Reconfirmed: eShop purchases on Switch are tied to Nintendo Accounts

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NATO said:

KLXVER said:
So does this mean we have to buy all the VC games from our WiiU yet again?

Most probably.

My 3DS purchases on the same account later used for WiiU didn't carry over, so I've no faith in Nintendo allowing WiiU purchases to carry over to Switch

Well, your 3DS purchases only do that when they are cross play. This is more a Wii to Wii U situation, so I think there's a good chance you will just need to pay a $1-$2 fee. Though yeah, given the amount of times they've asked us to repurchase many of these games, they should just be free.