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Mario & Sonic Tokyo 2020 Pulled From Switch eShop in U.S., Japan and Australia

The removal underscores the fragile availability of licensed games online.

Overview

  • Sega confirmed on its Japanese site that the 2019 crossover sports title is no longer on the Nintendo Switch eShop in several regions.
  • The game is delisted in North America, Australia and Japan, while it still appears on the European store for now.
  • New purchases are blocked, but players who already bought the game can redownload it, and physical cartridges remain on sale.
  • Searches on the eShop no longer surface the product, and Nintendo’s own product page now returns an error.
  • No reason was announced, and Nintendo Life suggested an expiring Olympics license could be the cause, though that remains unconfirmed.