That's what you're not getting. They shut down multiplayer game servers, they don't shut down the servers for their online stores. Your account info allows you to re-download a game at any time, but if you buy it physical and lose the disc/cart, it's gone forever.
I enjoy having physical games as well, but it's not hard to see which direction the wind is blowing.
not they arent lol, nintendo wii e shop will be shutdown this year, you can not redownload anything ever again lol
so all wiiware/vc and stuff is forever locked after 2018, same happenend with xbox lol
original xbox was cutted off so you cant redownload any dlc you had or anything because you cant login to xbox servers anymore, when the company shuts down the store all your licenses are crap, you cant redownload becuase you cant log in.
the easy thing is original xbox and wii had few online only games, but when ps3,xbox360 and wiiu get shutdown alot of games will be lost forever.
Same happened with dsi e shop, shop got shutdown and now you cant redownload any dsi exclusive anymore.
you have no idea what you are talking about about redownload lol, consoles arent PC, when store is down your redownloads are gone.
so far original xbox and dsi.
wii is up this year, i bet in 4 or 5 years xbox360,ps3 and wiiu wil be shutdown too.
nintendo,sony and microsoft arent gonna pay for servers that no one uses anymore almost every single month, i dont give 5 years for xbox360,ps3 and wiiu you will see.
also if i lost a game i can buy another disc and play it and it would be 1 game, if your console dies you will loose every fraking game and cant redownload shit lol its a major diference, there was a reason microsoft is loosing hard this gen is becuase of their launch reports saying always online with discs being licenses and worthless after install, if anyone wanted 100% online only and no retail xbox wouldnt have backed out of their original claims lol.