Nintendo Shutters Services, Makes Super Smash Bros DLC Unobtainable and Raising Game Preservation Worries
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Owners of Super Smash Bros. 3DS can no longer download previously purchased DLC with the 3DS/Wii U online services shutdown.
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Nintendo claimed downloading DLC would still be possible, but the in-game DLC shop relies on defunct online services.
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Monster Hunter developers warned players they wouldn't be able to redownload DLC. Nintendo did not.
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This raises game preservation concerns as DLC characters/stages exclusive to Smash 4 are now unobtainable.
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The situation prompts questions about the eventual fate of Switch games/DLC when its online services close down.