In a seemingly monumental move for consumers, Nintendo has announced the end of service for one of its Switch Online games – and understandably, users are worried about what that means for the future of digital gaming.

The Nintendo Switch Online service has removed its first retro game from its selection of SNES titles. While there are still hundreds of games to play on the NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 64, and Genesis libraries through Nintendo Switch Online, one specific game will be lost on March 28.

Following yesterday's update about the removal of Super Formation Soccer from the Switch Online Super Famicom service in Japan, Nintendo has now confirmed the local version of the game will also "no longer be available" later this month.

Nintendo is doing something the company has never done before: Next month, it will remove a retro game from its the Nintendo Switch Online’s classic catalog.

Taking place on April 2, the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct will shed light on the price and release date, while also showcasing some of the upcoming games. Nintendo may spend time detailing its plans for Switch Online during the event, although this seems unlikely.

Nintendo has confirmed plans to remove a game from its Switch Online retro collection for the first time ever, but it's not a game anyone's likely to miss.

Nintendo's customer service account in Japan has announced it's actually removing - yes, removing - a digital game from its classic Super Famicom service. It's the Spike Chunsoft

Nintendo has removed a game from the Switch Online subscription service, setting a bad precedent for the future.

Nintendo is removing a game from its Switch Online retro library, for the first time since the service launched. Since 2018, Nintendo has been re-releasing classic 8-bit and 16-bit games, making them available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

Super Formation Soccer is being pulled from the service on March 28th, a Japanese Nintendo support account announced. The game, which seems to be owned by Spike Chunsoft and goes by Super Soccer in the US and Europe,

For the first time, a game in the Nintendo Switch Online library will be removed. Super Formation Soccer or Super Soccer in the West will be removed from the Japanese library, though it's unclear if it'll also happen in the West.