Nintendo has confirmed plans to close down the free-to-play battle royale Switch title Pac-Man 99.
Pac-Man 99 launched in 2021 as a substitute for Super Mario Bros. 35, and allowed as much as 99 Nintendo Switch Online Members to compete to be the final Pac-Man standing.
According to Nintendo, the sport will begin to have its options shut down from August earlier than your entire title is faraway from the eShop in October.
On August 8, the choice to purchase customized themes shall be faraway from the sport. A month later, on September 8, gamers will not be capable of buy both of Pac-Man 99’s DLC and, on October 8, the sport shall be delisted with all on-line providers ending.
Nintendo has confirmed that the paid DLC sport modes CPU Battle, Blind Time Attack and Score Attack will nonetheless be out there to play after the principle sport is delisted as a result of they work offline. Paid customized themes may also be viewable offline and any bought content material will be re-downloaded following Pac-Man 99’s shutdown.
On 08/10/2023, the net service for PAC-MAN 99 will finish and the sport will not be out there as a part of a Nintendo Switch Online membership.
For extra info, please see our web site: https://t.co/qXQczN2pPd pic.twitter.com/3gAMqvE572
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) May 17, 2023
Nintendo hasn’t given a purpose for the delisting. An announcement on their web site merely reads: “Pac-Man 99 will be available as part of a Nintendo Switch Online membership until October 8th, 2023. After this date, the online service will end.”
Battle royale title Super Mario Bros. 35 launched in 2020 as a part of the thirty fifth anniversary celebration for the unique Mario sport. The reworked model of the traditional side-scroller allowed 35 gamers to compete in opposition to each other on-line, till one participant emerged because the final Mario standing. It was de-listed the next yr with Pac-Man 99 launching shortly afterwards.
Fellow Battle Royale title Tetris 99 launched alongside the Nintendo Switch in 2019 and continues to be out there to play.
Last yr, it was reported {that a} live-action movie primarily based on beloved online game Pac-Man was within the works.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bandai Namco Entertainment and Wayfarer Studios are growing the undertaking. There’s no phrase on a director nor solid but.