Tencent to end Nintendo Switch eShop sales and services

Tencent to end Nintendo Switch eShop sales and services in China from 2026
Tencent Nintendo Switch said on Tuesday that the Chinese eShop and other online services for the Nintendo Switch will gradually cease operations starting in 2026. According to the statement, the Chinese eShop will stop selling or offering paid and free games and software on March 31,
The Nintendo Switch eShop will close in this country in 2026; players will receive several titles for free as a reward
Through a statement, Nintendo announced that the Switch eShop will close in China in a few years. This will happen on March 31, 2026, the day when they will stop distributing games, demos, DLC, and other content through the digital platform.
Nintendo Is Shutting Down Switch eShop and Online Services in China in 2026
Nintendo will shut down the Switch eShop and all other online services in China by 2026. An official announcement from Tencent, which handles Nintendo's sales in China, gives a timeframe of March 31st, 2026, to May 15th, 2016. After this period, Nintendo Switch owners in China cannot download any games, DLC, or redeem codes.
Nintendo Announces Entire Switch eShop, All Online Support Ending In China
Nintendo has announced a major change for the Switch console in China: The eShop and Nintendo Switch Online services will close in early 2026. The move comes amid the Chinese government's implementation of a rule limiting children to one hour of online game time per day.
The Chinese version of the Nintendo Switch won’t be able to access the eShop in 2026
If you didn’t know, Tencent (which is, among other things, the world’s biggest video game vendor) is the one that brought the Nintendo Switch to China in 2019. These Chinese versions of the console have access to fewer games,
Nintendo Switch eShop and online services to close in China in 2026
Nintendo has announced it will close the Switch eShop and discontinue online services in China in 2026. As compensation, Nintendo will offer Chinese players the opportunity to redeem up to four free games in the eShop before its permanent closure.
Nintendo to discontinue eShop and online services in China
Nintendo Switch is halting its eShop operations and other online services in China in the upcoming year. In 2019, Tencent partnered with Nintendo to start selling Switch consoles in China. According to the official announcement on Nintendo’s website on Tuesday,
Nintendo to shutter China e-shop for its Switch console in 2026
Nintendo (OTCPK:NTDOF) plans to shut down its online services for the Switch console in China from 2026, according to a post on a WeChat account operated by its game publishing partner Tencent. The post said Nintendo’s e-store will suspend sales of games and software from March 31,
Nintendo eShop and Online Services to Close Down in China in 2026
Nintendo has announced that it's closing the Switch eShop, as well as all network services for the console, in 2026, but only in China.
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