According to new reports from Impact Game Station, Nintendo is closing submissions for games on the 3DS and Wii U eShops next year. These claims are based on an email, supposedly sent from a developer that outlines plans for the end of new titles, with the deadline being April 1, 2022, when Nintendo’s next fiscal year starts. The email advises developers to have their projects “lotcheck approved latest within 3 months after the submission deadline.”
Here is the full notice
We herewith wish to inform you that it has been decided to cease the acceptance of submissions for new Nintendo 3DS / Wii U titles for eShop release by the end of the current fiscal year (effective from 1st April 2022). These new titles should be lotcheck approved latest within 3 months after the submission deadline.
The Nintendo 3DS / Wii U eShops will remain active and submissions of patches will still be processed until further notice.
Please take these deadlines into consideration in your planning for upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Wii U digital releases.
Thank you very much for your understanding and continuous support on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U consoles during the past years.
Kind regards,
Nintendo of Europe – European Publisher Business
Given that Nintendo has been removing features from the Switch and 3DS eShops recently, this is not something we should be surprised by. Still, this is the end of an era for Nintendo if true.