In an insane twist of fate absolutely no one saw coming one of the most niche but utterly charming DS titles is making its fantastic return to the west at last. This series made its debut on DS where the first two titles managed to see localization but the third entry on 3DS never did. Last year this trilogy of titles launched on the Nintendo Switch and a given that the third entry never saw the light of day originally most fans deigned it unlikely to ever see the light of day again in English. Fortunately all that is no longer the case as we’ve been given an announcement today from Nicalis that this trilogy is not only coming, but planning to launch early next year for Nintendo Switch! Those who have kept up with the franchise know that it’s seen a slew of spin-offs over the years including the previous released Funghi Explosion for Nintendo Switch. This trilogy will include all the side games on DS featuring Funghi in addition to slews of concept art, comics and more fun little bonuses for players to check out. The biggest reveal by far is simply that the third entry will be available in English for the very first time so those who have been in love with the series since the DS era will finally be able to see how this story concluded.
Nintendo Turns Off Online Services for 3DS, Wii U Next Year
04.10.2023 - 12:00 / pcmag.com / Next Year / Nintendo
Nintendo announced that all online services for the 3DS and Wii U will end in early April next year.
It means that online play and communication will cease to work for the New Nintendo 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS XL, New Nintendo 2DS XL, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, Nintendo 2DS, Wii U Deluxe, and Wii U Basic. A specific end date for when the online services will go dark hasn't been announced yet, with Nintendo only promising to tell us "at a later date."
In the announcement, Nintendo warns that, "if an event occurs that would make it difficult to continue online services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software, we may have to discontinue services earlier than planned."
The good news is, Nintendo intends to keep offering software update downloads and the ability to redownload purchased software and content from the 3DS and Wii U eShop. So as long as your hardware continues to function, you'll be able to access any digital content you purchased "for the foreseeable future."
StreetPass will also keep working because it relies on local communication, but SpotPass won't be available anymore after April. Pokemon Bank will still be available, but Nintendo warns access "may also end at some point in the future."
Back in March, Nintendo stopped selling digital 3DS and Wii U games and associated content through the eShop, in what the company referred to as "the natural lifecycle for any product line as it becomes less used by consumers over time." Turning off online services for both platforms was inevitable. Nintendo quietly discontinued all 3DS models back in 2020 and stopped making the Wii U in 2016.
Nintendo's focus is squarely on the Switch, but also increasingly the hybrid console's successor. We're expecting the Switch 2 to launch in 2024, with Nintendo announcing this week it will continue to release Switch games until March 2025.
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