I was surprise about this very serious news. Because I had Nintendo 3DS XL and New Nintendo 3DS XL hardware. Same apply to my old Nintendo Wii never bought any digital games on eshop. Never used Nintendo eshop for online because I not interest in them anymore. I'm old school of physical collection always buy from store and online store to shipping games to my home. Then I end up get Gateway 3DS and Sky3DS + flashcart then happy with them because I save some of money. I don't care about Nintendo quality is good or bad. But I feel quality about Nintendo will going down road like Sega. Yes, just awful messy like that.
Because this will be end date for 3DS and Wii U online services which are means to be clean out old games from servers for make room for Nintendo Switch 2 new games upcoming. Just like new consoles to recycle old consoles again, again every about between 5 - 15 years. That's why. I and people are getting tired of heard from news similar again then done with them.
Next Nintendo Switch is turn will face similar problems. Nintendo officially announces the end date for Nintendo Switch (all versions) online services in next few years. RIP Nintendo Switch in near future. Everyone will saw news upcoming and get very angry about them then will maybe quit Nintendo for reasons.
I glad don't buy Nintendo Switch because feel like similar to Wii U. But I skipped and force myself to moved in PlayStation 4 instead from Wii U/Switch where I own Nintendo Wii then jump direct toward PS4 (booming a lot of good video games sales) due to very stronger sales of games than Nintendo. I have 53 games for my PS4! How sad when Nintendo become Sega just like worst due to poor sales of games and not enough good library of games compare to Nintendo 64, GameCube and go on. I will going to buy PS5 Pro for myself. If what I saw PS6 force to digital only then I will ditch Sony complete then use PC instead for many years. I never like or hate digital only hardware because will be a lot of e-waste end up in landfill!
About Microsoft did make new of next generation of Xbox console hardware will be forced to digital only. How people like new Xbox console is digital only? No! Microsoft want force people to buy digital only consoles. Problems with Microsoft company is screw up with all of us and people. No thanks to Microsoft then company will going to lost a lot of money then dead in graveyard for worst digital only consoles around in the world! A lot of people will give middle fingers to Microsoft company for learn big mistake lessons on digital only problems. We know Microsoft company would go to H*LL just like pure evil for abuse and force us and people to buy digital console only is very wrong! Microsoft is full of s**t.
I'm strong hate digital store online period and always stick with physicals like cartridge and disc based forever. Never mess with old school physical collection period. All companies must learn biggest mistake about digital would face huge problems like now to future. I don't support digital period! Never mess with old school period! When internet will get destroyed then people will be sorry to lost all digital download games forever just like trip to graveyard without warning! Bury all digital games in graveyard then RIP for all of world because digital will always dead means never come back anymore because companies kill support off digital store around the world. Have all people learn mistake bought digital games? That's their fault for not learn about digital problems like now to future. All digital games only are trash and not important to us and people. Most people will become anti-digital fans same like me never buy any games from digital stores period.
Digital = Dead = RIP period!