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Nintendo Switch eShop closing 2026 in China (www.eurogamer.net)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It links to Eurogamer. Good lord is their site pure cancer without an ad blocker. Here's the seven-sentence article without the dozen ads:

After 31st March 2026, the digital store will no longer sell games, plus free trials will no longer be available. Then, from 15th May 2026, Nintendo will stop all download and code redemption services, meaning DLC will no longer be redeemable.

All other network-related services will also end on 15th May 2026.

Nintendo has not stated why it's ending these services in the country.

However, it is launching a reward programme providing users with up to four Nintendo games for free for WeChat users. These will be redeemable between 27th November 2024 to 31st March 2026.

Users can choose between:

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Super Mario Party
Mario Tennis Aces
Yoshi's Crafted World
Flexible Brain School
Dr. Kawashima's Brain Exercises
Kirby Star Allies
New Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Go! Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go! Eevee

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

The hero we needed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

well I don't use the switch store of my own country they can probably do the same

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Quite strange. Is the Switch just not doing that well there? I understand China is very big on mobile gaming to the point of it being their primary "console" of choice.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I mean we can see what they're replacing it with and what that incentivises.

This incentivises people to use WeChat. Which makes me think it's someone who has stakes in WeChat. Now I cannot prove that the Chinese government has something to do with it but this certainly looks pretty sus.