Nintendo has released a Monster Hunter Rise demo for free to give fans a taste of the game ahead of release.The demo is free until January 30th at 8 PM PST, and it will be gone on February 1st. This limited-time slot, as well as a limited amount of time to play/use the demo post-release, has caused Nintendo eShop to experience slowdowns and even crash entirely. This has left many fans and players waiting to even get to the download page of any game.The crash has caused immediate outrage, with fans unhappy at having to wait to play the Monster Hunter Rise demo. If players wanted to do anything else on the eShop, they must wait until Nintendo figures out the situation.Related: Twitter reacts as the Monster Hunter movie trailer drops onlineNintendo eShop undergoing emergency maintence following Monster Hunter Rise demo release https://t.co/Ad3wssNrv0 pic.twitter.com/CxIaNcQMjT— Nintendo Everything (@NinEverything) January 8, 2021Monster Hunter Rise demo crash causes fan uproarEven if Nintendo was ready for all of the fans who would download the Monster Hunter Rise demo, their servers were not. Some users reported that they needed to allow the download to run overnight. Others said that they couldn't even get inside the eStore regardless of the intended use.The length that fans can play in the game is already minimal. As of writing this article, Nintendo has not announced whether it would extend the deadline due to the Monster Hunter Rise demo's current inaccessibility.Related: 5 of the best games announced for 2021Nintendo: You'll get to play thr Monster Hunter Rise Demo tomorrow*Tomorrow*Nintendo: eShop under maintenance, plz wait pic.twitter.com/OomkuD3r8X— ☆~Creeps~☆ (@CreepsGreece) January 8, 2021 pic.twitter.com/7EmARrFt8x— boo!🌸 (@ERASETHENOISES) January 8, 2021Gamers: Tomorrow, we're getting the Monster Hunter Rise demo.*The next day*Nintendo eShop: Under Maintenance.Gamers: pic.twitter.com/qJqaxUSVcL— MisAnthro Pony (@MisAnthroPony) January 8, 2021Live footage of the #eshop emergency pic.twitter.com/jP4fVzkeIs— My Retro Life (@myretrolifeshow) January 8, 2021Everyone: Oh I had early access to the Monster Hunter Rise demoMe, waiting on the demo to become available on the eShop: pic.twitter.com/8NTZHKarQh— Martin van der Wolf (@Martin_Wolf) January 7, 2021the monster hunter rise demo really took down the eshop LOL— kyoo (@chrissluu_) January 8, 2021People waking up to get the monster hunter rise demo only to see the eshop is down pic.twitter.com/iRBxduQ908— Nique-a-Zoid (@BigBossDJB) January 8, 2021Ouch https://t.co/w3S4nd5gfm— Powered by Azure (@PoweredBy_Azure) January 8, 2021repeatedly refreshing the eshop for the monster hunter rise demo so i could escape from this cursed world— expcake (@expcake) January 7, 2021I tried downloading the Monster Hunter Rise Demo but the eShop had other ideas, night ruinedHope you're doing alright :) 💙— 💙Nerd Toad💙 (@Nerd_Toad) January 8, 2021me: i want to be productive tomorrow i should go to bedme at 00:15, starring at the nintendo eshop: where is my monster hunter rise demo— m1ch1 (@meinscheins) January 7, 2021I wanna play the Monster Hunter Rise demo but the eshop is down. Am upset. pic.twitter.com/IfqTxAszfa— Shark gf is a snuggleslut 🦈❤️ (@das_kongpital) January 8, 2021Related: Monster Hunter Rise revealed for Nintendo SwitchMany took to directly responding to Nintendo on Twitter, giving memes and disappointed comments. More than a few comments stated that Nintendo would solely fix the eStore and not acknowledge the time fans spent waiting. Whether or not that is true remains to be seen.The eStore is currently back up, and Nintendo has not acknowledged the fact that it was gone other than fixing the issue. This has left anyone who has still not download the Monster Hunter Rise demo waiting for an update on the situation.