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[[File:Nintendo eShop Switch logo.svg|thumb|250px|The Nintendo eShop's logo]] | [[File:Nintendo eShop Switch logo.svg|thumb|250px|The Nintendo eShop's logo]] | ||
The '''{{wp|Nintendo eShop}}''' is a service on the [[ | The '''{{wp|Nintendo eShop}}''' is a service on the [[Game Boy]], [[Game Boy Color]], and [[Game Boy Advance]] that allows players to purchase and download games and DLC digitally on their systems with Nintendo eShop cards and credit cards, as well as {{wp|Google Play}} 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 | As of a December 9, 2013 update, a Nintendo Network ID is required to download free and demo software from the Nintendo DS 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 [[nwiki:Nintendo Direct|Nintendo Direct]] presentations, as well as, in the Nintendo | Other than purchasing games, users can view information on games and DLC, both currently released and upcoming, and watch trailers and [[nwiki:Nintendo Direct|Nintendo Direct]] presentations, as well as, in the Nintendo DS and Wii versions, episodes of ''[[The Cat Luigi 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 | A soft shutdown of the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo DS and Wii began on July 31, 2020, as a limited variant closed in certain Latin American and Caribbean markets,<ref>{{cite|url=en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/48972/kw/limited%20eshop#s1q2|title=Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Limited eShop Closure (Latin America and Caribbean Countries)|publisher=Nintendo Support}}</ref> as well as for the Nintendo 3DS in certain Southeast Asia and the Middle East markets.<ref>{{cite|url=www.facebook.com/NintendoMiddleEast/photos/a.257069684360761/3113043788763322|title=Nintendo 3DS Limited eShop Closure (Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, UAE)|publisher=Facebook}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite|url=en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847/~/wii-u-%26-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation-q%26a|title=Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation Q&A|publisher=Nintendo Support|accessdate=August 21, 2022}}</ref> | ||
==List of ''Super Mario''-related software== | ==List of ''Super Mario''-related software== | ||
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*The title theme from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' can be found in the Nintendo 3DS eShop's files.<ref>[[tcrf:Nintendo eShop (Nintendo 3DS)#Dummy Music|TCRF]]</ref> | *The title theme from ''[[Mario Kart: Double Dash!!]]'' can be found in the Nintendo 3DS eShop's files.<ref>[[tcrf:Nintendo eShop (Nintendo 3DS)#Dummy Music|TCRF]]</ref> | ||