Nintendo is decreasing support for the Netflix app on Wii U and 3DS. The app will end for existing users on June 30, and if you’ve never downloaded it, it’s no longer available. You can download the app again if you have downloaded it before.
“As of December 31, 2020, the Netflix app will no longer be available for new users to download from the Nintendo eShop on the Wii U console or the Nintendo 3DS family of systems,” Nintendo said in a statement about the Wii U listings and 3DS Netflix app. “During that time, it will be possible for existing users to download these applications again. The service for existing users will continue until June 30, 2021. Thanks to everyone who has liked Netflix on these platforms over the years. “
Nintendo discontinued 3DS in September and quickly switched from Wii U in favor of Nintendo Switch, so it’s not so surprising that the company is closing the Netflix app on older platforms. But Netflix is not yet on the switch, despite former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé saying days after the switch’s launch in March 2017 that the company was talking to companies like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon about bringing its services to the console.
Hulu launched in November 2017, but there is still no Netflix app.