Nintendo eShop

E277107

digital distribution platform online marketplace online store

Nintendo eShop is Nintendo’s official online marketplace for purchasing and downloading digital games, add-ons, and other content on its gaming platforms.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Nintendo eShop canonical	30
Nintendo 3DS eShop	3
Nintendo DSi Shop	3
Nintendo Switch eShop	2
Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS	2
Australian Nintendo eShop	1
European Nintendo eShop	1
Japanese Nintendo eShop	1
Nintendo eShop catalog	1
Nintendo eShop for Wii U	1
Nintendo eShop funds	1
Nintendo online store	1
North American Nintendo eShop	1
Wii U eShop	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2557219 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nintendo eShop
Context triple: [Nintendo Switch, digitalStorefront, Nintendo eShop]

A. Wii Shop Channel
The Wii Shop Channel was Nintendo's digital storefront for the Wii, used to purchase and download games, Virtual Console titles, and other software.
B. PlayStation Store
PlayStation Store is Sony’s official digital marketplace for purchasing and downloading games, add-ons, and other media for PlayStation consoles.
C. Wii Internet Channel
The Wii Internet Channel was a downloadable web browser for Nintendo's Wii console that allowed users to surf the internet on their TV.
D. Wii U
The Wii U is Nintendo’s eighth-generation home video game console that introduced a tablet-like GamePad controller with a built-in touchscreen for dual-screen and asymmetric gameplay.
E. Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console by Nintendo that functions as both a home console and portable handheld system, featuring detachable controllers and a diverse library of games.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nintendo eShop
Target entity description: Nintendo eShop is Nintendo’s official online marketplace for purchasing and downloading digital games, add-ons, and other content on its gaming platforms.

A. Wii Shop Channel
The Wii Shop Channel was Nintendo's digital storefront for the Wii, used to purchase and download games, Virtual Console titles, and other software.
B. PlayStation Store
PlayStation Store is Sony’s official digital marketplace for purchasing and downloading games, add-ons, and other media for PlayStation consoles.
C. Wii Internet Channel
The Wii Internet Channel was a downloadable web browser for Nintendo's Wii console that allowed users to surf the internet on their TV.
D. Wii U
The Wii U is Nintendo’s eighth-generation home video game console that introduced a tablet-like GamePad controller with a built-in touchscreen for dual-screen and asymmetric gameplay.
E. Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console by Nintendo that functions as both a home console and portable handheld system, featuring detachable controllers and a diverse library of games.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	digital distribution platform ⓘ online marketplace ⓘ online store ⓘ
availableOnPlatform	Nintendo 3DS ⓘ Nintendo Switch ⓘ Wii U ⓘ
developer	Nintendo ⓘ
discontinuationDateOnPlatform	2023-03-27 (Nintendo 3DS and Wii U) ⓘ
discontinuedOnPlatform	Nintendo 3DS ⓘ Wii U ⓘ
hasFeature	category browsing ⓘ digital purchases ⓘ game downloads ⓘ news and featured titles ⓘ pre-purchase of games ⓘ redeeming download codes ⓘ sales and discounts ⓘ search function ⓘ user reviews (region-dependent) ⓘ wish list (on supported systems) ⓘ
hasRegionalVersion	Australian Nintendo eShop ⓘ linked to: Nintendo eShop European Nintendo eShop ⓘ linked to: Nintendo eShop Japanese Nintendo eShop ⓘ linked to: Nintendo eShop North American Nintendo eShop ⓘ linked to: Nintendo eShop
launchDate	2011-06-06 ⓘ
launchDateOnPlatform	2012-12-08 (Wii U) ⓘ 2017-03-03 (Nintendo Switch) ⓘ
operator	Nintendo ⓘ
ownedBy	Nintendo ⓘ
platformFor	applications ⓘ digital video games ⓘ downloadable content ⓘ game demos ⓘ virtual console titles ⓘ
primaryUse	purchasing digital games for Nintendo platforms ⓘ
regionLocked	true ⓘ
requiresAccount	Nintendo Account (for Nintendo Switch) ⓘ Nintendo Network ID (for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) ⓘ
supportsContentType	add-ons ⓘ applications ⓘ downloadable content ⓘ free-to-start games ⓘ full games ⓘ game demos ⓘ themes ⓘ virtual console games ⓘ
supportsCurrency	Nintendo eShop funds ⓘ
supportsDigitalRightsManagement	yes ⓘ
supportsPaymentMethod	Nintendo eShop Card ⓘ credit card ⓘ debit card ⓘ prepaid funds ⓘ
website	https://www.nintendo.com/eshop/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nintendo Switch → digitalStorefront → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo 3DS → supportsOnlineService → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection → successor → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Virtual Console → closureRelatedService → Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Virtual Console → closureRelatedService → Nintendo eShop for Wii U ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Wii Shop Channel → successorService → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo eShop → hasRegionalVersion → Japanese Nintendo eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop → hasRegionalVersion → North American Nintendo eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop → hasRegionalVersion → European Nintendo eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop → hasRegionalVersion → Australian Nintendo eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo Switch Lite → supports → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Wii U Virtual Console → distribution → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Storyteller → distributionPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Wii U system software → supports → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo Network → hasComponent → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo 3DS system software → includesApplication → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Miiverse → integratedWith → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo DSiWare → accessibleVia → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo DSiWare → partOf → Nintendo DSi Shop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo DSiWare → partOf → Nintendo eShop catalog ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo 2DS → supportsService → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

New Nintendo 3DS XL → supportsService → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes → distributor → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Portal Knights → distributionPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Unknown Worlds Entertainment → distributionPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

subject linked to: Unknown Worlds

Wii Points → introducedFor → Nintendo DSi Shop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Wii Points → replacedBy → Nintendo eShop funds ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Wii Points → successorPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Wii Points → notUsableOn → Nintendo 3DS eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Wii Points → notUsableOn → Nintendo Switch eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

WiiWare → relatedService → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Pushmo series → publisherPlatformAssociation → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Crashmo → availableOn → Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Stretchmo → platform → Nintendo 3DS eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Stretchmo → availableOn → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo DS Browser → relatedTo → Nintendo DSi Shop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

The Elder Scrolls: Blades → distributionPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Rad → hasDistributionPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

My Nintendo → supportsPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

My Nintendo → integratesWith → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo Account → integratesWith → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo Switch Online → digitalDistributionPlatform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

subject linked to: NSO

Nintendo Account → associatedService → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

subject linked to: Nintendo Account (for Nintendo Switch)

Nintendo Network ID → associatedWith → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

subject linked to: Nintendo Network ID (for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS)

Nintendo eShop Card → platform → Nintendo eShop ⓘ

Nintendo eShop Card → distributionChannel → Nintendo online store ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop Card → usableOn → Nintendo Switch eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop Card → usableOn → Nintendo 3DS eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

Nintendo eShop Card → usableOn → Wii U eShop ⓘ

linked to: Nintendo eShop

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