 / 18 | 2018 / 09 / 19 | 2018 / 09 / 19 | Nintendo |
| 6 | Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong Jr. | ¥? | $7.99 | €6.99 | $? | 2018 / 12 / 21 | 2018 / 12 / 21 | 2018 / 12 / 21 | 2018 / 12 / 21 | Hamster |
| 7 | Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online | Free | Free | Free | Free | 2019 / 09 / 06 | 2019 / 09 / 05 | 2019 / 09 / 06 | 2019 / 09 / 06 | Nintendo |
| 8 | Super Mario Bros. 35 | Free | Free | Free | Free | 2020 / 10 / 01 | 2020 / 10 / 01 | 2020 / 10 / 01 | 2020 / 10 / 01 | Nintendo |
| 9 | Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online | Free | Free | Free | Free | 2021 / 10 / 26 | 2021 / 10 / 25 | 2021 / 10 / 26 | 2021 / 10 / 26 | Nintendo |
| 10 | Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online | Free | Free | Free | Free | 2023 / 02 / 09 | 2023 / 02 / 08 | 2023 / 02 / 09 | 2023 / 02 / 09 | Nintendo |
| 11 | Game Boy Advance - Nintendo Switch Online | Free | Free | Free | Free | 2023 / 02 / 09 | 2023 / 02 / 08 | 2023 / 02 / 09 | 2023 / 02 / 09 | Nintendo |
Gallery[edit]
Wii U[edit]
The Nintendo eShop on the Wii U
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
The Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo 3DS showing the first episode of The Cat Mario Show
Nintendo Switch[edit]
The Nintendo eShop on the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo eShop icon on the Nintendo Switch system menu
Logos and icons[edit]
Old Nintendo eShop logo between 2011 and 2012
The Nintendo eShop logo for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Current text logo without the bag emblem
Official logo used in China for Tencent's Nintendo Switch release
Icon of the Nintendo 3DS eShop
Nintendo eShop cards[edit]
Various cards to redeem on Nintendo eShop when purchased at a retailer
Old eShop Cards
$10 Nintendo eShop Cards (3-Pack)
Media[edit]
Nintendo 3DS[edit]
 Nintendo eShop - The first background music for the Nintendo 3DS eShop | File info |
 Wario takeover - Footage showing the Nintendo eShop during Wario's takeover, which was a promotion for the free demo of WarioWare Gold | File info |
Wii U[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ニンテンドーｅショップ[?] Nintendō ī-Shoppu |
Nintendo eShop | |
| Chinese (simplified) | Nintendo e商店[5] (Tencent, iQue 3DSXL Unused[6]) Nintendo e-Shāngdiàn |
Nintendo eShop | |
| Chinese (traditional) | Nintendo eShop[4] | Nintendo eShop | |
| Spanish | Nintendo eShop[?] | - |
Trivia[edit]
- The title theme from Mario Kart: Double Dash!! can be found in the Nintendo 3DS eShop's files.[7]
See also[edit]
- DSiWare — Original games formerly downloadable from the Nintendo DSi Shop.
- WiiWare — Original games formerly downloadable from the Wii Shop Channel.
- Virtual Console/Wii Shop Channel — A discontinued online service for the 3DS, Wii, and Wii U where classic games from old systems could be bought.
References[edit]
- ^ Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Limited eShop Closure (Latin America and Caribbean Countries). Nintendo Support.
- ^ Nintendo 3DS Limited eShop Closure (Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, UAE). Facebook.
- ^ Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation Q&A. Nintendo Support. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Nintendo eShop支援. Nintendo. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
- ^ https://www.nintendoswitch.com.cn/hardware/
- ^ ChineseNintendo. Post on X. X.
- ^ TCRF
