This model has more or less ended in the Switch era as Nintendo shifts priority to Switch Online subscriptions. The 3DS and Wii U eShops were notable for selling individual classic Nintendo games for one-time fees, letting players own them in perpetuity.

Nintendo is shifting to a subscription model. Though it was inevitable Nintendo would one day close the 3DS and Wii U eShops, the manner in which the company made the announcement highlights its antagonistic relationship to both digital ownership and game preservation. We checked to see if it’s still on the PlayStation store but could only find the similarly named PlayStation 4 title W.A.R.P.Ĭonsidering how old these games are, and how unlikely it is that they have active player bases, it’s understandable why EA is removing the online features, even if the news is disappointing.Nintendo last week made an announcement that was both perfectly in line with everything we know about the company and its strategy, and yet somehow still a painful blow to its legions of passionate fans. Kingdoms Of Amalur is available across multiple platforms thanks to its Re-Reckoning remaster and Warp appears to still be available on the Xbox 360 marketplace. Most of them have long ago been delisted from digital storefronts, so anyone thinking of obtaining them, for preservation’s sake, has already missed the boat – unless you can pick up a physical copy.

So, if you are still playing any of these games, they won’t become inoperable. These were first spotted by PureXbox over on EA’s website and fortunately all have single-player functionality.

Syndicate (2012) (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) – June 15.

Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) – May 15.

Shadows Of The Damned (Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) – March 28.

Law for shutting down online games