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Nintendo formally announced that the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U systems will be closed in March 2023. However, that hasn't fully discouraged one developer from getting in what could possibly be the very last retail game before Nintendo tells developers that they can no longer develop for the platforms.

The indie developer William Kage, through his company Squire Games, has recently announced that his new game Fragrant Story will be released on April 21st, 2022. A limited run of the physical copy will also be available through the Squire Games Store, and it will also be available digitally until the closure of the Nintendo eShop on the 3DS.

According to IGN, Kage is not the only developer attempting to release games before the closure of the eShops on the 3DS and Wii U. Two other indie developers, Luke Vincent (Harold's Walk) and Jerel Dulay (Silver Falls) are also planning releases before the eShops close, some of which are still waiting on approval by Nintendo. This also includes rumors of at least three more physical releases, Kage himself admits on Patreon, which could actually be the final cartridges if Nintendo approves of their release.

UPDATE: Fragrant Story is out now on the Nintendo eShop and is available for more pre-orders. An extension to this article can be found here.

Fragrant Story Official Website

 

[godreborn]

yeah, I read that the deadline to submit your games for the 3ds and the wiiu has since past. it's kinda sad to see it end. I think the vita submission thing ended last June or so. good system, but nearly unplayable with all its drm.

 

[chrisrlink]

well hopefully that too is dumped and archived btw i feel the game looks like a mother 3 X Fire Emblem crossover i guess it's the closest we'll ever get to a mother 3 release in the west

 

[zoogie]

Andro Dunos 2 is really supposed to be the last physical game, maybe (on a per region basis). Read this post from the dev of Fragrant Story for some context on why that is:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/the-last-physical-3ds-game-title-63992005

 

[HarveyHouston]

Andro Dunos 2 is really supposed to be the last physical game, maybe (on a per region basis). Read this post from the dev of Fragrant Story for some context on why that is:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/the-last-physical-3ds-game-title-63992005

Good to know, but unfortunately I can't edit the title. Maybe I'll repost the news with more info on the 3DS releases when Fragrant Story releases.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

yeah, I read that the deadline to submit your games for the 3ds and the wiiu has since past. it's kinda sad to see it end. I think the vita submission thing ended last June or so. good system, but nearly unplayable with all its drm.

The Vita right? There are ways around that

 

[godreborn]

I know. I'm just saying that the system legitimately is virtually unplayable.

 

[HarveyHouston]

I know. I'm just saying that the system legitimately is virtually unplayable.

Hence why this site exists.

 

[CeeDee]

I wouldn't be surprised if there were other devs out there sitting on stuff so they can be the "last 3DS game" and all. Limited Run or Vblank or someone like that.

Edit: Just noticed the link from Zoogie.
Would not be surprised if it was Retro City Rampage and Shakedown Hawaii from Vblank, just like for the Wii. One of those two games has been the "last game released" for a number of consoles (Wii, PSP, PS3...) so I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to do the same for 3DS.

 

[gaga941021]

yeah, I read that the deadline to submit your games for the 3ds and the wiiu has since past. it's kinda sad to see it end. I think the vita submission thing ended last June or so. good system, but nearly unplayable with all its drm.

"good system, but nearly unplayable with all its drm."

What

 

[HarveyHouston]

Added the Patreon reference in the article. It's now Front Page News!

 

[BitMasterPlus]

I might actually buy this just for the hell of it.

 

[Sworly]

Glad I've hit the end of getting the 3DS games I wanted to get (that I enjoyed from years back or that I always wanted to play) physically. Still a few stragglers, but not willing to shell out for the cost of certain games that I'll not have time to play in the future.

 

[DuoForce]

Gonna pre-order it and keep that bitch sealed. Hopefully in the next 5 - 10 years the value skyrockets (:

 

[Crass]

*pours one out for the 3ds*

 

[CoolMe]

..Thought the last physical cart for the 3DS that was approved by Nintendo, was released like back in 2019? and then no one can release anything after that..

 

[zoogie]

..Thought the last physical cart for the 3DS that was approved by Nintendo, was released like back in 2019? and then no one can release anything after that..

That was the last 1st party game, cart or digital: Kirby extra epic yarn. Back in March 2019.
Since then there's been dozens of 3rd party games including a handful of carts, the last of which should be out this month.

 

[Zajumino]

I wonder if the cartridges will smell like flowers.

 

[zoogie]

I wonder if the cartridges will smell like flowers.

 

[HarveyHouston]

I wrote another article on this - it has yet to be approved for the front page. https://gbatemp.net/threads/fragrant-story-for-nintendo-3ds-is-out-now.611198/

EDIT: I'm being told that this new article would make it too redundant, so no front page headliner.