Nintendo reportedly removed several DSiWare titles from the Nintendo 3DS eShop, without offering any warning to fans that the games would be disappearing.
Removals were first detected by the Twitter user @comeoutpunching, which reports that “all DSiWare games released before mid-May 2011 have been disabled.” Games that can no longer be purchased include Shantae: Risky’s Revenge, Asphalt 4: Elite Racing, Aura-Aura Climber, Dr. Mario Express, Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop and many more.
At the time of this writing, the falls appeared to be hitting North America harder; Retired games reports that most of the titles removed in that region are still available for purchase in Europe.
Viewing any of the affected games on the eShop presents players with a message that says, “This software is not currently available.” Considering the fact that Nintendo has not yet issued any statement regarding the disappearance of games, it is possible that this is a temporary error that will be resolved – we will make sure to update this story with more information as and when we have it.
In the meantime, it probably wouldn’t hurt to download any DSiWare games from the 3DS eShop while you still can, just in case. This digital age is scary!