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Netflix won't work much longer on your old Wii U or 3DS
You can't download the Netflix app in the Nintendo eShop anymore. Some games were removed, too.
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Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out new hacks for cooking, cleaning and tinkering with all of the gadgets and appliances in your house. Alison was previously an editor at TechRepublic.
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As of Dec. 31, you can no longer download the Netflix app from the Nintendo eShop on your old Wii U console or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, according to Nintendo's website. If you've already downloaded Netflix on one of those consoles , you'll be able to use it until June 30.
In addition, a few games also abruptly disappeared from the eShop in December, Nintendo Life first reported, including Lego City: Undercover and several DSiWare games like Shantae: Risky's Revenge and Asphalt 4: Elite Racing. However, the Lego City games are still available for the Nintendo Switch .
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