Nintendo Delists Over 250 DSiware Games From The eShop

B. Simmons January 7, 2021 in Video Games Tagged Delisted, DSi, DSiware, nintendo - 1 Minute

Ashes to ashes…

With no warning, Nintendo has removed over 250 DSiware titles (more than half the library) from the eShop. According to Twitter user @comeoutpunching, who was the first to really get the word out, all of these games were originally released before mid-May 2011.This delisting seems to have happened on January 1st, 2021.

PSA to 3DS gamers and DS fans: all DSiWare games released before mid-May 2011 have been deactivated on the eShop, including the classic Shantae Risky’s Revenge! Luckily I got it on my DSi before that shop shut down. Grab from those still for sale while you can! Recs in thread.. pic.twitter.com/lVcawxTq8e
— 😎 Come Out Punching (@comeoutpunching) January 2, 2021

Delisted Games reports that over 250 DSiware games have been delisted on the eShop from the grand total of 448 that were previously available. Trying to access these games now simply returns an error message.

Looks like on Jan 1st Nintendo of America pulled the plug on DSi titles on the 3DS eShop that were 10 years old. 2010 releases and older are gone. My checks show most titles still available in EU but not sure about AU, CA, JP, etc https://t.co/REOeRyK42K
— Delisted Games (@DelistedGames) January 4, 2021

Granted, this all mostly seems confined to the North American eShop… for now. As to whether or not this is intentional or not is up for speculation. But it seems likely to be deliberate, though even then the question remains “why?” in regards to Nintendo’s reasoning.

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Modern Vintage Gamer over on YouTube gave a fairly complete take on the subject.

So, it’s looking more and more that those in search of any of these DSiware titles like Aura Aura Climber in the future will have little choice but to start singing this tune:

Source: VG 24/7

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