I recall those titles already being super expensive. Cause I was trying to buy Luigi’s mansion a few months back.3DS prices are insane. $50+ for the two games are m looking for, Luigi’s Mansion and Kirby Planet Robobot. That’s absolutely ridiculous.
They spend an hour cracking it and downloading everything they wanted to try for free.The more I sit on this announcement, the more it truly bothers me. There's lots of eShop exclusive games - what happens when a gamer in a future generation gets a dusty 3DS from a pawn shop and their only options are overpriced physical games and a closed digital storefront that otherwise would have served purpose? Man, it just sucks.
For many of the reasons already stated very well by everyone else, I think this is very much a huge shame. There's so many games that will be lost pretty much forever once the eShop closes its doors, and it's going to make getting physical versions of the games (at least those which have had physical releases) so much more difficult/expensive.
However, I do think this was inevitable and will sadly come to every console at some point. There's a non-insignificant cost to keeping these services up, and we can't expect them to be around forever. Definitely one of the downsides of the rise of digital sales.
In future generations, it would be hard to guarantee any modern hardware would still work if not maintained in proper conditions (Lithium batteries for instance would absolutely run out over a decade). Then you have to account for modern WiFi standards and internet security protocols as over that time period, standards can easily change that prohibit older hardware. Even if Nintendo implemented the most modern tech for the 3DS and its storefront in 2011, it would be hard to implement more modern security details like 2FA which was in its infancy at that time. Basically, the 3DS market in 10 years will be a lot like the current retro market, relying on flash carts or similar tech.The more I sit on this announcement, the more it truly bothers me. There's lots of eShop exclusive games - what happens when a gamer in a future generation gets a dusty 3DS from a pawn shop and their only options are overpriced physical games and a closed digital storefront that otherwise would have served purpose? Man, it just sucks.
It's not an issue with the website, but what's probably going on behind the scenes is 3DS (and formerly Wii U) purchases are sent to one transaction server while Switch purchases go to the new one. These are probably the same servers/APIs that the consoles themselves talk directly to so if you nuke the server you need to disable the website purchases too.I made some recent purchases for 3DS by going to the website and then using the app on the console for downloading only. Is there a reason they couldn't stop purchases through the console but still allow it through the website? They wouldn't have to keep the financial transaction infrastructure on the console apps up to date, they're maintaining that capability on the website anyway and they're still maintaining download infrastructure.
If you linked your accounts it is still possibleSo if I can't add funds it means I won't be able to buy anything unless I already had funds there previously?
Then, functionally, the store is closing much sooner than anticipated, that sucks.
Yea, the cutoff date only applies to redeeming eShop gift cards is my understanding. Funds via the linked account will still be a viable route until the final closure.If you linked your accounts it is still possible
People sure are gonna be pissed when Splatoon 2 servers are transitioned to Splatoon 3.
Did not know that! Seems I was unreasonably pessimistic then. Thanks for the correction.What sign is there they'd do that when Splatoon 1 is still functional and outliving this deadline?
Users who link their Nintendo Network ID funds (used on Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) with the funds tied to their Nintendo Account (used on Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Switch) can use the shared funds to purchase content on any of these consoles and systems until 27 March 2023. After that, the funds can only be used to purchase content on Nintendo Switch.Can I still use my combined eshop wallet past August?