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Forum - View topicNEWS: eShop for 3DS, Wii U Shuts Down on March 27 in the West, March 28 in Japan
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Kaoru G
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The Nintendo 3DS is an amazing console. I bought the 3DS XL (bright red) 5, 6 years ago and it remains a priced possession.
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Top Gun
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I thought they'd already announced these dates, or at least that it would be in March.
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Fluwm
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I hope we get some decent sales before the eShops shutter. I've still got a handful of titles I'd like for each platform, but not at full price.
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Lord Geo
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It does disappoint that literally every single outlet that reports on this situation neglects to bring up that, though prepaid cards won't be useable on Wii U & 3DS after August, users can still link their Nintendo Store (Wii U/3DS) account with their Nintendo eShop (Switch) account, and through the Switch can still add funds in order to buy stuff for the Wii U & 3DS up until the closure dates in March.
Likewise, Nintendo has done a poor job actually highlighting that fact, as it's only ever mentioned in the press releases themselves, usually right after the credit card & prepaid card cut offs, but never actually promoted in the shorter messages that people actually read. To a lot of people, this is the Wii Shop Channel all over again (i.e. it's effectively dead a year in advance), but the truth is that this isn't the case, unless you don't own a Switch yet.
Some companies have had repeated fire sales over the past half year or so for the 3DS, and I expect that to continue until the closure. Capcom, for example, often makes the Ace Attorney & Monster Hunter 3DS games all $4 each, while Resident Evil Revelations & Mercenaries 3D are literally only $2 each. In fact, that sale is active again as of this moment. The Wii U sales aren't anywhere near as notable, mainly since you can only check them out via the Wii U itself now, but there is the occasional fire sale there, too. |
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blahmoomoo
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Yes, they did announce March before. The precise date in March is the new part. |
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BadNewsBlues
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3DS owners: Hey can you guys do a sale of first party 3DS titles for 40-50% off? Nintendo: Please understand selling Metroid Samus Returns & Kirby Epic Yarn at 39.99 is easily affordable. |
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