Nintendo DSi Shop closes today ( March 31 )

[0D0]

Shadow1980 said:

0D0 said:

But even older systems will stop working someday.

In addition to what others said, there are plenty of second-hand systems out there. You don't have to look far to find an old NES or SNES to buy. Popular systems still have tens of millions of units out there in circulation, and those old cartridge-based systems last for a good while since there's fewer moving parts. Also, patents do expire, and when that happens hardware clones won't be too far behind. So far, there have been hardware clones of most notable systems up through the 16-bit era, and with this new Retro Blox modular system, we'll be seeing everything up through the PS1. The N64 won't be too far behind.

0D0 said:

 

Good points.

I'm buying everything digital for Wii U. It's my first experience. So far, it's ok since I don't see myself playing those games again.

I believe that some stuff is ok to buy digital, others is better to buy physical. Sometimes digital content is ridiculously cheap, I just can't help buying them.

On PC, digital stuff is going on for years and it's working out. Perhaps in a few years, consoles will provide a more reliable digital experience.

The reason digital worked so well for PC was that A) the first-sale doctrine never applied to PC software, so there was never really a huge second-hand market, and B) PC is an open platform, so there's always room for multiple competitors, and if one digital storefront goes under, another can easily fill its place, which will never be the case for a closed platform like a console.

Makes sense. 

Downloading digital content is really comfy, but you really fell like you don't own anything. :/

I've bought a few albums from Apple Music. I hope I don't regret that in 20 years. :)