StarTopic Wii U and 3DS Virtual Console Essential Purchases and Discussion Thread - Eshop Closing March 2023

[Symtendo]

Not sure who needs to hear this but don’t forget to download ‘Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins

 

[Mekanos]

Think I’ll grab Pikmin 1 and 2. If I like them I’ll get 3/4 on Switch. Simple enough.

Then just a couple of GBA games that haven’t been announced for NSO. I think I’m good. So long Wii U.

 

[HockeyBird]

Is there a way to see all of the game you have purchased through the eShop on 3DS or do you just have to remember which ones you did buy?

 

[Gengar]

I got:

• Fire Emblem Fates Birthright/Revelation: the two Fates paths I never played
• Radiant Historia: read a lot of good things about it in this thread, and I love JRPG's so I thought why not
• Tomodachi Life: I have heard good things, and these kinds of games always keep me hooked long enough
• Steamworld Tower Defense: I like the Steamworld series but never played this one, and it seems this game has not been brought anywhere else yet
• Hey! Pikmin: I've been interested in this one for a while. Not expecting anything amazing, but a Pikmin game in a different style like this is intriguing.
• Dr. Mario Miracle Cure: one of those games I can play in short bursts

And that's it. If I want anything else in the future, I will need to get a physical copy. After I beat Trails from Zero on switch, I will try to knock out as many of these as possible before Tears of the Kingdom comes out.

 

[Yoshifan31]

@Yoshifan31 here are my two rupees on some of your fence-sitters and a couple others:

• Definitely get NPC Pikmin 2 if you don't have it
• Harvest Moon 64 is the entry I grew up on and I think if you think you might like life/farm management sims, it's well worth the price, and this is a great way to try it out
• DuckTales Remastered was just alright IMO, I couldn't get into it much
• I don't think Affordable Space Adventures would be as fun as a Solo player but it's hard to say since I've only played about 30 mins in co-op and it didn't grab me especially
• I love Pikmin 3 but the missions are really more of score and goal chasing, it doesn't feel as engrossing to me as the regular gameplay. I preferred the Pikmin 2 challenges.
• 3DL starts out pretty easy, but gets a lot more engaging as you play through it, especially the back half of the game. The levels are bite size fun, it's like a proto-3DW which makes sense. If you like 3D Mario, you might find a lot to love in there
• I'll forever go to bat for Dream Team, as you said it's much like BiS, the two are about equal in mind; the tutorials are plentiful in the first 1/3 of the game but part of that is because so many creative mechanics are thrown at the player. I found it picks up considerably after that first third. Epic boss battles, too, some of my favorite in any Mario RPG.
• Luigi's Mansion 2 is wonderful and under-appreciated, LM3 is even better with the less mission-oriented approach but if you're a fan of the series this has ton of excellent and well-designed set pieces, and the boss battles are especially a highlight

Yeah I played Pikmin 2 and 3 but never the first one so picked that up. Not sure if I will even have time to buy the missions for 3 (I think it’s via the game and not the eshop? Basically it’s currently reinstalling because I had uninstalled it when I had to make some space for the Capcom games on sale a few months back) but yeah I only considered the missions since they will be gone forever from the Wii U. Back when I played Pikmin 3 I wasn’t really itching to get them after finishing the game either. As for LM2 I really don’t mind skipping it because while I’m sure it’s a good game, the main appeal of the series (only played 1) for me was how it was basically RE1 for kids and had backtracking in the mansion instead of defined levels and such. Either way I think I only have like 6000 blocks left on my 3DS so there’s no more space for big games, end up buying everything I had my eye on except for Rayman which is apparently a compromised version due to the smaller screen

3D Land is definitely a good Mario. Not sure why you’d assume it’d be your least favorite.

Affordable Space Adventures is worth it if you have people to play it with. It’s a unique experience that only really works on the Wii U. It’s not very replayable, but I have no regrets getting it.

Ducktales is a remaster of an NES game and it shows. My kid and I had a good time going through it, but it’s not some great game, it’s just fine. The appeal is more about the presentation and having the original cast doing voices.

Mario 64 DS will work with the analogue stick but only in a fake way as it will limit you to 8 way movement. You can however move analogue with the touch screen. No recollection if that’s at all enjoyable but some people seem to like it.

If you’re debating Xenoblade Chronicles X, just ask yourself if you liked exploring the worlds in any of the other Xeno games. If so, then I’d say get it. If you’re still unsure, then download the DLC packs anyways in case you ever decide to pick up the disc.

Well 3D World is my least favorite 3D Mario by far and I hold the others on pretty high regard, especially 64. That’s why 3D Land was always pretty unappealing to me but still grabbed it now for completion’s sake, it was made for the 3DS after all. Grabbed Mario 64 DS as well as it’s cheaper than expected, the 8 way movement thing seems like a huge downgrade from the original but at least the Wii U dpad feels much better than the 3DS, so hoping I enjoy the new content at least.

As for Xenoblade X… downloaded the data packs just in case, considered going YOLO on it but there’s just no way I’m buying a Wii U game that would end up being over 80$ CAD after taxes. I wouldn’t play it anytime soon anyways, notably due to TOTK being right around the corner. Besides the cool world and OST, after skimming through some longplays I’m really not feeling compelled to buy it right now as I don’t like both the Xenoblade battle system and the usual open world gameplay loop of doing random side quests in any order, like the world is pretty and the OST slaps but what’s the incentive.

At the end my 680GB hard drive plugged in my Wii U will have plenty of space, I was hoping to make more use of it but nope, there’s no more big games to buy really. Bayonetta was delisted, the Darksiders games have much more expensive sales prices than on Wii U, and then everything that isn’t from Capcom is still full price, like Deus Ex.

The last game I’m debating is F-Zero X… apparently the Switch version is bad? I know N64 on Wii U is dark but it’s fine when you increase brightness on the Gamepad. I’m almost done with DK64 right now and not only it looks fine in terms of brightness on my TV, but the only problem is the stick sensitivity for aiming but it doesn’t matter that much. So if F-Zero X is better on Wii U I might just buy it there

3 hours left and I got a server overload message earlier, end of an era

 

[HockeyBird]

If I were to get just one of the SMT: Devil Survivor games, which would people recommend?

 

[Barely Able]

 

[Barely Able]

Is there a way to see all of the game you have purchased through the eShop on 3DS or do you just have to remember which ones you did buy?

Go to the menu section in the top left. There will be an account activity, updates, and redownloadable tab at the bottom of the pop out menu. Don’t see any of the download updates in there though.

I should say you can redownload the updates from the shop just not that section

 

[Beelzemontheworld]

I thought I was done after my second purchasing round of affordable space adventures, stretchmo and attack of the Friday monsters. But then someone mentioned the price of atlus games and I checked and the devil survivor games are both $20 and now I’m feeling very tempted. Going to try and parse out if it’s genuine interest from when they first came out but I never got around to them or just induced by anxiety from the eshop closing

 

[Kingpin722]

The prices of the physical version of the Professor Layton 3DS games are insane

 

[Red Monster]

I’ve held strong and haven’t bought anything for either console. I figured if I didn’t buy it in the months leading up to this moment, then I didn’t really need it. My Wii U and 3DS backlogs are long enough already!

 

[Barely Able]

I’ve held strong and haven’t bought anything for either console. I figured if I didn’t buy it in the months leading up to this moment, then I didn’t really need it. My Wii U and 3DS backlogs are long enough already!

That’s the spirit!

mine have only been VC games. Have most of the actually releases I would want (and went wild during the last Atlus sale). Might get jungle beat still as I’m in a big Wii nostalgia mode right now. Most everything else o figured I wouldn’t get around to and never gave big enough of a care to get at the time.

 

[Mekanos]

I’ve held strong and haven’t bought anything for either console. I figured if I didn’t buy it in the months leading up to this moment, then I didn’t really need it. My Wii U and 3DS backlogs are long enough already!

This is ultimately why I opted out of getting DQ7. I’ve never even played a DQ game in full, if it was 10-15 bucks sure I might go for it, but 30 for a game I realistically don’t think I will play is a lot. It helps that I already got a bunch of 3DS Atlus games on sale a while ago.

Just got Pikmin 1/2 and a handful of VC games, and I think that’s enough.

 

[HockeyBird]

I’ve held strong and haven’t bought anything for either console. I figured if I didn’t buy it in the months leading up to this moment, then I didn’t really need it. My Wii U and 3DS backlogs are long enough already!

@Red Monster the minute after the eShop closes

 

[Mandos]

Thanks to someone pointing it out, now instead of saving it for a switch game sale I used my 9 bucks of remaining Eshop credit on 2 radiant historia missions that sounded interesting (haven’t played it yet. They were: rage of the fallen and meeting in the chasm), and Culdecept’s free bats free time dlc. And the freebies for the latter

 

[PK_Wonder]

I didn’t want to spend a lot on games I wouldn’t play anytime soon that might come to Switch someday anyway, so I started the free to start Rusty‘s Real Deal Baseball tonight. I am running out of time to haggle, but it’s a super charming little concept, and the minigames are very fun.

 

[thoughthaver]

oh man the physical prices are already jumping up. planet robobot had a bunch of 40$ listings when i checked yesterday. now theres more 50$+ listings. actually backtracked on getting it and just got dlc and soul hackers but if the eshop lives on till the 28th like that one tweet says then i might just cop it then.

 

[Mekanos]

Decided to grab some 3DS themes last minute. I didn't see you had an option to shuffle your themes every time you boot up your 3DS, definitely using that.

 

[EricTheGamerman]

I know it's nothing new, but damn, this just sucks so much.

 

[Soul Skater]

Sorry but what hour exactly does it shut down or has it already?

 

[Kingpin722]

I know it's nothing new, but damn, this just sucks so much.

I know. Can only hope the 3DS & Wii U games are preserved on a similar level as DS & Wii.

 

[EricTheGamerman]

Sorry but what hour exactly does it shut down or has it already?

8:00 PM EST March 27th:

Nintendo Support: Service Discontinuation: Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS

en-americas-support.nintendo.com

 

[Kevin]

Anyone here play Culdcept Revolt on 3DS? Any good? How much is the DLC?

 

[Mekanos]

Oh shit I somehow totally forgot about Sin & Punishment 2 despite already skimming the Wii shop. Buying that now.

Okay, now I'm good. Hopefully.

 

[Wockio]

I know it's nothing new, but damn, this just sucks so much.

Why does it suck? In 24 hours there will no longer be a moral impediment to getting your games for free

 

[thoughthaver]

Why does it suck? In 24 hours there will no longer be a moral impediment to getting your games for free

pirating wont get me a new fossil fighters

 

[Kevin]

Bought some 3DS themes but they don't work. As soon as I reboot, it's back to the regular standard theme. Anyone have any idea why this would be? I even tried the save layout option. Still no go...

 

[Stopdoor]

Bought some 3DS themes but they don't work. As soon as I reboot, it's back to the regular standard theme. Anyone have any idea why this would be? I even tried the save layout option. Still no go...

I've found themes not showing up is a sign the SD card is becoming flaky, could try a different SD card and check

 

[Kevin]

I've found themes not showing up is a sign the SD card is becoming flaky, could try a different SD card and check

I have a 512gb card in there. Wonder if that's the issue. That's all I had on hand. It worked and the games all worked so I went with it.

 

[Stopdoor]

I have a 512gb card in there. Wonder if that's the issue. That's all I had on hand. It worked and the games all worked so I went with it.

That is pretty massive for the 3DS, I assume you must notice games load slowly on the home menu? Wouldn't be surprised if the size of it means it's just too slow to load the theme in time

 

[Kevin]

That is pretty massive for the 3DS, I assume you must notice games load slowly on the home menu? Wouldn't be surprised if the size of it means it's just too slow to load the theme in time

Yeah maybe. I wonder if I could buy a 128gb and maybe swap the data using a PC without having to redownload and reinstall everything manually...

 

[woodhead]

Yeah maybe. I wonder if I could buy a 128gb and maybe swap the data using a PC without having to redownload and reinstall everything manually...

Nintendo has pretty good instructions on their website. People should check it out. SD card data copy

 

[Kevin]

That is pretty massive for the 3DS, I assume you must notice games load slowly on the home menu? Wouldn't be surprised if the size of it means it's just too slow to load the theme in time

Nintendo has pretty good instructions on their website. People should check it out. SD card data copy

How is this card as an option?

SanDisk 128GB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - Up to 190MB/s, C10, U3, V30, 4K, 5K, A2, Micro SD Card - SDSQXAA-128G-GN6MA​

My system is a New 2DS XL.

 

[woodhead]

How is this card as an option?

SanDisk 128GB Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card with Adapter - Up to 190MB/s, C10, U3, V30, 4K, 5K, A2, Micro SD Card - SDSQXAA-128G-GN6MA​

My system is a New 2DS XL.

Official support is only up to 32GB. Nintendo also tested some SD cards: Supported SD cards. But this list is obviously outdated. I just checked my amazon history, this is the one I use: Amazon SD card link

 

[Kevin]

Official support is only up to 32GB. Nintendo also tested some SD cards: Supported SD cards. But this list is obviously outdated. I just checked my amazon history, this is the one I use: Amazon SD card link

I have a LOT installed on my current MicroSD and it's claiming to only be using 11gb. So now I'm looking at:

PNY 32GB Elite Class 10 U1 microSDHC Flash Memory Card - 100MB/s read, Class 10, U1, Full HD, UHS-I, micro SD​

For $6 on Amazon.

 

[woodhead]

I have a LOT installed on my current MicroSD and it's claiming to only be using 11gb. So now I'm looking at:

PNY 32GB Elite Class 10 U1 microSDHC Flash Memory Card - 100MB/s read, Class 10, U1, Full HD, UHS-I, micro SD​

For $6 on Amazon.

Yeah you need many games on 3DS to fill 32GB.

Can't say anything about the SD card, never had that brand before. I only had SanDisk, Samsung and Toshiba (which was included in my 3DS). I have a 200GB SanDisk is my Switch since 2017 and it still works without problems, so I decided for a SanDisk.

 

[Kevin]

Yeah you need many games on 3DS to fill 32GB.

Can't say anything about the SD card, never had that brand before. I only had SanDisk, Samsung and Toshiba (which was included in my 3DS). I have a 200GB SanDisk is my Switch since 2017 and it still works without problems, so I decided for a SanDisk.

Yeah I found a Nintendo recommended one:

SanDisk 32GB Extreme PRO SDHC UHS-I Memory Card - C10, U3, V30, 4K UHD, SD Card - SDSDXXO-032G-GN4IN​

Think I will go with this one. It's a bit more money but the reviews are great and several people said it worked with their 3DS. So hopefully I can just format this to Fat 32 and copy the data over using a computer.