Nintendo DSiWare Titles Are Starting To Disappear
One of the strongest arguments fans of physical media commonly use is that it’s the fate of digital media to disappear. The counter-argument is often “well, physical media disappears too, because nature reclaims it,” but this process is of course much slower than pushing a big red “erase” button or unplugging a server. Nintendo’s first digital console marketplace, WiiWare, was taken offline a couple years ago. DSiWare, their first digital handheld marketplace, has remained accessible (or at least its games have) on the 3DS. But the change-over to 2021 has apparently triggered some expiration dates…Nintendo Everything reports that every DSiWare game uploaded to the market before mid-May of 2011 has now vanished. Among the more significant departures are: – Shantae: Risky’s Revenge – Asphalt 4 – X-Scape – Aura Climber – Zenonia – Spotto! – Mighty Flip Champs – Escapee GO! – Dr. Mario Express – Mr. Driller – Soul of Darkness – Legends of Exidia – Spin Six – The Oregon Trail – Glow Artisan We’d like to play
