Nintendo has announced it will no longer accept card payments on the Wii U and 3DS eShop from January 2022.Nintendo quietly announced the change in policy on its Japanese customer service account.
The tweet states: “Notice of ‘Termination of use of credit cards and electronic money for transportation at Nintendo 3DS series and Nintendo eShop in Wii U’ has been posted.”Support will officially end on January 22, 2022.
However, players still have several options for purchasing items on either eShops.A blog post further details the payments still offered, including prepaid cards, debit or credit cards through the Nintendo website, and adding balance to Nintendo accounts through the Switch eShop.
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