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[joedick]

Interesting note - take a look at the notice for Yoshi's Cookie:

The Virtual Console title Yoshi's Cookie (500 Wii Points) will be discontinued at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. If you'd like to purchase this title or have already purchased and would like to redownload, please do so before this time.We apologize for any inconenience

We have to redownload by the 18th? I found this odd, so I checked the VC shop, and can't see a selection for Donkey Kong Country, which I purchased. This could be because I have DKC on my Wii U SD card, or perhaps the option to redownload is tied to my original Wii. Or is the option to redownload a discontinued game on a different menu? I don't think I've ever had to do it.

 

[Nirolak]

Split bump in case anyone wants the game.

 

[Tenki]

Why?

 

[Deleted member 284]

Why?

Nintendo didn't completely make the game and don't have 100% ownership.

 

[GulAtiCa]

You can re-downloaded at anytime btw. Just go to the downloaded games area. You just can't buy it ever again (unless re-added).
Err wait, you can't redownload after that date? That's odd. I've been able to do so with Donkey Kong Country. odd

Perhaps the original developers (Bullet-Proof Software) have something to do with this?

 

[SmokyDave]

It was discontinued in EU & JP last Friday I believe.

or have already purchased and would like to redownload, please do so before this time.

That is fucked up for people that bought the game.

 

[Eric C]

developed by "bullet proof software"

who are they? second party? or 3rd party?

 

[flkraven]

Nintendo = Disney. Going back into the vault.

 

[Boogiepop]

Oh sure, they give NA proper warning for this one, but not for the DKC games. Bleh.

 

[Palette Swap]

Isn't the "no redownloads" part a new low on consoles? (if it's true, obviously)

I don't recall discontinued PSN/XBL content being affected that way.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Isn't the "no redownloads" part a new low on consoles? (if it's true, obviously)

I don't recall discontinued PSN/XBL content being affected that way.

Certainly wasn't that way before on Wii either, which is odd. I could still re-download Sonkey Kong Country, even after it was discontinued.

 

[epmode]

Isn't the "no redownloads" part a new low on consoles? (if it's true, obviously)

I don't recall discontinued PSN/XBL content being affected that way.

The Nintendo Difference.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

Nintendo didn't completely make the game and don't have 100% ownership.

Yes they do, and Bullet-Proof Software no longer exists. This is pretty weird.

 

[qq more]

um, this is kind of fucked up. what the hell?

developed by "bullet proof software"

who are they? second party? or 3rd party?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Planet_Software

third party considering they made a facebook tetris game lol

 

[entremet]

Isn't the "no redownloads" part a new low on consoles? (if it's true, obviously)

I don't recall discontinued PSN/XBL content being affected that way.

You can't redownload?!

Crazy.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I suspect the text in the OP is ambiguous and you will still be able to download after that date using the purchase history function. Who knows, though?

 

[Somnid]

I'd be surprised if you couldn't redownload. That has to be part of the licensing agreement.

 

[Prince Vultan]

Isn't the "no redownloads" part a new low on consoles? (if it's true, obviously)

I don't recall discontinued PSN/XBL content being affected that way.

And Nintendo fans still wonder why some of us hate the way Nintendo handles its "account system".

I seriously cannot believe that they'd really remove the ability to redownload for people who have already bought the game. Has to be incorrect/badly worded in the statement.

 

[Fandangox]

Well this is pretty odd. Is it just the Wii Version?

Wasn't this one of the 30 cent Wii U ones too? Will it be removed there?

 

[Brofield]

Was this part of the 30 cent VC promotion?

 

[Yasumi]

No redownloads? What the heck? I've got Fate/Unlimited Codes on PSN which got discontinued because of licensing issues, but because I bought it, I'm still able to redownload it at any time. This is all kinds of sleazy on Nintendo's end.

 

[TheContact]

Nintendo didn't completely make the game and don't have 100% ownership.

Still doesn't explain why the creator's wouldn't want the revenue the digital downloads would bring

 

[Kiriku]

If your refrigerator’s full, you’ve got to pull something out and put something else back in.

 

[rpmurphy]

Was this part of the 30 cent VC promotion?

No, that was Yoshi (the stacking puzzle game).

 

[frankie_baby]

Yes they do, and Bullet-Proof Software no longer exists. This is pretty weird.

there's a licencing issue with the game

 

[qq more]

I suspect the text in the OP is ambiguous and you will still be able to download after that date using the purchase history function. Who knows, though?

Yeah, at this point we might have to wait and see... Makes no sense.

According to the wikipedia page... they made Tetris for Famicom* and Gameboy. Their latest game is Tetris Stars on Facebook in 2011.

*why doesn't this say NES instead? The page seems rather inconsistent because a Japan-only game was listed as NES instead of Famicom... lol

No redownloads? What the heck? I've got Fate/Unlimited Codes on PSN which got discontinued because of licensing issues, but because I bought it, I'm still able to redownload it at any time. This is all kinds of sleazy on Nintendo's end.

The strangest thing is that other removed downloadable titles on Nintendo systems can be redownloaded and yet not this one.

 

[frankie_baby]

Still doesn't explain why the creator's wouldn't want the revenue the digital downloads would bring

its never as simple as that

 

[magnetic]

developed by "bullet proof software"

who are they? second party? or 3rd party?

Actually, I´ve known the word "Bullet Proof" roughly a decade before I actually found out what it meant from looking at the Tetris Gameboy startup screen so much (non-english speaker).

 

[Deleted member 126221]

This is why an all-digital future is scaring me.

 

[Vashetti]

Anyway to buy online?

I don't have a Wii or Wii U but have decided to buy a Wii U in the future.

 

[Eric C]

I'm hoping the redownload thing is just a very badly worded statement

AFAIK you can redownload the delisted DKC games.

Anyway to buy online?

No

you have to have a wii or wii u

 

[Kuro]

Yeah... never ever buying anything digitally from Nintendo.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

ed nvm

 

[Chrom]

Thanks for the heads up, I almost forgot about this notice. Will try to pick this up today.

 

[Vashetti]

Crazy to think that these games can just disappear.

 

[Rickenslacker]

If you can't redownload delisted things after delisting, that's ridiculous.

But, it is nice that they give a warning about delisting, every other platform just pulls the rug from underneath you.

 

[RobFox64tm]

So tired of seeing old games removed. Virtual Console should've been above all this; it was suppose to be the gaming version of itunes, but all this licensing bullshit will never allow for such a service to exist. Even Nintendo's own games aren't safe from it, which is really discouraging.

Got myself a nice RGB CRT monitor recently, and plan to mod some of my old systems to output RGB. I own tons of old cartridges, and no one can take them away from me on a whim. I'm sorry Virtual Console, but I just can't take anymore of your crap. I bid you farewell.

 

[Jethro]

Crazy to think that these games can just disappear.

Maybe Nintendo needs to clean out the fridge to be able to put new games on the service.

 

[DragonSworne]

So if I delete the game I can never get it back?

Nice System there Nintendo....

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yeah... never ever buying anything digitally from Nintendo.

Games from lots of publishers get de-listed from all sorts of digital services.

I'm never buying anything digital on a Nintendo console though.

 

[JimboJones]

Still doesn't explain why the creator's wouldn't want the revenue the digital downloads would bring

Really doubt there is much revenue coming in for Yoshi's Cookie.

 

[frankie_baby]

So if I delete the game I can never get it back?

Nice System there Nintendo....

delisted games apparently can usually be redownloaded, if it is the case that this cant be then it is most likely a contractual issue

 

[Cameron122]

Nintendo's Internet.

 

[Eric C]

It was discontinued in EU & JP last Friday I believe.

Anyone in the EU or Japan that bought this game. Can you redownload it? From your purchase history.

 

[Chojin]

Weird.. At first I was going to say maybe Henk Rogers has a problem with Nintendo now, but BPS doesn't even exist anymore!

 

[JazzmanZ]

if you buy the game you can still re-download it, I could still re-download the DKC trilogy on the Wii U's Wii VC.

 

[Jachaos]

Anyway to buy online?

I don't have a Wii or Wii U but have decided to buy a Wii U in the future.

Not yet. The functionality is apparently coming though.

 

[Linkhero1]

Interesting. I would have assumed Nintendo would have secured ownership of all titles developed for them regardless of who the developer is. What's the story behind this?

 

[Starwolf_UK]

Oh sure, they give NA proper warning for this one, but not for the DKC games. Bleh.

It is odd as earlier in the month when news of it being removed from EU came up, it was removed from the NA store.

 

[Fandangox]

Not yet. The functionality is supposedly coming though.

Wait what, they are adding this?