Hey y’all! It’s been a while since I’ve written a news article, but there’s no time to chat. A ton of DSi Ware titles that released somewhere before the middle of May 2011 are being removed, or have already been removed, from the 3DS eShop. Here’s a complete list of all the games I found to be de-listed:
- Picture Perfect Pocket Stylist
- Anonymous Notes Chapter 2 – From the Abyss
- Airport Mania: First Flight
- Inchworm Animation
- Music on: Learning Piano Volume 2
- DodoGo! Robo
- Escape Trick: The Secret of Rock City Prison
- Slingo Quest
- Absolute Baseball
- A Fair Tale
- Anonymous Notes Chapter 1 – From the Abyss
- Simply Solitaire
- Faceez! Monsters
- Shapo >G.G Series D-TANK
- 5 in 1 Mahjong
- Plants vs. Zombies
- G.G Series HORIZONTAL BAR
- My Little Restaurant
- G.G Series DRIFT CIRCUIT
- Artic Escape
- Remote Racers
- Panda Craze
- 505 Tangram
- Boom Boom Squaries
- G.G Series Dark Spirits
- 101 Dolphin Pets
- Music on: Drums
- myDiary(TM)
- 101 MiniGolf World
- Digger Dan & Kaboom
- Airport Mania: Non-Stop Flights
- Rocks N’ Rockets
- Animal Boxing
- The Seller
- Petz(R) Catz(R) Family
- Word Searcher 2
- DodoGo! Challenge
- G.G Series Z*One
- Fantasy Slots: Adventure Slots & Games
- Cosmo Fighers
- Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp
- Jam Space: PocketStudio
- Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ
- Space Ace
- Dairojo! Samurai Defenders
- Rytmik Rock Edition
- Frenzic
- Spot It! Challenge
- Music on: Electric Guitar
- Supermarket Mania(R)
- 21: Blackjack
- Need for Speed(TM) Nitro-X
- Adventure in Vegas: Slot Machine
- Peg Solitaire
- Go! Go! Island Rescue!
- Spot the Difference
- Advanced Ciruits
- Music on: Playing Piano
- Armada
- Academy: Tic-Tac-Toe
- Snapdots(TM)
- Datamine
- G.G Series SUPER HERO OGRE
- Rummikub
- Shantae: Risky’s Revenge
- Zenonia(R)
- Nintendo Countdown Calendar
- Everday Soccer
- Castle Conqueror
- Crazy Pinball
- myNotebook: Tan(TM)
- Simply Mahjong
- Music on: Acoustic Guitar
- My Exotic Farm
- Music on: Learning Piano
- myNotebook: Pearl(TM)
- Absolute Reversi
- G.G Series NINJA KARRAKUR DEN
- My Farm
- Rytmik
- 3D Mahjong
- myNotebook: Carbon(TM)
- Absolute Chess
- Rhythm Core Alpha
- Blayzbloo: Super Mele Action Battle Royal
- Hints Hunter
- Petz(R) Dogz(R) Family
- Match Up!
- Absolute BrickBuster
- Crystal Monsters
- Puffins: Let’s Race!
- Petz(R) Hamsterz(R) Family
- Face Pilot(TM): Fly With Your Nintendo DSi Camera!
- Crazy Sudoku
- Hospital Havoc
- Petz(R) Kittens
- 24/7 Solitaire
- Music on: Retro Keyboard
- 101 Shark Pets
- Soul of Darkness
- SteamWorld(TM) Tower Defense
- Date or Ditch
- Brain Drain(TM)
- Battle of Giants(TM): Mutant Insects
- Maestro! Green Groove
- Ancient Tribe
- Super Swap
- Legendary Wars: T-Rex Rumble
- Puffins: Let’s Fish
- Spin Six(TM)
- Mega Words
- 16 Shot! SHOOTING WATCH
- Music onL Electronic Keyboard
- A Kappa’s Trail
- Telgraph Crosswords
- Fametail(TM)
- Don’t Cross The Line
- Hero of Sparta
- A Topsy Turvy Life: The Turvys Strike Back(TM
- X-Scape(TM)
- Telegraph Sudoku & Kakuro
- Metal Torrent(TM)
- World Poker Tour Texas Hold ‘Em
- A Topsy Turvy Life: Turvy Drops(TM)
- Frogger Returns
- Looksley’s Line Up(TM)
- Chess Challenge!
- Photo Dojo(TM)
- Bloons(R)
- 1001 Crystal Mazes Collection
- Sokomania
- Bounce & Break
- Crazy Golf
- DodoGo!
- Ferari GT: Evolution
- Puffins: Let’s Roll!
- System Flaw Recruit
- SURVIVING HIGH SCHOOL(TM)
- myPostcards(TM)
- Game & Watch(TM) : Ball
- Game & Watch(TM) : Donkey Kong Jr.
- Game & Watch(TM) : Flagman
- 7 Card Games
- AiRace
- Gangstar 2: Kings of L.A.
- Game & Watch(TM) : Helmet
- Game & Watch(TM) : Manhole
- Game & Watch(TM) : Vermin
- Nintendo DSi (TM) Metronome
- Nintendo DSi (TM) Instrument Tuner
- Drift Street International
- Game & Watch(TM) : Chef
- Game & Watch(TM) : Mario’s Cement Factory
- Game & Watch(TM) : Judge
- Battle of Giants(TM) : Dinosaurs – Fight for Survival
- Zoo Frenzy
- Elemental Masters
- Dracula – Undead Awakening
- Faceez
- Flight Control(TM)
- Aura-Aura Climber(TM)
- Perhistorik Man
- Spotto!(TM)
- Extreme Hangman
- Link ‘n’ Launch(TM)
- True Swing Golf Express
- 5 in 1 Solitaire
- DOWNTOWN TEXAS HOLD ‘EM
- Move your Brain Rollway Puzzle
- AiRace: Tunnel
- Escapee GO!
- Number Battle(TM)
- Chronos Twins
- Dark Void(TM) Zero
- Starship Defense(TM)
- Me And My Dogs: Friends Forever
- Jazzy Billiards
- touch Solitaire
- Word Searcher
- Trajectile(TM)
- Animal Puzzle Adventure
- Master of Illusion(TM) Express: Psychic Camera
- Dragon’s Lair(R)
- Hot and Cold: A 3D Hidden Object Adventure
- myNotebook: Green(TM)
- High Stakes: Texas Hold ‘Em
- Bejeweled Twist(TM)
- Master of Illusion(TM) Express: Matchmaker
- Ball Fighter
- myNotebook: Red(TM)
- Rayman(R)
- Bookworm(TM)
- Foto Face(TM) : The Face Stealer Strikes
- Sudoku Challenge!
- Master of Illusion(TM) Express: Mind Probe
- Electroplankton(TM) Luminarrow
- Castle Of Magic
- Electroplankton(TM) Sun-Animalcule
- Electroplankton(TM) Lumiloop
- Electroplankton(TM) Marine-Crystals
- Electroplankton(TM) Varvoice
- myNotebook: Blue(TM)
- Art Style(TM) : DIGIDRIVE(TM)
- Robot Rescue
- Bomberman Blitz
- Electroplankton(TM) Trapy
- Electroplankton(TM) Hanenbow
- Electroplankton(TM) Rec-Rec
- Electroplankton(TM) Nanocarp
- Electroplankton(TM) Beatnes
- Battle of Giants(TM): Dragons – Bronze Edition
- Viking Invasion
- PictureBook Games(TM) : The Royal Bluff
- Thorium Wars(TM)
- DRAGON QUEST(R) WARS(TM)
- MySims(TM) Camera
- Clubhouse Games(TM) Express: Strategy Pack
- Clubhouse Games(TM) Express: Family Favorites
- Puzzle League(TM) Express
- Pop+ Solo(TM)
- Brain Age(TM) Express: Arts & Letters
- Brain Age(TM) Express: Math
- Art Style(TM) : ZENGAGE(TM)
- Brain Challenge(R)
- Art Style(TM) : BASE 10(TM)
- Art Style(TM) : BOXLIFE(TM)
- Mario(TM) Clock
- Mario(TM) Calculator
- Mario vs Donkey Kong(TM) : Minis March Again!
- Mighty Flip Champs!(TM)
- Photo Clock
- Art Style(TM) : PiCTOBiTS(TM)
- Art Style(TM) : precipice(TM)
- Animal Crossing(TM) Clock
- Animal Crossing(TM) Calculator
- Paper Airplane Chase(TM)
- Clubhouse Games(TM) Express: Card Classics
- Dr. Mario(TM) Express
- Master of Illusion(TM) Express: Deep Psyche
- Mixed Messages(TM)
- Master of Illusion(TM) Express: Shuffle Games
- Art Style(TM) : AQUIA(TM)
- Birds & Beans(TM)
- WarireWare(TM) : Snapped!
- Master of Illusion(TM) Express: Funny Face
That’s 245 games just, poof, gone. That’s absolutely insane!
There are some games on this list that I genuinely regret never buying. Those games are:
- Battle of Giants(TM) : Dinosaurs – Fight for Survival
- Battle of Giants(TM): Dragons – Bronze Edition
- Crystal Monsters
- Thorium Wars(TM)
- Elemental Masters
This should be a reminder to everyone that digital storefronts won’t be around forever, so spend that store credit and get those games!
EDIT :: I almost forgot to a put a shout-out to Come Out Punching (@comeoutpunching) for making the tweet that alerted me to this situation!
[…] to this year, and… I only made 2 posts in Jnauary, one of which I’m really proud of covered the sudden, but ultimately temporary, dissappearing of 245 DSiWare games from the North Amer…. That one holds the award for my all-time favorite as I had to sit down and make of note of each of […]