First image of Wii U eShop released

Mario and Luigi featured.

If you enjoy seeing pictures of cool Nintendo stuff that isn’t actually out yet, then you’re going to love this. Continuing the recent trend, Nintendo of Japan has released the very first image of the eShop up and running on the Wii U.

The service will function in a similar fashion to the 3DS version, allowing users to download the latest games, demos, view videos and images (in HD), provide ratings and also look at the latest Miiverse comments.

With the assistance of the Wii U Gamepad’s built-in touch screen, eShop navigation should be a breeze. An added bonus is the ability to run the online store while a game is being played – something the 3DS isn’t capable of doing.

So what do you think? Is it looking promising or will Nintendo have to give it a makeover after release like they did with the 3DS eShop layout? Let everyone know in the comments below.

Liam Doolan

I’ve been writing about video games since 2006 and playing them since I was a kid. I started out with a copy of Mario & Yoshi on the Game Boy and before I knew it was in debt to Tom Nook. These days I spend much of my time trawling the eShop for the latest downloadable hit.