By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Nintendo - Nintendo DSi Shop closes today ( March 31 )

manuel on 31 March 2017
Shikamo said:

Games may not be re-downloadable.

And that is EXACTLY why I don't like digital distribution.

One day your stuff is just gone.



Need something off Play-Asia? http://www.play-asia.com/

Around the Network
0D0 on 31 March 2017
Shadow1980 said:
"The ability to re-download purchased content will also stop at some point; we will announce specific details as that time approaches." — Nintendo

It hasn't happened yet, but it will, and when it does we'll be at two platforms that have abandoned their digital stores entirely. First was the original Xbox. Now it's the DSi. The 360, Wii, and PS3 will probably follow suit within the next five years. No platform will be supported forever.

This is exactly the thing I was talking about in other threads in regards to digital on consoles. If anything happens to your digital downloads once the platform is no longer supported, that's it. They're gone forever. That happened to me after the MS dropped support for XBL for the original Xbox. Fortunately it was only $21 of DLC, and there was still a physical option. But I shudder to think about the possibility of an entire library of games at risk of being lost forever.

At least with physical there's a second-hand market, and all those copies that were sold can still, at least in principle, be found and bought (some especially rare games may be tough to find and quite expensive). There's still a vibrant second-hand market with older consoles that have long since been abandoned by their parent company. That wouldn't be possible with a digital-only console. If consoles ever do go digital-only, then I'm done supporting the game industry. I'll stick with my older systems. To me, the very real benefits of having a physical copy that you own outweigh the supposed benefits of digital, and that's important enough to me to where my support of the industry is 100% contingent on physical media being available.

But even older systems will stop working someday.



God bless You.

My Total Sales prediction for PS4 by the end of 2021: 110m+

When PS4 will hit 100m consoles sold: Before Christmas 2019

There were three ravens sat on a tree / They were as blacke as they might be / The one of them said to his mate, Where shall we our breakfast take?


aLkaLiNE on 31 March 2017
0D0 said:
Shadow1980 said:
"The ability to re-download purchased content will also stop at some point; we will announce specific details as that time approaches." — Nintendo

It hasn't happened yet, but it will, and when it does we'll be at two platforms that have abandoned their digital stores entirely. First was the original Xbox. Now it's the DSi. The 360, Wii, and PS3 will probably follow suit within the next five years. No platform will be supported forever.

This is exactly the thing I was talking about in other threads in regards to digital on consoles. If anything happens to your digital downloads once the platform is no longer supported, that's it. They're gone forever. That happened to me after the MS dropped support for XBL for the original Xbox. Fortunately it was only $21 of DLC, and there was still a physical option. But I shudder to think about the possibility of an entire library of games at risk of being lost forever.

At least with physical there's a second-hand market, and all those copies that were sold can still, at least in principle, be found and bought (some especially rare games may be tough to find and quite expensive). There's still a vibrant second-hand market with older consoles that have long since been abandoned by their parent company. That wouldn't be possible with a digital-only console. If consoles ever do go digital-only, then I'm done supporting the game industry. I'll stick with my older systems. To me, the very real benefits of having a physical copy that you own outweigh the supposed benefits of digital, and that's important enough to me to where my support of the industry is 100% contingent on physical media being available.

But even older systems will stop working someday.

With a little bit of electrical know-how, you can restore any console from the past, easily. With advanced knowledge, you can build your own replacement parts. You won't be able to bring an entire digital storefront back online though, under any reasonable circumstance 



archer9234 on 31 March 2017
0D0 said:
Shadow1980 said:
"The ability to re-download purchased content will also stop at some point; we will announce specific details as that time approaches." — Nintendo

It hasn't happened yet, but it will, and when it does we'll be at two platforms that have abandoned their digital stores entirely. First was the original Xbox. Now it's the DSi. The 360, Wii, and PS3 will probably follow suit within the next five years. No platform will be supported forever.

This is exactly the thing I was talking about in other threads in regards to digital on consoles. If anything happens to your digital downloads once the platform is no longer supported, that's it. They're gone forever. That happened to me after the MS dropped support for XBL for the original Xbox. Fortunately it was only $21 of DLC, and there was still a physical option. But I shudder to think about the possibility of an entire library of games at risk of being lost forever.

At least with physical there's a second-hand market, and all those copies that were sold can still, at least in principle, be found and bought (some especially rare games may be tough to find and quite expensive). There's still a vibrant second-hand market with older consoles that have long since been abandoned by their parent company. That wouldn't be possible with a digital-only console. If consoles ever do go digital-only, then I'm done supporting the game industry. I'll stick with my older systems. To me, the very real benefits of having a physical copy that you own outweigh the supposed benefits of digital, and that's important enough to me to where my support of the industry is 100% contingent on physical media being available.

But even older systems will stop working someday.

People out there make sure to figure out ways to repair, or salvage the hardware aspect of consoles. For example: The electrolyic caps in a N64. Can be replaced, with surface mounted ones. That don't use liquid. So zero chance of them failing. And eating away the board. Some of the CD base consoles. You can buy laser replacements. The NES HDMI mod, moved the power controls, to the mod board. So your NES is now less stressed, and cooler.



Platina on 31 March 2017
Shikamo said:
Ultrashroomz said:
You can still buy DSi software on 3DS right?

i dunno :/

Was what I wanted to know too D:



NintenDomination [May 2015 - July 2017]
 

  - Official  VGChartz Tutorial Thread - 

NintenDomination [2015/05/19 - 2017/07/02]
 
          

 

 

Here lies the hidden threads. 

 | |

Nintendo Metascore | Official NintenDomination | VGC Tutorial Thread

| Best and Worst of Miiverse | Manga Discussion Thead |
[3DS] Winter Playtimes [Wii U]

Around the Network
0D0 on 31 March 2017
aLkaLiNE said:
0D0 said:

But even older systems will stop working someday.

With a little bit of electrical know-how, you can restore any console from the past, easily. With advanced knowledge, you can build your own replacement parts. You won't be able to bring an entire digital storefront back online though, under any reasonable circumstance 

 

archer9234 said:
0D0 said:

But even older systems will stop working someday.

People out there make sure to figure out ways to repair, or salvage the hardware aspect of consoles. For example: The electrolyic caps in a N64. Can be replaced, with surface mounted ones. That don't use liquid. So zero chance of them failing. And eating away the board. Some of the CD base consoles. You can buy laser replacements. The NES HDMI mod, moved the power controls, to the mod board. So your NES is now less stressed, and cooler.

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.



God bless You.

My Total Sales prediction for PS4 by the end of 2021: 110m+

When PS4 will hit 100m consoles sold: Before Christmas 2019

There were three ravens sat on a tree / They were as blacke as they might be / The one of them said to his mate, Where shall we our breakfast take?


archer9234 on 31 March 2017
0D0 said:
aLkaLiNE said:

With a little bit of electrical know-how, you can restore any console from the past, easily. With advanced knowledge, you can build your own replacement parts. You won't be able to bring an entire digital storefront back online though, under any reasonable circumstance 

 

archer9234 said:

People out there make sure to figure out ways to repair, or salvage the hardware aspect of consoles. For example: The electrolyic caps in a N64. Can be replaced, with surface mounted ones. That don't use liquid. So zero chance of them failing. And eating away the board. Some of the CD base consoles. You can buy laser replacements. The NES HDMI mod, moved the power controls, to the mod board. So your NES is now less stressed, and cooler.

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.

It works for you. Since you just play a game once, and that's it. I still pop in my copy of Goof Troop on SNES. I have that ability, because I have control. And I don't like rebuying games over and over again.



LivingMetal on 31 March 2017
aLkaLiNE said:
Benefits of an all digital library people! Don't ignore this!

(I know the DSi used cartridges. Not the point)


fedfed on 31 March 2017

end of an era



Switch!!!

0D0 on 03 April 2017
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. :)



God bless You.

My Total Sales prediction for PS4 by the end of 2021: 110m+

When PS4 will hit 100m consoles sold: Before Christmas 2019

There were three ravens sat on a tree / They were as blacke as they might be / The one of them said to his mate, Where shall we our breakfast take?