Ironfall: Invasion removed from eShop
Ironfall: Invasionis a decent little shooter for Nintendo 3DS that you likely haven’t heard of; and now that you have, you may’t play it, as Nintendo has removed the game from its online store.
IRONFALL Invasion is temporarily unavailable on Nintendo eShop. Apologies for the inconvenience. Stay tuned for more information.
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope)Jun 23, 2025
The move came mere days after coderJordan “Smealum” Rabetshowed the title being used to launch a homebrew app, something the 22-year-old also did last year with Ubisoft’sCubic Ninja.
Smealum hasn’t yet distributed his “Ironhax” exploit, but beganencouraging3DS users to download the title late last month. Following the announcement, developer VDev saidsIronfall: Invasion(which is free-to-start) was downloadedseveral hundred thousand timesprior to its removal.
More recently, Smealum hasturned his attentionto another free app (YouTube) in the hopes of helping others release homebrew software on 3DS. So maybe download that while you still can.
Nintendo pulls 3DS game as homebrew exploit looms[Eurogamer]
