<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
is	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
formerly	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eShop	B-Application
was	O
first	O
launched	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
via	O
a	O
system	O
update	O
that	O
added	O
the	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
HOME	B-Device
Menu	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
and	O
DSi	B-Device
Shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
launch	O
date	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
system	O
update	O
is	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
access	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
application	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
it	O
is	O
easily	O
accessible	O
even	O
when	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
already	O
running	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
through	O
the	B-Device
system	I-Device
software	I-Device
,	O
though	O
this	O
feature	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
features	O
downloadable	O
games	O
,	O
demos	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
streaming	O
videos	O
,	O
consumer	O
rating	O
feedback	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
information	O
on	O
upcoming	O
game	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
various	O
Latin	O
American	O
and	O
Caribbean	O
markets	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
the	O
Southeast	O
Asian	O
and	O
Middle	O
Eastern	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
was	O
also	O
discontinued	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
for	O
said	O
Latin	O
American	O
and	O
Caribbean	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
that	O
date	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
,	O
redownload	O
,	O
and	O
update	O
any	O
software	O
became	O
unavailable	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
were	O
also	O
affected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
purchase	O
,	O
download	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
new	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
credit	O
cards	O
ceasing	O
by	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
add	O
funds	O
by	O
August	O
29	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
linked	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
with	O
their	O
Nintendo	O
Account	O
,	O
who	O
could	O
add	O
funds	O
until	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShops	B-Application
,	O
the	O
digital	O
downloads	O
for	O
the	O
respective	O
platforms	O
became	O
unavailable	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
now	O
considered	O
lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
using	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
are	O
also	O
affected	O
by	O
this	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
were	O
independent	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
this	O
remains	O
largely	O
true	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
users	O
that	O
register	O
the	O
same	O
ID	O
account	O
between	O
both	O
systems	O
(	O
currently	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
per	O
console	O
)	O
can	O
share	O
a	O
combined	O
funds	O
balance	O
,	O
home	O
address	O
,	O
saved	O
credit	O
and	O
debit	O
card	O
information	O
,	O
wish	O
list	O
entries	O
,	O
and	O
(	O
formerly	O
)	O
linked	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
the	O
balance	O
stored	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
can	O
be	O
shared	O
or	O
transferred	O
to	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Account	O
to	O
be	O
spent	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eShop	B-Application
stores	O
a	O
record	O
of	O
all	O
downloads	O
and	O
purchases	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
re-download	O
previously	O
purchased	O
software	O
at	O
no	O
additional	O
charge	O
,	O
provided	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloads	O
can	O
be	O
started	O
immediately	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
queued	O
up	O
and	O
be	O
pushed	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
or	O
when	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
application	O
is	O
not	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
upgrading	O
from	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
system	O
can	O
transfer	O
their	O
previous	O
DSiware	B-Device
purchases	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
limited	O
exceptions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
December	O
2011	O
update	O
enabled	O
a	O
similar	O
feature	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
transfer	O
their	O
purchases	O
between	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
only	O
five	O
transfers	O
between	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
systems	O
were	O
permitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
51	O
countries	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
*	O
 '	O
=	O
Country	O
where	O
Nintendo	O
Account	O
service	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
are	O
officially	O
available	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Global	O
currency	O
(	O
USD/EUR	O
)	O
,	O
not	O
in	O
local	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
and	O
the	O
DSi	B-Device
Shop	O
services	O
,	O
which	O
use	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Points	I-Application
for	O
purchases	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
lists	O
prices	O
in	O
the	O
appropriate	O
regional	O
currencies	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
was	O
opened	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
only	O
log	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
WeChat	B-Application
account	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
account	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
funded	O
via	O
WeChat	B-Application
Pay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
purchasing	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
other	O
regions	O
is	O
disabled	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sign	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Account	O
and	O
the	O
general	O
region	O
locking	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
any	O
time	O
via	O
the	O
HOME	B-Device
menu	I-Device
screen	O
,	O
even	O
when	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
already	O
running	O
,	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Background	O
downloading	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
via	O
SpotPass	B-Device
while	O
using	O
any	O
other	O
application	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
or	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
while	O
in	O
Sleep	O
Mode	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
status	O
of	O
the	O
downloads	O
can	O
be	O
checked	O
on	O
the	O
HOME	B-Device
menu	I-Device
under	O
the	O
"	O
Download	O
Manager	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
supports	O
user	O
reviews	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
applications	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
eShop	B-Application
title	O
has	O
been	O
acquired	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
hour	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
then	O
submit	O
a	O
review	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
crescent	O
range	O
of	O
one	O
to	O
five	O
"	O
stars	O
"	O
,	O
representing	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
had	O
Miiverse	O
integration	O
for	O
user	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
loyalty	O
program	O
similar	O
to	O
PlayStation	O
Plus	O
offered	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
Deluxe	O
Pack	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
or	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
Premium	O
Pack	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
two-year	O
subscription	O
to	O
this	O
service	O
which	O
lets	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
owners	O
receive	O
points	O
for	O
each	O
digital	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
who	O
bought	O
games	O
and	O
apps	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
ten	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
price	O
back	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Points	I-Application
,	O
which	O
could	O
subsequently	O
be	O
put	O
towards	O
future	O
online	O
purchases	O
on	O
both	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
My	O
Nintendo	O
program	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
concept	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
links	O
their	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
to	O
their	O
Nintendo	O
Account	O
profile	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
earn	O
Gold	O
Points	O
via	O
any	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
purchase	O
and	O
redeem	O
them	O
for	O
full	O
downloads	O
or	O
discount	O
coupons	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
applications	O
and	O
media	O
are	O
or	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
select	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
retail	O
releases	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
alongside	O
its	O
retail	O
release	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
video	O
game	O
company	O
,	O
particularly	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
may	O
publish	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
as	O
download-only	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3D	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
NES/Famicom	O
,	O
Arcade	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System/SG	O
-1000	O
games	O
remade	O
with	O
added	O
3D	O
visuals	O
and	O
updated	O
features	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
overall	O
graphics	O
retain	O
their	O
original	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add-on	O
content	O
includes	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
or	O
microtransactions	O
to	O
augment	O
existing	O
games	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
update	O
upgraded	O
the	O
service	O
to	O
feature	O
downloadable	O
demos	O
of	O
retail	O
games	O
and	O
eShop	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
IDs	I-General_Concept
were	O
implemented	O
onto	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
becoming	O
required	O
for	O
downloading	O
free	O
demos	O
from	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
updates	O
,	O
more	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
patches	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
since	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
since	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
system	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
system	O
updates	O
gave	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
patch	O
downloadable	O
and	O
retail	O
releases	O
,	O
through	O
both	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
and	O
HOME	B-Device
Menu	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Japanese	O
website	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShops	B-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
accept	O
credit	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Internet	O
Browser	O
's	O
filter	O
function	O
was	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
for	O
Japanese	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
after	O
this	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
purchase	O
,	O
download	O
,	O
and	O
play	O
new	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
at	O
5:00	O
PM	O
Pacific	O
Time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
add	O
credit	O
cards	O
ceasing	O
by	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
add	O
funds	O
by	O
August	O
29	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
a	O
workaround	O
for	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
add	O
funds	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShops	B-Application
by	O
merging	O
account	O
funds	O
from	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-General_Concept
Network	I-General_Concept
ID	I-General_Concept
account	O
to	O
an	O
Nintendo	O
account	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
until	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
YouTuber	O
The	O
Completionist	O
brought	O
every	O
single	O
eShop	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
in	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
closures	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShops	B-Application
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
games	O
that	O
use	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
system	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
were	O
affected	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
features	O
for	O
the	O
respective	O
platforms	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Device
Badge	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japanese	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
home	B-Device
menu	I-Device
with	O
badges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
3DS	I-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
it	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
possible	O
to	O
buy	O
additional	O
plays	O
or	O
themes	O
,	O
also	O
daily	O
free	O
plays	O
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
an	O
application	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
store	O
up	O
to	O
3,000	O
Pokémon	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
cloud	B-Application
storage	I-Application
service	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Pokémon	O
Bank	O
subscription	O
(	O
US	O
$4.99	O
a	O
month	O
)	O
will	O
be	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
following	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
own	O
the	O
application	O
to	O
before	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
closes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
transfer	O
Pokémon	O
to	O
Home	O
before	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
closes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
game	O
journalists	O
feared	O
that	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
eShops	B-Application
might	O
put	O
hundreds	O
of	O
games	O
out	O
of	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
before	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShops	B-Application
closed	O
,	O
gamers	O
reported	O
that	O
some	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
consoles	O
they	O
own	O
were	O
being	O
bricked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brjann	O
Sigurgeirsson	O
,	O
the	O
SteamWorld	B-Application
series	O
creator	O
,	O
admitted	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
closure	O
was	O
"	O
upsetting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
he	O
may	O
port	O
SteamWorld	B-Device
:	I-Device
Tower	I-Device
Defense	I-Device
.	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Many	O
news	O
journalists	O
have	O
made	O
lists	O
about	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
to	O
buy	O
before	O
the	O
eShops	B-Application
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
workaround	O
involving	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
or	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
’s	O
website	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
funds	O
to	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShops	B-Application
until	O
the	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
discontinuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
sometimes	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
VC	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
specialized	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
and	O
download	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
software	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
used	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Menu	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
to	O
access	O
and	O
purchase	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
can	O
be	O
suspended	O
and	O
users	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
save	O
states	O
anytime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GamePad	B-Device
is	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
these	O
games	O
through	O
Off-TV	B-Device
Play	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Select	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
libraries	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
library	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
through	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
and	O
Wii	B-Application
Shop	I-Application
Channel	I-Application
,	O
to	O
access	O
and	O
purchase	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
cannot	O
be	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
GamePad	B-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
current	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Device
system	I-Device
software	I-Device
support	O
displaying	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
GamePad	B-Device
screen	O
as	O
if	O
playing	O
any	O
other	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
used	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
Menu	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
to	O
access	O
and	O
purchase	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
suspended	O
and	O
users	O
can	O
also	O
create	O
save	O
states	O
anytime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
only	O
)	O
NES	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
(	O
New	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
exclusive	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
and	O
Turbografx16	B-General_Concept
(	O
Japan	O
only	O
)	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty	O
free	O
NES	O
and	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
owners	O
who	O
became	O
eligible	O
in	O
the	O
Ambassador	O
Program	O
(	O
users	O
who	O
logged	O
onto	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
before	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
erase	O
their	O
eShop	B-Application
details	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
features	O
in	O
this	O
interpretation	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
Restore	O
Points	O
,	O
temporarily	O
saving	O
the	O
game	O
state	O
for	O
use	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
optional	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
games	O
in	O
their	O
original	O
resolution	O
accompanied	O
with	O
special	O
borders	O
or	O
templates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
at	O
their	O
original	O
screen	O
resolution	O
like	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
Sleep	O
Mode	O
,	O
Restore	O
Points	O
,	O
and	O
Home	B-Device
Menu	I-Device
functionality	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiWare	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
since	O
launch	O
day	O
when	O
an	O
update	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
's	O
library	O
of	O
WiiWare	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
DSiWare	B-Device
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
WiiWare	O
software	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
through	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
,	O
not	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
using	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
software	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	I-Device
,	O
WiiWare	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
resolution	O
,	O
via	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mode	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Home	B-Device
Menu	I-Device
functionality	O
is	O
disabled	O
while	O
WiiWare	O
software	O
is	O
being	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
's	O
closure	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
over	O
450	O
downloadable	O
games	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
all	O
games	O
except	O
LostWinds	B-Application
were	O
published	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
LostWinds	B-Application
had	O
since	O
been	O
patched	O
and	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
transfer	O
and	O
purchase	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DSiWare	B-Device
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
since	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
was	O
first	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
for	O
certain	O
games	O
or	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Flipnote	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
existing	O
DSiWare	B-Device
software	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
using	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
software	O
,	O
DSiWare	B-Device
can	O
be	O
optionally	O
viewed	O
in	O
its	O
original	O
resolution	O
and	O
Home	B-Device
Menu	I-Device
functionality	O
,	O
SpotPass	B-Device
,	O
StreetPass	B-Device
,	O
Auto	O
Brightness	O
(	O
New	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
only	O
)	O
and	O
3D	O
Functionality	O
is	O
disabled	O
whilst	O
DSiWare	B-Device
software	O
is	O
being	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
over	O
550	O
downloadable	O
DSiWare	B-Device
games	O
available	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DSiWare	B-Device
games	O
and	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
are	O
largely	O
priced	O
near-identically	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
DSi	B-Device
Shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
functionality	O
has	O
been	O
defunct	O
in	O
DSiWare	B-Device
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
Connection	O
service	O
ceasing	O
operations	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
video	O
streaming	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
correspond	O
to	O
third	O
party	O
streaming	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
services	O
 '	O
applications	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
are	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
North	O
American	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
Video	I-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
streaming	O
services	O
are	O
available	O
independently	O
from	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
some	O
videos	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
memory	O
through	O
SpotPass	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
videos	O
are	O
offered	O
in	O
autostereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
;	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
only	O
2D	O
high	O
definition	O
videos	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
</s>
<s>
SpotPass	B-Device
TV	O
–	O
ceased	O
operations	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulu	B-Application
Plus	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
2015	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Unleashed	O
was	O
a	O
video	O
gaming	O
online	O
magazine	O
published	O
by	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Network	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodes	O
are	O
released	O
monthly	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
Channel	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
where	O
users	O
can	O
watch	O
all	O
the	O
latest	O
news	O
,	O
reviews	O
and	O
previews	O
of	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
video	O
previews	O
and	O
footage	O
of	O
upcoming	O
and	O
recently	O
released	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
retail	O
and	O
downloadable	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Episodes	O
were	O
released	O
every	O
two	O
weeks	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
series	O
was	O
exclusive	O
to	O
North	O
American	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Show	O
3D	O
released	O
its	O
last	O
episode	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
offers	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
downloadable	O
video	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Norwegian	O
Consumer	O
Council	O
(	O
NCC	O
)	O
filed	O
suit	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
asserting	O
that	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
's	O
policy	O
on	O
pre-order	O
refunds	O
violated	O
European	O
consumer	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
NCC	O
outlined	O
,	O
while	O
European	O
law	O
requires	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
to	O
provide	O
refunds	O
on	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
bypassed	O
this	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	O
eShop	B-Application
by	O
having	O
the	O
user	O
click	O
an	O
acknowledgement	O
checkbox	O
that	O
waived	O
their	O
rights	O
to	O
refunds	O
.	O
</s>
