Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 delisted from the Switch eShop
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 delisted from the Switch eShop
by SleuthDoggyDawg
15 Comments
emeraldbar77
It’s the end of the FY so this is probably some kind of license expiry.
m1m1snake
Am I the only one that feels like these things should be announced in advance? I see no reason why they wouldn’t let people know 2 or 3 months in advance so that they can purchase games that’ll be delisted in the near future. Seems like a very anti consumer thing to do, since the only way people will probably be able to get games like this one is on the second hand market. They lose nothing by giving people a last chance to buy.
N64Andysaurus92
Jokes on them, I have a physical copy! š
alexclow
I believe Rio also got delisted from 3DS and Wii U eshops for when the license expired.
Go out and buy a physical copy right now if you want this game because prices are sure to go up.
Respawn-Delay
It’s likely that SEGA (*they publish the game, not Nintendo*) doesn’t want to renew the license because any potential future sales now can’t cover the cost of extending the deal.
The IOC has said previously that they wanted to move away from the partnership, so SEGA would be paying to keep this game available on the back-end for little return as other publishers began releasing newer Olympics games.
TheLurkerSpeaks
Hot take: these games are terrible and deserve to die.
rexshen
Well I guess this is the final nail in the coffin for the series if they are taking it down. Crazy of all games one with Mario and Sonic gets taken down. Licensing is a pain.
berejser
And this is why physical media can never be allowed to die.
Lyradni
It was that bad, huh? Kidding aside, yeah, it was not a good game. I was so hyped for it too, with the Olympics being in Japan and all.
Honest question; if someone bought this digitally and then off loaded it from their switch to save space, are they no longer able to redownload it? Essentially losing the game forever? I have the physical copy but Iām just wondering
Sparky-Man
Nintendo trying to correct remnants of a branched off timeline that isn’t ours.
15 Comments
It’s the end of the FY so this is probably some kind of license expiry.
Am I the only one that feels like these things should be announced in advance? I see no reason why they wouldn’t let people know 2 or 3 months in advance so that they can purchase games that’ll be delisted in the near future. Seems like a very anti consumer thing to do, since the only way people will probably be able to get games like this one is on the second hand market. They lose nothing by giving people a last chance to buy.
Jokes on them, I have a physical copy! š
I believe Rio also got delisted from 3DS and Wii U eshops for when the license expired.
Go out and buy a physical copy right now if you want this game because prices are sure to go up.
It’s likely that SEGA (*they publish the game, not Nintendo*) doesn’t want to renew the license because any potential future sales now can’t cover the cost of extending the deal.
The IOC has said previously that they wanted to move away from the partnership, so SEGA would be paying to keep this game available on the back-end for little return as other publishers began releasing newer Olympics games.
Hot take: these games are terrible and deserve to die.
Well I guess this is the final nail in the coffin for the series if they are taking it down. Crazy of all games one with Mario and Sonic gets taken down. Licensing is a pain.
And this is why physical media can never be allowed to die.
It was that bad, huh? Kidding aside, yeah, it was not a good game. I was so hyped for it too, with the Olympics being in Japan and all.
And nothing of value was lost š š
It’s still up in europe
https://preview.redd.it/s3gh6jvtbgsg1.png?width=454&format=png&auto=webp&s=256bad7f2db08daeafd705f0d26d43172b3e0bcd
Not a great game, but I am glad I have it now.
Honest question; if someone bought this digitally and then off loaded it from their switch to save space, are they no longer able to redownload it? Essentially losing the game forever? I have the physical copy but Iām just wondering
Nintendo trying to correct remnants of a branched off timeline that isn’t ours.