3DS And Wii U eShops Are Shutting Down Today

The emulation market has been the best place to play classic games for a long time. Paying anything for media 20 or 30 years old is insane. None of that money goes to the original developers and dosen't fuel any growth for its ip. Heck the best way to play Nintendo's current generation games is through emulation, I'll still buy the new games but they run a heck of a lot better on a pc. The qualities from emulation and the preservation of those classics make Nintendo and other companies gouging tactics worthless.

it's been great.

I tried to access the 3DS storefront days before the deadline but despite googling and trying multiple methods, could not add funds to my account. I wanted to support Nintendo in a legal way as opposed to other methods - their discontinuation of support though understandable, is also disappointing to say the least. I expect similar lack of support for the original Switch when the Switch 2 is launched along with continued price-gouging for new titles up until that point. Nintendo clearly doesn't care about their customer base, and mabye they don't have to and all companies are going down this path.

Whilst I enjoyed Breath of the Wild, i will wait and see what the general public thinks of the sequel before buying (my fear of reused assets without enough new content), but I must say I will be purchasing a lot less Nintendo stuff from now on due to the company ethic and the fact that other better platforms and methods for playing games exist including the Steam Deck and also emulation etc. I think for all companies its a race to the bottom with the consumer paying higher prices for declining returns. Nintendo should be ashamed though, and provide alternate ways for content to be purchased legally for systems still beloved.

And I have no money to buy anything I actually wanted on it. And my bank won't give me a loan. Because... Well... Besides the face. People under 30 can't get a loan to save their life, literally.