Some US users report that Nintendo Wii Store and Nintendo DSI Store Unofficially announced by Nintendo, they are both random. Players can not download games they already have.
According to the VGC, players will try to access Wii Shop To re-download previously purchased content, they face a blank page that, after a few minutes, shows an error message: “Error code: 209601. Could not connect to server. Please wait a bit and try again. Visit support. Nintendo.com for help”. According to Nintendo’s support site, this error “usually indicates an inability to get a good connection due to wireless interruption.”
Despite the Nintendo Wii Shop channel Prevents the opportunity to make new purchases In 2019, already purchased content can be downloaded again. It was announced at the time that the ability to re-download this content would end at some point in the future, although no further announcements have been made from that location.
Users trying to log in Nintendo DSI Store They encounter error 290502, which is related to “wireless interference” according to Nintendo. Considering that both consoles generate identical error messages, this may be due to Nintendo’s servers. However, at the time of writing, the publisher has not commented on the issue. We cannot know exactly what is going on and how detailed it is.
We also note that Nintendo has not long announced plans to block the purchase of digital games on the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in March 2023. As of that date it will not be available for download on both systems on the Nintendo eShop. Free. Content including game demos.
According to Nintendo, for March 2023 and “for the foreseeable future”, games and DLCs can be re-downloaded, get software updates and play online on the Wii U and 3DS.
