Nintendo has revealed Wii and DSi eShops are "undergoing maintenance"

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Many feared the digital stores were gone for good

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Nintendo has confirmed why it's taken the Wii and DSi eShops offline.

As reported by Eurogamer, many Nintendo fans have been unable to access either the Nintendo Wii or Nintendo DSi eShop channels for days. The digital stores have been down since at least March 16. And with no prior warning from Nintendo about the outage, many fans became worried that Nintendo had quietly pulled the plug on its Wii and DSi eShops for good.

Thankfully this doesn't appear to be the case as Nintendo has issued Eurogamer with a statement in response to the speculation clarifying that both storefronts are simply down for maintenance.

"The Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop are currently undergoing maintenance," a Nintendo spokesperson said. "We will provide an update at a later date."

But when they will be up and running again is anyone's guess, as Nintendo hasn't specified when work on either of the digital stores will be finished. If you're a fan of Nintendo's older platforms, you could still be in for a bit of a wait, but it's reassuring to know that you'll be able to buy new content and redeem already purchased items again at some point in the future. 

Anne-Marie Coyle
Freelance Writer

Originally from Ireland, I moved to the UK in 2014 to pursue a Games Journalism and PR degree at Staffordshire University. Following that, I've freelanced for GamesMaster, Games TM, Official PlayStation Magazine and, more recently, Play and Games Radar. My love of gaming sprang from successfully defeating that first Goomba in Super Mario Bros on the NES. These days, PlayStation is my jam. When not gaming or writing, I can usually be found scouring the internet for anything Tomb Raider related to add to my out of control memorabilia collection.