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Nintendo Pulls Hulu From Switch eShop, Support Ends February 5, 2026

Disney’s plan to fold Hulu into Disney+ drove the change.

Overview

  • Nintendo’s support page confirms the Hulu app has been removed from the Switch eShop and will no longer function after February 5, 2026.
  • The discontinuation covers Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch OLED models.
  • Disney previously announced that standalone Hulu apps will shut down in 2026 with Hulu programming accessible within Disney+.
  • There is no Disney+ app on Nintendo Switch, leaving no direct replacement for Hulu on the console.
  • Hulu launched on Switch in the United States in 2017 and on Japan’s eShop in 2022, after earlier availability and later discontinuation on Wii U and 3DS.