Yesterday, March 27th, 2023, was the last day to buy something from Nintendo’s 3DS and WiiU eShops. Opening the shops on those consoles now presents the user with a series of empty digital shelves. The 3DS eShop still displays its collection of “Nintendo Selects” for some reason, though all of the games’ listings read, “This software is currently unavailable.” At least the animations and music … Continue reading The Nintendo 3DS and WiiU eShops are Dead
When you first boot up Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the game has you choose your starting character from a small pool of generic presets. This has been true of almost all mainline Pokémon games going back to the first choice between “Boy” and “Girl” in Pokémon Crystal. Even the more recent releases have chosen not to implement a more robust, custom character creator that one might … Continue reading Please Let Me Change My Trainer Photo in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
In a move that has sadly been inevitable for some time, Nintendo announced late on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, that they would begin the process of shutting down the eShops for both the 3DS and WiiU systems starting this year, and culminating in March of 2023, abandoning another console’s history to the eBay aftermarket. They also set up a cutesy little Spotify Wrapped-esque website for … Continue reading Nintendo Shutting Down 3DS & WiiU eShops
So there’s a new report in Bloomberg today alleging that Nintendo is planning to release a new Nintendo Switch model with a 7-inch OLED screen and 4K capabilities when connected to a TV by this holiday season. This is obviously big news, and news that many were expecting to hear during Nintendo’s first big Direct of the year a few weeks back. Whether or not … Continue reading Some questions about a new Nintendo Switch
Another day of 2020, another casualty. The reports started rolling in this morning. The king is finally dead. Nintendo’s Japanese site has updated the listings of its 3DS family of consoles with an “Out Of Production” message. Their English site has seemingly scrubbed any mention of the 3DS from existence. Nine years after launch, and several years since anything major was last released for the … Continue reading RIP 3DS, the Best Nintendo Handheld
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