Replace: The refunding of the NNID steadiness could solely apply to Japan, within the UK no refund mechanism is talked about in any respect. We’ll replace the article as soon as we all know which manner Australia goes.
Authentic article: With simply over a month till Nintendo shuts down the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShops to new purchases, extra particulars on how any left over steadiness can be utilized have been launched.
Nintendo has introduced that after March twenty eighth 2024, the flexibility to hyperlink your Nintendo Community ID and Nintendo Account balances will probably be shut down as effectively. For those who haven’t but linked your Nintendo Community ID to your Nintendo account, and consolidated your steadiness earlier than then, effectively it could be gone. In Japan they’re providing refunds, nevertheless within the UK – its hyperlink it or lose it.
A Nintendo Community ID is an older Nintendo login used on the Wii U and 3DS. A Nintendo Account is a more recent one used on the Nintendo Swap. For those who by no means had a 3DS or Wii U you don’t want to fret about this.
In the meanwhile you’ve both linked your Nintendo Community ID to your Nintendo Account, and have been utilizing that steadiness to purchase issues on the Swap, 3DS or Wii U eShops. Your steadiness is okay and protected.
For those who haven’t linked these two accounts, and your steadiness in your Nintendo Community ID account is larger than zero, Nintendo will give that cash again to you. You’ll need to use for the refund on the console(s) you’ve the steadiness on. You’ve gotten till March twenty eighth 2024 to do that, the precise mechanism for doing this refund is coming at a later date.
For those who haven’t received a Swap, and don’t wish to purchase something on the 3DS or Wii U utilizing your remaining steadiness – you possibly can’t simply wait till after March 2024 to get that cash refunded. You possibly can join a Nintendo Account and have it synced throughout even and not using a console.
A reminder, you’ll nonetheless be capable of obtain bought content material for a while after Monday 27 March 2023. The flexibility to buy new content material ends then.
To this point this documentation and shut down dates have solely been printed in Japanese and will change between areas, we’ll examine as soon as it’s been introduced for Australia and replace this text if required.