#eShop closure

[zipperqwerty]

He's in a better place now

[dylandude120]

Farewell, little guy. You entered my life when I was a literal child, and now I'm close to graduating from college. Thank you for always serving us with a smile.

[m0sstalgia]

Honestly I kinda wish hShop had a little mascot the way the eShop did anyway, time to sail the seven seas

[algusunderdunk]

PSA: For those of you with Fire Emblem Fates, don't forget it's your last week to download the alternate paths and extra maps as well.

Same goes for Echoes and Awakening, and Fire Emblem Warriors.

[hotdogmchiggin]

GOODBYE 3DS ESHOP

POUR ONE OUT FOR A REAL ONE LADS

[newtgati]

Taking a final look around the eshop.

[hiiragi-psychotherapy]

bye-bye eshop guy

[fictional-seviper]

Isn't it wonderful how this is the only way to legally play the third story of FE:Fates these days?

[randomisedgaming]

There is just one week left before the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop close.

With Nintendo up to it's bad old tricks of shutting down its online shop services. Riven has been hard at work making a note of the best games to get on the service. In the case of the Wii U many of the games have been ported to Nintendo Switch with extra content or are available on other formats. There are still a few exclusive games worth picking up along with their download content. Titles like Affordable Space Adventures, Pokémon Rumble U, Chasing Aurora & Dr. Luigi.

However the more concerning issue is the 3DS and the amount of games that will be removed from the service and along with their respective download content. The first problem is this is poorly documented across the net, most DLC downloads aren't listed in the eShop instead can only be accessed in-game while other games have special download content that is free to all users.

Some download links look like they don't connect to the Nintendo server so may remain up for some time after the store closes, but we can't be 100% sure on this. Word of warning some games like, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past require you beat the game to access the DLC...

So Riven spent three days last years trying to draw a list of every Japan, European and North American game that features download content for the 3DS. Checking various online sources and our own research to create the most complete list on the internet we can find and you can access it here via Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XEDYGOzT1ZPQQ60NCaCaPkqV5QQwULGy/view?usp=sharing

It's not a perfect list so if there are any games we are missing let us know! Contact us via twitter, e.mail or leave a comment and Riven will add missing games asap. From our own research series like Level 5's Inazuma Eleven & Yo-Kai Watch are very poorly documented and all of them area to have some form of free download. Most of the Yo-Kai Watch games also have DLC that is only available to people who buy the game digitally.

We will have a video on the subject in the next two days. Do be aware that you will need to upgrade your 3DS and Wii U SD memory cards if you plan on downloading a lot of games. Both systems also have a hard limit of 300 system icons, the Switch has one of a 1000. At which point you will have to delete a download game to download another. That's not mentioning the fact Nintendo will block credit card use on a Switch for a month if you make too many purchases. You must have linked you 3DS and Wii U account to a modern Switch / Nintendo website account to still add funds.

Shout out to FromTheVoid Games: https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheVoidGames (Who has done some great videos on the subject.)

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[icebarefoxy]

Goodbye 3ds Eshop

[thatgamingkid45]

Brooo the 3DS eShop closes in like, less than a day, and I’m frantically trying to download everything I can.

I feel like an archivist trying to save and record as much as I can before the library burns down.

[splatoon3-countdown]

i’m sad so i made this

modding exists but it’s still the end of an era ya know

rest in peace eShop

[m0sstalgia]

I’ll miss the little guy :(

[algusunderdunk]

I’m just happy that in the end, I got Mighty Number 9 on my 3DS. Promise fulfilled.

[lunarlegend]

i have to admit, i laughed at these:

[blazehedgehog]

With the closure of the 3DS eshop imminent, I found myself browsing the game library tonight and remembered a demo I've had installed literally since I got the system just because I like the vibes it puts out. I was too afraid to play much of it because of Nintendo's weird restrictions on how often you were allowed to boot up demos, but I liked to at least swipe over its icon on my 3DS dashboard to hear that stinger.

A quick Google search revealed Undead Bowling had never been ported to anything else. Not phones, not PC, nothing at all. It was a 3DS eShop exclusive and will die with it.

Perhaps the developers themselves even forgot about the game. It hasn't even been put on discount. What initially got me looking was the news that the 3DS version of Shovel Knight Treasure Trove is only $5. On other platforms, that's usually around $30.

Instead of buying that, I spent $7 on Undead Bowling. Did I make the right choice? Well, Shovel Knight is on literally everything else. I actually own it on Wii U, so if I really wanted to, I could dig that out, hook it up, and and finally play the King Knight DLC there. I'll probably end up with it on Steam some day, too.

But there's only one Undead Bowling. Is it a great game? I mean, not really. But it commits to the bit in a way I can appreciate. So enjoy your $7, Undead Bowling. You earned it.

I also bought Runny Egg, which reminds me of Sonic, and Fragrant Story, which I appreciate just for the pun in its title. Both games deserve their $2.