Nintendo pulls two consoles the plug - fans see big problem
Nintendo announces that for two of their popular consoles. The Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS will have to get along without the linked eShop next year. Fans bang now to popular game clasisers and express their fears.
Nintendo caps the eShop for 3DS and Wii U
As Nintendo announces in a blog post, the eShop for the 3DS and the Wii U am 23. March 2023 taken from the net (Source: Nintendo).
However, certain functions are already switched off in 2022 :
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From May 23, 2022, no money can be added to an account in the Nintendo eShop for Wii U and 3DS.
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From the 29th of August, no money can be added to an account in the Nintendo eShop for Wii U and 3Ds by Nintendo eShop card. The redemption of download codes is still possible until 23 March 2023.
What happens to the games you purchased in the eShop?
If you already have a game or DLC already, you will be able to download them again after the deadline. Software updates continue to receive and the online gaming will continue to be possible.
fans fear - with the switch die many classics
But if all purchased games are preserved and the online gaming is also possible, What disturbs the fans then? With the eShop of the Wii U and the 3DS it is possible to buy players to buy past cult games of the Nintendo systems and Really possess. This is no longer possible with the subscription catalog of Nintendo Switch online.
Nintendo seems to have seen fears in this context and even delivered an answer in a FAQ. Nintendo realized that they do not have plans next to the subscription model to make the classics of past console models accessible in any other way for sale.
The Membership of Nintendo Switch Online offers the best way with its over 130 classic games to preserve the playback of past platforms.
Meanwhile, this part has been removed from the blog post . Maybe in response to the great disappointment of the fans.
Because Reddit players and players leave their frustration and disappointment about this decision. Allegations to a consumer-friendly behavior will be loud. Because the opinion of the fans is a catalog selected by Nintendo on games in a subscription no replacement for a self-chosen and purchased game (source: reddit).
The reddit thread creator brings it to the point with the following statement:
_ "Nintendo has done nothing to convince me that digital content will survive more than 5-10 years on the switch. That's a problem."_
_ "I buy a game on Steam, because it will run on the next hardware I will buy. I do not buy a game, if it is bound to a certain hardware. If a game is available at Steam and Switch at the present time, I'm more inclined to buy it for the PC because I know it will be available there for a very long time. "_
Over 10,000 users at reddit agree with this criticism and also feel that the switch represents a resection in terms of conservation old Nintendo classics. With the closure of the eShops of 3DS and Wii U, many Nintendo fans only Nintendo Switch online remain the only alternative.
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