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on Oct 4, 2023
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Nintendo’s Wii U and 3DS online services will shut...
Well they've got that covered by now selling you non-transferable licenses to games instead, so the second-hand market simply can't exist anymore...
RajT88
on Oct 4, 2023
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That is one of the major reasons the game industry wants to push consumers to all-digital.
Another reason is that costs are far lower with digital distribution as is time to market.
mrguyorama
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Another reason is that retail traditionally took like 30% but if you buy off of PSN or the eShop, now the game company gets that sweet sweet free money, while actual businesses normal human beings can run can't function anymore.
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