Gamers have gathered together on social media to farewell one of Nintendo‘s cutest mascots. No, it’s not Mario or anyone in the Mushroom Kingdom (imagine if that actually happen before The Super Mario Bros. Movie was released). And no, it’s not Pikachu from the Pokémon franchise either. This mascot is very obscure in Nintendo’s history that the moment this character said its farewell, a core memory was unlocked by countless Nintendo users.
The mascot in question that got the internet crying is the orange shopping back from the Nintendo eShop. That’s right, that orange bag that you’d see whenever you want to purchase something on the 3DS or Wii U, that little virtual creature will no longer be seen again due to the recent closure of the Nintendo eStore for the two aforementioned consoles. And unfortunately, the Switch version of the eShop doesn’t have anyone to replace its presence.
To mourn this bag’s farewell, fans thanked the little orange bag for its time accompanying them throughout their early Nintendo days.
Tragic isn’t it? Nintendo decided to close down its virtual store, which in turn, meant that it was also the end of this cute orange bag. We didn’t even know its name or if even had one, to begin with. Fortunately, some savvy Nintendo users know a way to bring this mascot back to life. The catch, it requires some hacking on your console.
The Nintendo eShop for the 3DS and Wii U has finally closed its doors. Users were told about the pending closures back in 2022 and were given a year to sort out their final purchases if they wanted access to Nintendo’s content including the virtual consoles. Fortunately, users will still be able to redownload games and DLC and receive software updates for their purchased games.