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Nintendo Wii U/3DS eShops - Nintendo removing adding funds from credit cards in September (EU)

by nintendaan
26 August 2019
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As of September 2019, credit cards cannot be used to add funds on systems in the Nintendo 3DS family or Wii U consoles.

What to Do:
  1. Ensure that the Nintendo Network ID (NNID) on your system is linked to a Nintendo Account.
  2. See here for more information on how to create a Nintendo Account.
  3. See here for instructions on how to link a Nintendo Network ID to a Nintendo Account.
  4. Visit https://ec.nintendo.com/my/balance_add, select the payment method you would like to use and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process.
  5. Once you have added funds to your NNID this way, you can use them both on the Nintendo website and directly within Nintendo eShop on your system.