Time flies : Nintendo / Tencent shut down all Nintendo Switch online services mid May 2026. So I expect Nintendo to start phasing out Switch 1 support worldwide starting 2028.
But it's already a fact in China : no more online multiplayer, no more buying any game online, no more retriving your digital games or making an update. They just pulled the plug. You have to wonder if Nintendo will eventually release the Switch 2 in China ( they have no plan to at the moment ).
Outside China you can still re-download your already owned 3DS and WiiU games and updates tied to your console, but no more purchases or online play.
However you don't need to rely on Nintendo for WiiU or 3DS, since you can just jailbreak those consoles and install anything for free, and also install Pretendo Network and play online again. ( This is largely why 3DS consoles prices keep increasing ).
Nintendo cannot stop supporting the Switch 1 fast enough. No more system update = the inevitable softmod developped to jailbreak it won't be patched.
Time flies : Nintendo / Tencent shut down all Nintendo Switch online services mid May 2026. So I expect Nintendo to start phasing out Switch 1 support worldwide starting 2028.
But it's already a fact in China : no more online multiplayer, no more buying any game online, no more retriving your digital games or making an update. They just pulled the plug. You have to wonder if Nintendo will eventually release the Switch 2 in China ( they have no plan to at the moment ).
Outside China you can still re-download your already owned 3DS and WiiU games and updates tied to your console, but no more purchases or online play.
However you don't need to rely on Nintendo for WiiU or 3DS, since you can just jailbreak those consoles and install anything for free, and also install Pretendo Network and play online again. ( This is largely why 3DS consoles prices keep increasing ).
Nintendo cannot stop supporting the Switch 1 fast enough. No more system update = the inevitable softmod developped to jailbreak it won't be patched.