Tag: Nintendo
NIntendo Co., Ltd. is a multinational developer and publisher of software and video games headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1889, Nintendo has focused on games and toys since the 1960s, moving toward electronic games in the 70’s. Today they are best known for flagship franchises including Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid and Animal Crossing and unique hardware innovations like the Nintendo DS and Wii.
Nintendo Network set to close in April 2024
On around midnight (EDT) of October 4th, Nintendo announced the discontinuation of the Nintendo Network in April 2024, affecting both the Wii U and 3DS family of products. In early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end for Nintendo 3DS* and Wii U software. This also includes online co-operative
Nintendo’s Fitness Boxing to be delisted November 30th (in Europe)
Nintendo UK announced on their X feed that Fitness Boxing would be delisted on November 30th, 2023 from the Nintendo Switch eShop. Other European Nintendo accounts have also confirmed the removal. Nintendo UK tweets: From 30/11/2023, at 23:59 (UK time), it will no longer be possible to purchase the digital version of #FitnessBoxing. Nintendo UK
Karaoke JOYSOUND service for Wii U shuts down in Japan on June 30, 2023
With Nintendo recently confirming that the eShop for 3DS and Wii U will officially close next year on March 28th, 2023, we can expect more announcements like this one. The Karaoke JOYSOUND for Wii U service will shut down in Japan on June 30th after users lose the ability to make purchases on the console.
Update on 3DS, Wii U eShop Closure, Fire Emblem Fates to be delisted in February 2023
Nintendo has just updated their wording on the planned eShop closure for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U with a definitive deadline. Back in February the announcement pointed to “late March 2023” but now we know that March 27th, 2023 is the day to watch out for. The rest of the deadlines and details remain the
Three rare Nintendo eShop releases will become much harder to own after March 2023
There is no shortage of exclusive games that will sadly be lost in March of 2023 when Nintendo finally retires the eShop for Wii U and 3DS. But there are three extremely specific pieces of Nintendo’s digital history — already exclusively released only in Japan — that will become much, much harder to legally get
Nintendo finally responds to the ongoing DSi & Wii shop outage
Since at least March 16th we’ve seen reports that the Wii Shop and DSi Shop channels were returning errors. Browsing the shops has been disabled since Nintendo shut them down years ago but their promise of being able to re-download previous purchases had always held, seemingly until now. Evidence mounted as emulation communities noted that
eShop Resources for 3DS and Wii U
The closure of the 3DS/WiiU eShop in March of 2023 is still a ways off but there’s no reason to wait if you’re planning on doing some farewell shopping. Delistings are expected over the coming months as publishers wrap up their support of the platforms and the longer we wait, the more likely we are
