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Nintendo Confirms Removal Of Switch Online SNES Game (Super Soccer) (www.nintendolife.com)

submitted 5 months ago by slimerancher@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world

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The official game page for Super Soccer on the Switch Online Super Nintendo service notes how this title will be removed from this digital game library on 27th March 2025 (or 28th March, depending on your location). The title is listed as a Spike Chunsoft release.

Nintendo: "This game will no longer be available starting 3/27/25 at 6:00 p.m. PDT."

From another article (linked in above article), talking about Famicom version:

Nintendo: "The title "Super Formation Soccer" (Spike Chunsoft) included in "Super Famicom Nintendo Switch Online" will end distribution at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 28, 2025. After distribution ends, even those who have already downloaded "Super Famicom Nintendo Switch Online" will no longer be able to use it."

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[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Why? Licensing stuff?

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Seems likely, since its not a Nintendo published game.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 5 months ago

It is of course licensing, licenses they can choose to change. There are many games not published by Nintendo and they stay, because it has been their policy, because it has never been interesting to stop paying licensing fees for old games

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They are testing the reaction.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Not sure why you're down voted, I'd agree, seeing what they can get away with. Keep removing features and games, if no one cries, who cares, one less thing to worry about maintaining.

[–] LucidLyes@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Ironically I've started playing this game with my son recently. I found this post because I wanted to know if anyone could ever score a goal in that game. I hope they don't start removing games I care about, but then again in that situation I guess I'll just stop paying for the subscription and that's more money saved.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 0 points 5 months ago

There is so much backlash towards ubisoft etc for these practices, of course they want and need to know where and when it is fine to stop paying licensing fees.. It's a random game that probably nobody plays. They want to know if there is outrage. This is probably also why there is news coverage at all?

[+] ddash@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Yeah-- Nintendo would rather erase their games from history than have someone play it in an unauthorized way. This shit isn't new and why emulation has been a godsend for the general gaming community.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, in this specific case, it's not a Nintendo published game, so no one is stopping them (the actual publisher) to release it any way they like.

[–] Grangle1@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

On the other hand, it's not likely that it would have been difficult for Nintendo to get or extend the license to keep the game on the service if they wanted to. I figure that if they're already discontinuing gold points, this is probably the first baby step towards winding down Switch Online on the original Switch in prep for the Switch 2. It would really help to have a launch date announced for the new console though.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

For a game like this, I believe you are correct. Let's see if this is one off or they start removing games regularly.

I think they will announce the date in April direct. fingers crossed

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Then you got EA making some of their games open source. It's like our timeline is backwards.

[–] Narann@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

This is the worst way to handle licensing and push users to avoid those "offers" as much as possible.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

This is why piracy persists, they will uninstall a product off your device.