Publisher Live Wire announced a few weeks ago on November 1st that their Nintendo Switch releases of Espgaluda II and DoDonPachi Resurrection from 2021 will be delisted from the eShop on December 2nd. It isn’t specified if this relates to all regions but as Live Wire published the games in Europe and North America it seems likely that the games will disappear in those regions as well.
Notice of End of Sales for the Download Versions of Nintendo Switch™ “Espgaluda II” and “Dodonpachi Resurrection”
Thank you for always playing Live Wire games.
Regarding the Nintendo Switch™ games “Espgaluda II” and “DoDonPachi Resurrection,” sales of the download versions will end on Monday, December 2, 2024 due to the expiration of the license agreement.
▼Sales end date: Monday,
December 2, 2024
▼Discontinued content
Nintendo Switch™ “Espgaluda II” download version
Nintendo Switch™ “DoDonPachi Resurrection” download version*Customers who have purchased Nintendo Switch™ “Espgaluda II” and “Dodonpachi Resurrection” before the end of sales will be able to re-download and play the games even after the distribution ends. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all involved parties and users for your patronage. We also ask for your understanding.
Live Wire Announcement – November 01, 2024 (Google Translated)
Here are the eShop links for anyone interested in scooping them up before December 2nd. The games also had physical releases both new and old if you’re looking to track down something tangible:
Espgaluda II
eShop (EU, JP, NA)
Retail (Play-Asia, eBay)
DoDonPachi Resurrection
eShop (EU, JP, NA)
Retail (Play-Asia, eBay)
Thanks to our own n64ra for the news on this one. We’ve added the date to the Watch List calendar and will have a page up on the site later.