Summary
- Nintendo Switch online services in China shutting down on May 15, 2026
- Digital purchases must be downloaded by then, or be lost for good.
- Switch owners in China can download four free games as compensation.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch's online services now have a shutdown date in Chꦜina, with the servers going offline in the re🦄gion on May 15, 2026.
While this is more than a year away, anಌd almost definitelಌy after the Switch's successor will launch, this is still much earlier than players would expect. However, it seems that this will very much be limited to China, as there's no note of this being the case in other regions.
Nintendo Switch Servers Going Offline In China
Any digital purchases will have to be downloaded by May 15, or be lost forever
As by ResetEra user Ceerious, the was shared by Nintendo earlier today. It outlines exactly how users in China will be affected, with the gradual shutdown🎉 of onli🐻ne services starting in March 2026.
On March 31, players won't be able to make any more Nintendo eShop purchases. They'll still be able to download purchases after t☂his date, but this too will cease by May 15, so any digital games will have to be backed up by then.
Alongside eShop downloads being taken✃ offline, users also won't be able to play onl🐽ine games from May 15 onwards.
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As compensation for online servic𒅌es ceasing like this, Switch owners in China can download four free games, starting from tomorrow. They can choose from the following:
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Yoshi's Crafted World
- Super Mario Party
- Game Builder Garage
- Big Brain Academy
- Brain Training
- Kirby Star Allies
- New Pokemon Snap
- Pokemon Let's Go Eevee
- Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu
It remains to be seen when this shutdown will be rolled out in other regions. Online services for the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Wii came to an end in May 2014, after nine years of support. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Wii U's sওervers were closed earlier this year, 12 years after launch. The Nintendo Swi﷽tch likely still has a ༺lot of life left in it since it's still the most up-to-date Nintendo console, even if it is eight years old now.
However, the Switch 2 is on the horizon. While it hasn't been unveiled just yet, it is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:wid💞ely e🐲xpected to launch sometime in 2025.
Nintendo Switch
- Screen
- Touch screen / 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 🎉720 ღ
- Storage
- 32 GB (Additional storage sold separately.) ☂
- CPU
- 🅷🍸 NVIDIA Custom Tegra processor
- Battery
- 🎃 💮 4.5 - 9 hours
- Dimensions
- 💮 4" x 9.4" x 0.55" (With Joy-Con)
- Weight
- 🐟 0.66 lbs without Joy-Con / 0.88 lbs with Joy-Con
Launched in 2017, the Nintendo Switc🎐h allows you to switch between console and handheld gaming easily.
