Loyal players of Nintendo Badge Arcade on the 3DS have been surprised to find that the game's been rendered unplayable, and while this may be a temporary technical issue, indications seem to suggest that the looming eShop shutdown will spell the end for this bizarre game.
Nintendo Badge Arcade launched in 2015, during an era where the company was experimenting with increasingly bizarre microtransaction models for downloadable 3DS games. The StreetPass Salesbunny would give you hard sales pitches on bonus Mii Plaza games, while Rusty's Real Deal Baseball had you listening to the sob story of a down-on-his-luck dog dad in an effort to get real-life discounts on bonus minigames.
