The Nintendo eShop Is Currently Down Due To "Emergency Maintenance" Share: Update (Tue 6th Apr, 2021 15:35 BST): Unless our eyes are deceiving us, the eShop is now back up and running in both Europe and North America. Nintendo is yet to update its network status page, but it would appear the "emergency maintenance" ran for just under five hours in total. So what was the problem? And why did it take so long to fix? Who knows? Hopefully Nintendo will offer an update soon. Original Article: At the time of writing, the Nintendo eShop appears to be inaccessible for all users across both Europe and North America. If you're struggling to access the digital store on your Nintendo Switch, don't worry, you're certainly not alone.