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===De-listing/destruction of access to games===

<blockquote>Further Reading: [[Storefront shutdown#Wii U/3DS eShops (2012–2023)]], [[Storefront shutdown#Wii Shop Channel (2006–2019)]]</blockquote>In late January of 2019, Nintendo shut down their first digital storefront, the Wii Shop Channel,<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27560/~/wii-shop-channel-discontinuation "Wii Shop Channel Discontinuation"] - nintendo.com - 2019</ref> and subsequently on March 27, 2023 shut down the Wii U and 3DS eShops.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/au/support/articles/wii-u-and-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation/ "Notice of End of Purchases in Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS - Update April 2023"] - nintendo.com</ref> These shutdowns have caused hundreds of games to become impossible to obtain new copies of and for some, additionally play which include Splatoon 1, Super Mario Maker, Pokémon Picross, and more.<ref>[https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/analysis-digital-only-wii-u-3ds-games/ "These are the 1,000 digital-only 3DS and Wii U games disappearing next week"] - videogameschronicle.com - 22 Mar 2023</ref> As of now, over 1,000 digitally exclusive games can only be obtained through piracy, and a subset requires additional modification to run.

In early 2025, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] had a game delisted for the first time, Super Soccer.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSz-wKls0Wk</ref><ref>https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/02/28/nintendo-of-japan-announces-title-will-be-removed-from-nso-library-first-time-since-launch/</ref> With earlier events of delisting where the products a consumer owns for their consoles, such as a physical game on disc or a previously downloaded digital title, consumers still had the ability to play these games, and in some instances, even reinstall them. However, with NSO's primary existence as a sort of [[streaming service]] meant for games, when a title is delisted, consumers lose complete and total access to the game unless the company who wished for the title to be delisted were to re-list the game on the service. The event in of itself has caused rightful concern among consumers since this may set a dangerous precedent for access to retro gaming in the future.<ref>https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-delisting-snes-game-from-switch-online-library/</ref>

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 ===De-listing/destruction of access to games===
 <blockquote>Further Reading: [[Storefront shutdown#Wii U/3DS eShops (2012–2023)]], [[Storefront shutdown#Wii Shop Channel (2006–2019)]]</blockquote>In late January of 2019, Nintendo shut down their first digital storefront, the Wii Shop Channel,<ref>[https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27560/~/wii-shop-channel-discontinuation "Wii Shop Channel Discontinuation"] - nintendo.com - 2019</ref> and subsequently on March 27, 2023 shut down the Wii U and 3DS eShops.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/au/support/articles/wii-u-and-nintendo-3ds-eshop-discontinuation/ "Notice of End of Purchases in Nintendo eShop for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS - Update April 2023"] - nintendo.com</ref> These shutdowns have caused hundreds of games to become impossible to obtain new copies of and for some, additionally play which include Splatoon 1, Super Mario Maker, Pokémon Picross, and more.<ref>[https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/analysis-digital-only-wii-u-3ds-games/ "These are the 1,000 digital-only 3DS and Wii U games disappearing next week"] - videogameschronicle.com - 22 Mar 2023</ref> As of now, over 1,000 digitally exclusive games can only be obtained through piracy, and a subset requires additional modification to run.
+In early 2025, [[Nintendo Switch Online]] had a game delisted for the first time, Super Soccer.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSz-wKls0Wk</ref><ref>https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/02/28/nintendo-of-japan-announces-title-will-be-removed-from-nso-library-first-time-since-launch/</ref> With earlier events of delisting where the products a consumer owns for their consoles, such as a physical game on disc or a previously downloaded digital title, consumers still had the ability to play these games, and in some instances, even reinstall them. However, with NSO's primary existence as a sort of [[streaming service]] meant for games, when a title is delisted, consumers lose complete and total access to the game unless the company who wished for the title to be delisted were to re-list the game on the service. The event in of itself has caused rightful concern among consumers since this may set a dangerous precedent for access to retro gaming in the future.<ref>https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-delisting-snes-game-from-switch-online-library/</ref>
 ===Nintendo authorized repair===