Tencent Nintendo Switch said on Tuesday that the Chinese eShop and other online services for the Nintendo Switch will gradually cease operations starting in 2026. According to the statement, the Chinese eShop will stop selling or offering paid and free games and software on March 31,

Nintendo Switch eShop in China closing on March 31, 2026: no new game purchases after that date. Nintendo partnered with Tencent for China release due to region locks and approval of games in the market. Digital games trend increasing globally: potential for future worldwide eShop shutdown.

I've been tracking Black Friday offers for five years now, and I've never seen Nintendo Switch deals like this. First up, I certainly wasn't expecting to see console bundles dropping their prices again and games have taken me by surprise as well. This isn't my first rodeo, and I've developed quite the eye for a blockbuster discount over the years.

Black Friday is less than a week away, and the Nintendo Store is currently running a digital sales event with so many unmissable savings across the best Nintendo Switch games, it’s a little overwhelming.

Nintendo will shut down the Switch eShop and all other online services in China by 2026. An official announcement from Tencent, which handles Nintendo's sales in China, gives a timeframe of March 31st,

Nintendo Switch's online services are shutting down in China in May 2026, with affected players getting four free games as compensation.

Nintendo has announced it will close the Switch eShop and discontinue online services in China in 2026. As compensation, Nintendo will offer Chinese players the opportunity to redeem up to four free games in the eShop before its permanent closure.