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[serenewarfare]

Who could have predicted the eShop servers would face massive traffic at this specific time?

 

[Atheerios]

Welp, you know the craziness is big when the game causes the eShop to go down

 

[Previous]

eshop crashed... Cant say I am shocked

 

[rrs]

So close to hitting buy then the store exploded

 

[t hicks]

My purchase went thru right before the eShop died
24 mins to go....

 

[Fantastical]

Hey... I got it.

19 minutes

 

[timshundo]

Even online shop is down https://ec.nintendo.com/title_purch...games/detail/qxGyfWbxoVkjmTlEaY_HVlaoNmHSvpLd

 

[jorgejjvr]

My purchase went thru right before the eShop died
24 mins to go....

Lucky....

 

[JustenP88]

I'll stay up late to play Splatoon for a bit before bed.

The download is only 3 gigs.

Ha.

 

[SgtWiggles]

Dammit of course I had to buy Eshop credit at Gamestop. Not gonna double dip for a code

 

[Shadow Broker]

RIP in peace eShop.

I can't access it. Not pre loading. Fucking Nintendo.

 

[Laieon]

Ok eShop is dead. TO AMAZON IT IS!!

Amazon link is dead too.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Even online shop is down https://ec.nintendo.com/title_purch...games/detail/qxGyfWbxoVkjmTlEaY_HVlaoNmHSvpLd

THIS IS WHY YOU ALLOW PRELOADING

 

[Doombear]

Ok eShop is dead. TO AMAZON IT IS!!

Can you redeem a code without getting to the eshop?

 

[Community Forum]

wow

 

[Fantastical]

I clicked "Purchase" and it crapped out but I restarted my Switch and it started downloading

I also have a wired connection

 

[Tater]

I love Nintendo, but times like this make it really hard to support them.

If only SOMEONE in the past ten years had come up with a way to deal with the massive sudden demand when a new title is released.

It's like they've decided they intentionally ignore time-tested strategies in the onilne space.

 

[zenspider]

Got to the purchase page through the wish list.... anditsgone.gif

 

[WiiRevolution1]

FFS NINTENDO. THIS IS THE GAME OF THE FUCKING GENERATION, AND YOU ALLOW THEESHOP TO CRASH? I FUCKING SWEAR. MAKE IT GO UP NOW. AND FUCK YOU FOR NO PRELOADING!!!!

And yes I'm mad. FFS I NEED TO PLAY THIS NOW!! NOW!!

 

[Pillville]

My son has been sitting up, waiting until midnight to get the download started......

Today he learns disappointment as we can't even get into the shop.

 

[t hicks]

Yeah, they really need to get preload support..

 

[Torokil]

12 years ago I played my first Nintendo online game - Mario Kart DS.

12 years later Nintendo online still sucks ass.

 

[RedEther]

Eshop website is down as well wtf

 

[WonderRade]

I love Nintendo, but times like this make it really hard to support them.

If only SOMEONE in the past ten years had come up with a way to deal with the massive sudden demand when a new title is released.

It's like they've decided they intentionally ignore time-tested strategies in the onilne space.

They had it on the WiiU, no idea why it isnt ready on the switch

 

[timshundo]

ITS BACK UP

 

[Pastry]

lol this is fucking dumb as shit Nintendo. Great week you're having.

 

[Mass Appeal]

Common Nintendo...get with the flippin times and allow preloading ...

 

[Croc]

working for me now

Edit: N/M. It actually loaded up and I brought up the game page but then it just errored out again

 

[Sterok]

What's an eshop? My Switch doesn't seem to know.

 

[Kebiinu]

I-I'm in!!!....and noooo!!! Error message at the last second!!!

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Amazon link is dead too.

Nah

Can you redeem a code without getting to the eshop?

You can redeem it directly on Nintendo.com (the web eShop), but that TOO IS FUCKED.

 

[jimmytutron]

can i buy code from gamestop rn?? i have credits hehe

 

[jorgejjvr]

Not letting me buy!

 

[Swimmer9800]

this is absurd.

 

[serenewarfare]

Got in. Purchased. Error. eShop crashed. Game is downloading anyways.

 

[RRockman]

Not a digital guy here but I'm pretty sure preloading was a thing with wii u and 3ds. Why isn't it on the switch?

 

[Camells]

and...it's down again...

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Eshop is dead...... FUCK!

 

[GuitarGuruu]

AGH SO CLOSE.

 

[Laieon]

Nah

What? The "redeem from Nintendo.com" link is definitely dead. I keep getting

"This page is currently unavailable.
Please try again later.

If the problem persists, please make a note of the error code and visit support.nintendo.com."

 

[nickgia]

Got on. Hit purchase was going to put in my cc# and it drops me. NOOOOOOOO

 

[hatchx]

Wow I can't even get on the shop. Game must be popular

 

[TDLink]

Not a digital guy here but I'm pretty sure preloading was a thing with wii u and 3ds. Why isn't it on the switch?

Good question.

Keep asking good questions.

 

[FleetingFlowAir]

Wow, I'm glad I prematurely got eShop cards online to get through the purchase as fast as possible. It's downloading for me.

 

[JavyOO7]

Great. Can't redeem code in Amazon since eShop crapped itself. =/

 

[Adam Prime]

Did ya'll know you can actually preload Miitopia right now in your 3DS? Llolol

 

[Torokil]

Not a digital guy here but I'm pretty sure preloading was a thing with wii u and 3ds. Why isn't it on the switch?

Everything about the Switch is bare fucking bones for some bizarre reason.

 

[btkadams]

Why the fuck does this even need to happen anymore? They should have done pre-loading.

 

[Mr Ice Chillin]

This is a joke....

 

[Jaded Alyx]

What? The "redeem from Nintendo.com" link is definitely dead. I keep getting

"This page is currently unavailable.
Please try again later.

If the problem persists, please make a note of the error code and visit support.nintendo.com."

Yeh I thought you meant the game link