Today, August 29, 2022, two significant changes have been introduced to Wii U and 3DS. The first change is that Nintendo has removed the ability to add funds via prepaid cards to the soon-to-be closing eShop across both systems. And the second change that has been seen is that the company has rolled out a new system update to the 3DS(ver. 11.16.0-48U) and Wii U(ver. 5.5.6 U).
The arrival of both system updates is a bit surprising. Nintendo has simply stated that these are "stability updates"- a fairly generic description that the company often uses for minor firmware updates.
According to the data of a trusted well-known data miner "OatmealDome" on Twitter, On Wii U, Wii U Menu and the User Settings menu have been changed. And on 3DS, changes were introduced to the system's web browser, the friend's system, the eShop and the firmware itself.
OatmealDome tweets point to the 3DS system update which is coinciding with the changes happening to the eShop. As of the time of publication, specific details have not been discovered.
Back in 2017, Nintendo stopped the production of Wii U consoles right after the launch of Switch, which is a hybrid console and has recently surpassed 111 million units sold worldwide. Wii U is the shortest-lived Nintendo console to date, having a production run of only 4.5 years. As compared to Wii U, 3DS did a lot better but still couldn't manage to achieve the huge success that its predecessor gained. 3DS ceased production back in late 2020; a notable move as Nintendo had no plans to axe the handheld anytime soon.
Contrary to these two, Switch is doing great in the market and has become the second Nintendo home console to break past the 100 million milestones. If the next few years proved to go well for this console, then it could be the most successful system ever for the Japanese console maker.
Along with that, there are rumours around the internet about the arrival of a "Nintendo Switch Pro". Although the company denies any claim about the introduction of new hardware. Currently, they are focused on streamlining its operations to facilitate its one active platform, and that's the reason they are slowly winding down the remaining Wii U and 3DS services.
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