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Nintendo Support: Wii U & Nintendo 3DS eShop Discontinuation Q&A
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Might have to get Soul Hackers before that time. Other than that it's a shame all these 3DS games are going to be unavailable if not ported to the Switch.
The end of an era has been dawning us. I wasn't expecting it to be this soon, but it was inevitable given a mixture of the Switch's popularity, the Wii U being a commercial failure, and most Nintendo game communities having been migrated to the Switch.
My Nintendo Network ID is tied to my Nintendo Account since the early days of the Switch so I should be good there, I just need to get a bigger MicroSDXC card for my New Nintendo 3DS is all. Snag those 3DS and Wii U eShop exclusives and any DLCs to games you own before both the eShops closes. Don't be surprised if price hikes happen to physical copies of retail games when the eShops come to a close.
My Nintendo Network ID is tied to my Nintendo Account since the early days of the Switch so I should be good there, I just need to get a bigger MicroSDXC card for my New Nintendo 3DS is all. Snag those 3DS and Wii U eShop exclusives and any DLCs to games you own before both the eShops closes. Don't be surprised if price hikes happen to physical copies of retail games when the eShops come to a close.
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Think I'll hack my 3DS now, make it seem like nothing ever shut down 
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Well, I did get a Flashcart so it's no big deal for me. They'll still make them anyways.Think I'll hack my 3DS now, make it seem like nothing ever shut down
read from Kotaku on Japanese Gamers' Reactions on this:
“Nintendo is unhinged.”
“Well, even though you buy downloads, it’s just a rental.”
“Okay, then make it possible to use the Virtual Console on the Switch.”
“Inevitably, this day has come, hasn’t it?”
“I’m able to trust Sony more than Nintendo.”
“You won’t be able to play Nintendo eShop exclusives anymore...?”
“Ridiculous. This makes me only want to buy from Steam.”
“Does this mean they’re saying, ‘Buy a Switch?’”
“At the end, you won’t be able to play anymore? That’s terrifying.”
“This is thinking little of your customers.”
“In the future, the Switch will also be cut off.”
“They’re abandoning the people who purchased the Wii U.”
“This is reckless. That’s the issue.”
“This is garbage.”
“Sayonara, my Wii U.”
“Knock it off with this shitty monthly subscription for Switch Online and bring back the Virtual Console.”
“Even when the PSP was over, we could run downloads on the Vita, but here all our digital purchases coming to nothing is harsh.”
“This is happening too quickly.”
“If we can’t play previously purchased games, then give us a refund.”
“You can still buy digital games for the Vita. Plus, last year, new stuff came out. The way Nintendo’s hardware is just thrown out to the wolves is truly awful.”
“DLC is crap because even if you buy it, the ability to play it will vanish.”
“And this is why I hate the download versions.”
“I’m still playing the 3DS! Stop fucking with me!”
“And now I see the importance of buying the retail package version.”
“When the next console comes out, the same thing will quickly happen to the Switch, and that’s scary.”
“The Switch will likewise be quickly cut down. Remember this.”
“It’s come at last. I wasn’t waiting for this, though.”
“But all the games I bought...”
“What a waste to end such a wonderful service for game consoles.”
“Will there be a sudden price job for the package version of the games?”
“It would be good if they kept it going forever. Endings feel so lonely.”
“Nintendo is unhinged.”
“Well, even though you buy downloads, it’s just a rental.”
“Okay, then make it possible to use the Virtual Console on the Switch.”
“Inevitably, this day has come, hasn’t it?”
“I’m able to trust Sony more than Nintendo.”
“You won’t be able to play Nintendo eShop exclusives anymore...?”
“Ridiculous. This makes me only want to buy from Steam.”
“Does this mean they’re saying, ‘Buy a Switch?’”
“At the end, you won’t be able to play anymore? That’s terrifying.”
“This is thinking little of your customers.”
“In the future, the Switch will also be cut off.”
“They’re abandoning the people who purchased the Wii U.”
“This is reckless. That’s the issue.”
“This is garbage.”
“Sayonara, my Wii U.”
“Knock it off with this shitty monthly subscription for Switch Online and bring back the Virtual Console.”
“Even when the PSP was over, we could run downloads on the Vita, but here all our digital purchases coming to nothing is harsh.”
“This is happening too quickly.”
“If we can’t play previously purchased games, then give us a refund.”
“You can still buy digital games for the Vita. Plus, last year, new stuff came out. The way Nintendo’s hardware is just thrown out to the wolves is truly awful.”
“DLC is crap because even if you buy it, the ability to play it will vanish.”
“And this is why I hate the download versions.”
“I’m still playing the 3DS! Stop fucking with me!”
“And now I see the importance of buying the retail package version.”
“When the next console comes out, the same thing will quickly happen to the Switch, and that’s scary.”
“The Switch will likewise be quickly cut down. Remember this.”
“It’s come at last. I wasn’t waiting for this, though.”
“But all the games I bought...”
“What a waste to end such a wonderful service for game consoles.”
“Will there be a sudden price job for the package version of the games?”
“It would be good if they kept it going forever. Endings feel so lonely.”
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This is sad news for 3DS and Wii U owners who may not be able to afford to buy all the digital games they want before the eShop closes on March 2023.
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I do agree with these complaints but people need to grow up. Anyways I do still want to play another 3DS that isn't busted and at least the Pokemon Bank and Transfer will be free from then on. Anyways I hope they do something like that if the Switch online ever ends just to show they have some care for the fans but for now we'll have to see.
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Pretty sure this spells doom for Pokemon bank as well, once the eshop service ends, a new person can't download the pokemon bank anymore.
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Well, i am gonna miss eShop for Wii U and 3DS, this is a really sad day for me at least, there is one for Nintendo Switch it's still up for now, anyways, so yeah. 
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Those details just grind my Klinklangs.
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We gamers only have ourselves to blame.
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This just says gamers need to lobby as well to keep things the way we want them.
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Another reminder that its time is neigh.
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And the 3DS hackers can finally rest peacefully.
They need to release a successor console first.
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They will in time, but not anytime soon.