{"id":99157,"date":"2019-08-26T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/08\/nintendo_removing_credit_card_support_from_3ds_and_wii_u_eshop_in_europe"},"modified":"2019-08-26T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T15:00:00","slug":"nintendo-removing-credit-card-support-from-3ds-and-wii-u-eshop-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/08\/26\/nintendo-removing-credit-card-support-from-3ds-and-wii-u-eshop-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Removing Credit Card Support From 3DS And Wii U eShop In Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/251a179fe6bb0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/251a179fe6bb0\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><a title=\"3DS Stability Cropped\" href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/251a179fe6bb0\/3ds-stability-cropped.original.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/251a179fe6bb0\/3ds-stability-cropped.900x.jpg\" alt=\"3DS Stability Cropped\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Nintendo&#8217;s European Twitter account has revealed the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop (at least in Europe) will no longer allow users to top up their funds with a credit card, as of next month.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As of September 2019, credit cards cannot be used to add funds on systems in the Nintendo 3DS family or Wii U consoles.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At the time of writing, it&#8217;s unknown if this will extend to other regions. We&#8217;ll update this post when we get more information.<\/p>\n<p>For now, here&#8217;s the Twitter announcement, including a link with step-by-step instructions on how to add funds to your NNID using a credit card:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As of September, there will be changes to payment methods using credit cards on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/3DS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#3DS<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WiiU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WiiU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eShop?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eShop<\/a>. <br \/>Find out more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EHH5hEMcAn\">https:\/\/t.co\/EHH5hEMcAn<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoEurope\/status\/1165974649248894976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<hr>\n<p>1. Ensure that the Nintendo Network ID (NNID) on your system is linked to a Nintendo Account.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; See here for more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Support\/Nintendo-Switch\/How-to-Create-a-Nintendo-Account-1462426.html\">how to create a Nintendo Account<\/a>.<br \/>&#8211; See here for instructions on <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.uk\/Support\/Nintendo-Switch\/How-to-Link-or-Unlink-a-Nintendo-Network-ID-to-a-Nintendo-Account-1378981.html\">how to link a Nintendo Network ID to a Nintendo Account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Visit <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.nintendo.com\/my\/balance_add\">https:\/\/ec.nintendo.com\/my\/balance_add<\/a>, select the payment method you would like to use and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the process.<\/p>\n<p>3. 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.<\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo&#8217;s European Twitter account has revealed the 3DS eShop and Wii U eShop (at least in Europe) will no longer allow users to top up their funds with a credit card, as of next month. 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