The 3DS Virtual Console was an online shop that allowed users to download digital-only games for the Nintendo 3DS. The Virtual Console was officially discontinued in 2019.

Nintendo will close the online stores for its Wii U console and Nintendo 3DS handheld in “late March 2023,” the company announced Tuesday. After those stores, called the Nintendo eShop, shut down, it ...

Kirstin is a long-time fan of Nintendo, anime, manga and trading card games. Although her tastes in video games spread far and wide an early interest in Nintendo has lead to a life-long love of seeing ...

After 12 years, the Nintendo eShop has closed for good on the 3DS and Wii U systems. From now on, gamers will no longer be able to download games and DLC content on these systems, restricting new ...

Everyone’s favorite plumbing simulator, Super Mario Bros. 3, is now available for download off of the 3DS eShop for $4.99. This is the original NES version of the game, so if you were hoping for the ...

Just as Nintendo announced plans to sunset certain features of the digital storefronts for the 3DS and Wii U in 2023, fans are using it as an opportunity to dig into the official record-keeping ...

Mega Man 2 will arrive on 3DS via Nintendo's Virtual Console in Japan next week on August 8. It contains eight new Robot Masters: Metal Man, Air Man, Bubble Man, Quick Man, Crash Man, Flash Man, Heat ...

Nintendo has announced plans to sunset the sale of downloadable games and paid DLC on the Wii U and 3DS platforms early next year. Players will have until “late March 2023” to purchase any of the ...

Kid Icarus Uprising with Switch 2 mouse controls, please and thank you ...

2023 shutdown is "part of the natural lifecycle" for consoles "less used by consumers." While new purchases will be cut off, Nintendo writes that players will be able to redownload previous purchases ...