Nintendo shutting down Wii U, Nintendo 3DS eShops in 2023

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Nintendo shutting down Wii U, Nintendo 3DS eShops in 2023 Aug 21, 2022 16:20:26 GMT

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Post by forlornjackalope on Aug 21, 2022 16:20:26 GMT

I'm not sure if anyone else heard the news about this, but other outlets are covering it. Nintendo also has an an FAQ discussing its decision and what's going on as well. When I saw this last night, it had me wondering what this means for possible lost media and preservation.

Here's an article from Polygon covering the ongoing news and the article via Nintendo Support. It's worth mentioning that, according to Polygon, quote, "The Wii U eShop offers more than 300 games via Virtual Console in North America, while the Nintendo 3DS eShop offers 191". Now, what's available for other regions is unknown to me. If there's anyone here who can fill in those blanks, it would be much appreciated.

www.polygon.com/22937165/nintendo-wii-u-3ds-eshop-closing-date-virtual-console

en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847/~/wii-u-%26-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation-q%26a

darkrage6 Super God Posts: 3,801	Nintendo shutting down Wii U, Nintendo 3DS eShops in 2023 Aug 21, 2022 17:24:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by darkrage6 on Aug 21, 2022 17:24:07 GMT I made sure to buy Devil's Third from the Wii U eshop as physical copies are going for outrageous prices and they'll soon be the only way to play that game.

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Nintendo shutting down Wii U, Nintendo 3DS eShops in 2023 Aug 22, 2022 16:09:50 GMT

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Post by forlornjackalope on Aug 22, 2022 16:09:50 GMT

Aug 21, 2022 17:24:07 GMT darkrage6 said:

I made sure to buy Devil's Third from the Wii U eshop as physical copies are going for outrageous prices and they'll soon be the only way to play that game.

You gotta love price gouging, don't ya?

I hope others are able to pick up what they can, even the really cheap badly made stuff just so we can keep a log of it. Speaking of which, if anyone out there wants to start a doc or spreadsheet of what's there so we know what's safe, that would be incredible.

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Nintendo shutting down Wii U, Nintendo 3DS eShops in 2023 Aug 22, 2022 17:05:48 GMT

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Post by darkrage6 on Aug 22, 2022 17:05:48 GMT

Aug 22, 2022 16:09:50 GMT forlornjackalope said:

Aug 21, 2022 17:24:07 GMT darkrage6 said:

I made sure to buy Devil's Third from the Wii U eshop as physical copies are going for outrageous prices and they'll soon be the only way to play that game.

You gotta love price gouging, don't ya?

I hope others are able to pick up what they can, even the really cheap badly made stuff just so we can keep a log of it. Speaking of which, if anyone out there wants to start a doc or spreadsheet of what's there so we know what's safe, that would be incredible.

Blame WATA for that, prices for physical copies of rare games shot through the roof once they started their grading bullshit. I'd actually bought a physical copy of Devil's Third before I even got a Wii U because I knew it was going to get out on control, but i'd traded in my physical copy to Gamestop years ago so I had to get it on the Eshop.

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Nintendo shutting down Wii U, Nintendo 3DS eShops in 2023 Aug 23, 2022 23:21:53 GMT

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Post by teridaxxd001 on Aug 23, 2022 23:21:53 GMT

I'd like to own a physical copy of Game & Wario, but it goes for around $200. Apparently it didn't sell well and went out of print after about a year.

And call me crazy, but I bought a PAL region New Nintendo 3DS just so I could download Mario's Super Picross, because it's the only SNES 3DS VC game that hasn't been dumped yet, so I was planning on homebrewing the 3DS and making a CIA of it for preservation purposes.

Nintendo shutting down Wii U, Nintendo 3DS eShops in 2023

Post by forlornjackalope on Aug 21, 2022 16:20:26 GMT

Post by darkrage6 on Aug 21, 2022 17:24:07 GMT

Post by forlornjackalope on Aug 22, 2022 16:09:50 GMT

Post by darkrage6 on Aug 22, 2022 17:05:48 GMT

Post by teridaxxd001 on Aug 23, 2022 23:21:53 GMT

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