Digger Dan DX Dispute Settled, Will Be Back On Sale "As Soon As Possible"

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who commented on the story about the removal of Digger Dan DX from the eShop. Especially those who encouraged me to contact First Star Software. My pessimistic nature led me to incorrectly conclude that the only way to restore the game to the eShop would be through legal action.

A few months to reinstate a game?
Why? Should take a day!

Wouldn't mind knowing Roughly how you got this sorted what was the remedy, i picked this up on launch day a Rare thing for me how could i not at that silly price and a pretty good enjoyable game TBF.

Good to hear it had a quick resolution

I can hardly wait to purchase this game after reading about the current situation with this software.

@BornInNorway81 It is tested again fully by Nintendo as if it is a new product. Plus there is a waiting list for the test department. I'll try to get it back as soon as possible, I promise.

@ImDiggerDan Hopefully this debacle leads to an increase in sales. Publicity is publicity...

@ImDiggerDan I'm genuinely happy for you that this turned out well good luck with this re-submission(?) and future projects

Great news. I have already bought the game and like it.

@ImDiggerDan I'm so glad to hear this was resolved! Please let us know once it's back up in the eShop, if you can, and keep us posted on future projects as well.

@C-Olimar I must admit I only really took notice and purchased the game under the threat of it not being available, so in a perverse way that's at least 1 more sale as a result of the take down "publicity". Glad I did though, great game

Good

Great news! It's a wonderful game and I'm glad you will be able to continue to sell it for others to enjoy.

@ImDiggerDan I'm glad your problem was settled, it was completely unfair. To be honest, I didn't get into your game because of taste, but it's good quality, especially for the price, and it's quite different from Boulder Dash.

Digger Dan lives!!!!

"Wiiiise fwom your gwave!!"

@ImDiggerDan Reading your comments in the other story's comments and in this one, it seems like you've been pretty level -headed about the whole thing. I'm glad this worked out for you, I'll pick up the game once it's back.

@ImDiggerDan I'm happy for your resolution. It certainly appeared that the action taken against your game was uncalled for. Hopefully, the news will give you a bump in sales once the game returns to the eshop.

@ImDiggerDan Congrats! Are you at liberty to share what exactly the problem was, and the terms you negotiated with First Star Software Inc.?

Great game and cool developer, they both deserve another chance and all the success coming to them.

Keep up the good work and congrats!

Great, glad to hear it

Yay! Glad to see it will be back up soon.

@ImDiggerDan That's great to hear. I'm glad it worked out in the end.

@ImDiggerDan Glad to see you got a quick resolution. Will pick up a copy of your game once it is back on the eshop in support.

@ImDiggerDan

Glad to see that your game gets to rightfully return to the Eshop!

@ImDiggerDan
Woop! So glad to here it Dan! Been playing it all weekend, and it really would be a shame if people missed out on this great game. Hopefully Nintendo is able to get it up a little quicker than a few months though...

..alright, alright, alright....way to dig yourself out of that one, congrats!...now on to Digger Dan 2, (+ Digger Dan the Movie, shorts, and some Digger Dan Vans!..)

Well this is a nice surprise! I'm happy for you, man. I'd also like to encourage people to give this a try once it's available again, I think it's a true little gem! (No pun intended. ..okay, maybe a little.)

@HandheldGuru97 Well, technically it should be possible to get it back a little faster than I have in mind, it's just that I'm considering adding a few more levels. $2/£1.80 is a bit steep for only 100 levels.

No promises, though. Level design is tough!

@ImDiggerDan So is it changing up anything about the original game? I presume when you add more levels there'll be an update ? Anyway I'm really happy you got your game back, I made a YouTube video about your situation so I'm really happy now I can make another one sharing the good news!

@DoctorOverbuild The original game will remain unchanged. An update is required to restore the game to the eShop, so it made sense to chuck the extra levels (if I can design them!) in at the same time.

Existing owners will be able to update, new owners will automatically get the latest version.

@ImDiggerDan Congratulations ! I love your game and I'm happy it will be enjoyed by many more players around the world !

@ImDiggerDan This is good news, but I sincerely hope the "terms" don't include you paying any portion of your game's income to the other developer, because that would be a colossal travesty.

@ImDiggerDan Awesome! I'll be sure to mention that in the video I make then! So happy for you!

@ImDiggerDan great news, I quickly downloaded it to my sons 2DS once I heard about the situation to show some form of support, and put a few pennies in the coffers! All's well that ends well

Awesome news! One of my friends read about the takedown and told me about it (although I'd already read about it here on NL) because I won't stop telling him to download it. (But he has the original, so that's one sale, I guess).

@ImDiggerDan While I personally think the going price is MORE than fair, new levels are always welcomed! Didn't know you were working on something like that. Obviously the game is a nice package on its own, but that's a pretty exciting bonus!

I'll be getting this when it relaunches. Congrats on being able to continue to sell your product.

I'll be buying this when it comes back, I was planning on getting it when it got removed haha

Excellent news. Good old school gaming. Top little game

Brilliant game, both this and the original DSiWare version. I've already grabbed them both at launch but so glad DX will return to the EShop soon. Now, if only there was a way to get Go! Go! Kokopolo back on there too

I wonder what the exact issue was. The articles, to me, just showed an opinion that it was because the titles are similar in design.

I had never heard about this game before this - I'll get it when it's back on the eshop ^^

Well, good. This whole situation seemed silly to me.

So, what exactly did you have to change/do in order to get it back on the store?

If you're allowed to say.

I expect probably not, because I know what theses companies are like: They like to try to abuse you intitally, and then when some "agreement" is reached they don't want you to tell anyone about the douche politics that went on because people might see them for the tools that they are.

But maybe I'm just coming at this from my own pessimistic perspective based on personal experience.

I still think it was ridiculous that they had the game pulled. Why couldn't they have contacted you first instead? I hope they don't get any money from this. I still think they are scumbags. Good for you for getting it back up, it was a travesty that it ever got taken down. I do think perhaps the extra publicity was a blessing in disguise.

This is great news, very happy for you @ImDiggerDan

I know this stuff is usually hush hush but, what happened? Feel free to say it's none of my business!

Brilliant! So pleased for you.
Already got my copy, though no time to play it yet. I'd better get on with it to take advantage of the upgrade when it's back in the eShop.

@ImDiggerDan

Such great news. Was rooting for you. Definitely picking the game up when it gets back on the eShop!

Managed to pick this up before it was pulled the other day. Glad to hear the dispute has been settled and it'll be back up soon.

Great news! Congrats.

@ImDiggerDan

I'm really happy for you! I create comic books (in fact I'm working on a comic book about a mobile game a friend of mine created) so I know you've put a ton of hours into creating the game.

I'm definitely going to download the game once it's available again!

Hah, good news, glad this all got sorted, looking forward to seeing what you add to this game, I'm enjoying it!

Right on.

I am very happy for the developer!

@ImDiggerDan Honestly from just looking at the pictures I've seen it would not seem the type of game I'd be interested in. However this emotional roller coaster of losing all you worked on, not having funds to start a new project and then the redemptive finale has moved me. It's been a hell of a ride and I look forward to buying this on probably all 3 of my Nintendo 3DS (My wife, my son and I) as soon as it's back up and running.

Here's a quick update: Technically, I could send off a resubmission to Nintendo of Europe now. Need some feedback before I can submit to America.

However, I do want to add these extra levels, so they are going to take some time to create. I will aim to get these done before my holiday in 2 weeks time.

@Deadstanley Thanks for your support. In the end, what is important to me is that the game is available for people to play, and that they enjoy it. As for future projects - I'm really not sure what is next. I have a day job a family and a house that needs cleaning and redecorating from top to bottom! I don't have a lot of free time.