{"id":12143,"date":"2022-12-24T16:14:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T16:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/24\/best-of-2022-ncl-has-been-waiting-for-this-day-since-2014-former-noa-employee-talks-nintendo-eshop-closures\/"},"modified":"2022-12-24T16:14:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T16:14:18","slug":"best-of-2022-ncl-has-been-waiting-for-this-day-since-2014-former-noa-employee-talks-nintendo-eshop-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/24\/best-of-2022-ncl-has-been-waiting-for-this-day-since-2014-former-noa-employee-talks-nintendo-eshop-closures\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Of 2022: “NCL Has Been Waiting For This Day Since 2014” – Former NOA Employee Talks Nintendo eShop Closures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Full server shutdowns could be coming sooner than you think, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the holidays we’re republishing some choice features<\/a> from the last 12 months. A mix of talking points, interviews, opinion pieces and more from<\/em> NL staff and contributors<\/em>, you’ll find our usual blend of thoughtfulness, expertise, frivolity, retro nostalgia, and \u2014 of course \u2014 enthusiasm for all things Nintendo. Happy holidays!<\/em><\/p>\n

Nintendo recently revealed its schedule<\/a> for shuttering its digital storefronts for both the 3DS family of systems and the Wii U. From March 2023 you’ll be unable to make new purchases of digital software of any kind on the 3DS and Wii U eShops, which includes digital versions of physical releases, digital-only download games and all forms of DLC. You will<\/em> be able to redownload purchases made prior to that date (much as you can still download previously-purchased original Wii titles on that console) “for the foreseeable future”, but obviously that functionality will eventually be removed.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Best Of 2022: “NCL Has Been Waiting For This Day Since 2014” – Former NOA Employee Talks Nintendo eShop Closures<\/p>\n

Full server shutdowns could be coming sooner than you think, too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the holidays we’re republishing some choice features<\/a> from the last 12 months. A mix of talking points, interviews, opinion pieces and more from<\/em> NL staff and contributors<\/em>, you’ll find our usual blend of thoughtfulness, expertise, frivolity, retro nostalgia, and \u2014 of course \u2014 enthusiasm for all things Nintendo. Happy holidays!<\/em><\/p>\n

Nintendo recently revealed its schedule<\/a> for shuttering its digital storefronts for both the 3DS family of systems and the Wii U. From March 2023 you’ll be unable to make new purchases of digital software of any kind on the 3DS and Wii U eShops, which includes digital versions of physical releases, digital-only download games and all forms of DLC. You will<\/em> be able to redownload purchases made prior to that date (much as you can still download previously-purchased original Wii titles on that console) “for the foreseeable future”, but obviously that functionality will eventually be removed.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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