Nintendo's Wii U and 3DS stores closing means game over for digital archives

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Nintendo will soon close the digital storefronts for the Wii U and 3DS. Nintendo/Jamal Michel

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On March 27, Nintendo will shutter digital storefronts for the Wii U and 3DS consoles for good. That means classic games like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies or Pokémon X & Y will no longer be widely purchasable on the aging hardware, driving a hot discussion about how this ephemeral but beloved medium can be preserved as official access gets more limited.

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