So, just the ability to play games online? Are their e-shops already dead?
So, just the ability to play games online? Are their e-shops already dead?The eshops died about a year ago. They stopped accepting card info about two years ago.
The eshops died about a year ago. They stopped accepting card info about two years ago.Ah, that's right. Welp. I haven't touched my 3DS in years, WarioWare Gold was the last time. I'll have to boot it up for old times sake.
I think you can download stuff even after the games shut downI wouldn't bet on it. I had a few extra HDDs lying around. Not very big ones. All I had was OB64, the AW games, XB1 and Windwaker. With some of those with Switch ports just OB64 is the only only where I cannot play it elsewhere.
I think you can download stuff even after the games shut down
Well I have everything I ever bought already downloaded anywaysame
Is the reason they can't integrate the stuff in the E-shop for 3DS/Wii U to the Switch e-shop is due to infrastructure reason? I'm not sure how it works.The reason they killed it off is to push Switch sales. Wii U repairs were dropped quickly after the Switch announcement. PS3/360 last until this year and those are from the Wii era. This is just Nintendo being Nintendo.
Even after March 27, 2023, and for the foreseeable future, it will still be possible to redownload games and DLC, receive software updates and enjoy online play on Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
The reason they killed it off is to push Switch sales. Wii U repairs were dropped quickly after the Switch announcement. PS3/360 last until this year and those are from the Wii era. This is just Nintendo being Nintendo.
Pretendo and piracy will save these systems when Nintendo refuses to.
This is just Nintendo being Nintendo.Or the WiiU was a failed system, so continuing support for it much longer didn't make sense? This isn't an unusual business practice.
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57847/~/wii-u-%26-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation-q%26aThat was from before they announced the Wi-Fi shutdown.
That's confusing. It says we can still play online, but nowhere on the page does it mention April 8, 2024.
That was from before they announced the Wi-Fi shutdown.Yeah, but I figure they should have updated the page by this point.
Will it still be possible to download update data or purchased software?
For the foreseeable future, it will still be possible to download update data and redownload purchased software and downloadable content from Nintendo eShop.
Does this mean transfers from Pokemon Bank to Home are dead?Nope, those are the only exceptions to the shutdown.
Nope, those are the only exceptions to the shutdown.
Nice. I wonder if/when that will shut down. I think there's still a trail you can take from FRLG to transfer Pokemon up through Home if you have the right consoles, but once that shuts down, there will be no way to transfer from earlier games.there's always a way........yohohoho......
Can you still play on, like, PS3, 360, etc.? It always just strikes me as odd that when Sony or Microsoft shut down their online play or shops, no one seems to care but when Nintendo does it, suddenly its the end of the world.A ton of games from that generation lost multiplayer support when GameSpy shut down 10 years ago.
Unless Im mistaken and you can still play online or make digital purchases on Sony and Microsofts older consoles
Nice. I wonder if/when that will shut down. I think there's still a trail you can take from FRLG to transfer Pokemon up through Home if you have the right consoles, but once that shuts down, there will be no way to transfer from earlier games.There's a theory it will shut down Dec 31, 2028 because of the daily countdown in Bank. The amount of days left has a question mark in it because it's above the 999 day limit that it can normally read, it's above 1000 right now so people calculated days that it could be and the end of the year makes sense.
Splatoon isn't kicking people out if they're still in a lobby playing lol. Watching a stream of people just squid partying every match until the squid cops come and force them out.
Reminds me when some people kept playing Halo 2 for days after its shutdown.All they hafta do is literally never stop playing and then Spoon will never die! It's up to these eight brave warriors.
Wii U - Less than 12 year old console and online is already dead, meanwhile 18 year old PS3 still kickin'
Nintendo consoles are the shittiest purchases