Nintendo eShop End for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS: Foundation for Video Game History Criticizes Service Shutdown – Ntower

The shutdown of services has now also been taken up and criticized by an American foundation for preserving video game culture. the Video Game History Foundation He criticizes Nintendo’s approach to the shutdown in a statement posted to Twitter. According to the Foundation, it is not acceptable for Nintendo to deny players legal access to thousands of games and at the same time work against those games that are made available in other ways. Literally, the text of the statement:

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While it is unfortunate that people will not be able to purchase 3D digital games and Wii U, we understand the realities of the business that made this decision. What we don’t understand is how Nintendo says fans should go if they want to play these games in the future. As a paying member of Entertainment Software Association Nintendo actively funds lobbyists that prevent libraries from providing legal access to these games. Providing commercial access is no longer comprehensible, but additional institutional work must be prevented to maintain these games Detrimental to video game history. We urge ESA members such as Nintendo to reconsider their position on this issue and to work with existing institutions to find a solution.

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