Today marks the long-awaited day when Nintendo’s promise to discontinue “online play and other functionality” for the 3DS and Wii U has finally come to fruition. Brace yourselves, for the end is here! The online services for both of these systems have been officially discontinued, signaling the conclusion of Nintendo’s network generation. In a puzzling move, Nintendo has decided to ...
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Users of the 3DS and Wii U can no longer play online games
This is a pretty sad day for Nintendo fans, as the company has finally turned off online play for both the 3DS and Wii U. Today, fans came together to get on the computers while they were still up, run, and stay there until the end. A lot of people on social media have been playing their last games of ...
Read More »3DS/Wii U Online Play Ends “Early April” 2024
Nintendo will discontinue “online play and other functionality” for the 3DS and Wii U in “early April” 2024, a long-awaited announcement. Official confirmation: Nintendo: “In early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. This also includes online co-operative play, internet rankings, and data distribution.” Remember, it’s “early April”—do ...
Read More »Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD Switch vs. 3DS Graphics
Nintendo announced Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD’s Switch release date in Summer 2024 during the latest Direct presentation last week. A week later, GameXplain posted a comparison video of the new version against Dark Moon, the 2013 3DS release. The Switch edition lives up to its ‘HD’ tag with a great resolution bump, improving the aesthetic. Not much is known about ...
Read More »Atlus Cancels “Final” 3DS Game Sale Before eShop Closure
This month, Persona and Shin Megami Tensei developer and publisher Atlus planned a “final” sale on the 3DS eShop in Japan. The company canceled today’s launch yesterday. It apologized to fans for suspending the sale for a “variety of reasons” and thanked them. Sale dates were March 2–28. Fans in this region will have to pay full price for any ...
Read More »New DLC for Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Announced
It’s an exciting day for fans of Harvest Moon, as developer Natsume announced today the imminent arrival of three new DLC packs for the latest installment Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. The first two DLC packs will launch on January 24th and feature two new marriageable candidates, and the third DLC pack will release on February 14th adding a Harvest Sprite ...
Read More »Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Announced
Shovel Knight is a game that was a bit of an indie darling in 2014. Backed on Kickstarter, was released to extremely positive reviews as well as commercial success. It has since then been ported to nearly every major gaming platform, including the 3DS and PS Vita. Yacht Games, the developer of Shovel Knight, kept the fanbase alive by releasing ...
Read More »Nintendo Issues Takedown Notice Against Freeshop App
A homebrew application for the 3DS titled “freeshop” which allows users to download 3DS titles without using the official eShop is in trouble with Nintendo according to an article by Nintendo Life. Freeshop allowed users to download their titles from Nintendo’s online store without actually using the online store’s interface, which many have criticized as slow and clunky. The homebrew ...
Read More »Zero Time Dilemma Review – Plaudite! Acta est fabula!
Zero Time Dilemma is the third and final entry in the Zero Escape series. The series began with 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors in 2009, and was followed by Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward in 2012. Now, the final installment is finally here. Zero Time Dilemma takes place between 999 and Virtue’s Last Reward. There are some sequels that are fully playable even if you haven’t ...
Read More »Moco Moco Friends Review – Plushie Pocket Monsters
Moco Moco Friends is the latest in the growing collection of monster-collecting RPGs on Nintendo 3DS. In this game, you’ll play as the adorable and silly Moco, who has just graduated from Plushkin Magic School. Her goal now is to explore the dungeons of her world and befriend as many Plushkins as possible. Plushkins are small anthropomorphic plushies that can help Moco ...
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