Note to 3DS and/or Wii U owners: online features will be closed by Nintendo on April 8, 2024. You only have this weekend left to take advantage of them.
Nintendo is about to turn two pages at the same time. As observer Wario64 recalls in a tweet published on April 5, this weekend is the last for the Wii U and 3DS online services. Nintendo will close all servers on April 8, as the manufacturer specifies in this support page.
“ Online play and other features using online communication will no longer be available for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. This includes online cooperative play, Internet leaderboards, and data distribution. “, we can read. Of course, this doesn’t mean that both consoles will become unusable: you can still run a single-player game on your 3DS and/or Wii U.
The 3DS and Wii U will lose some features on April 8
This final reminder may prove necessary for those who would like to have one last multiplayer trip on 3DS or Wii U, possibly with friends. A quick spin on Mario Kart, to cite the most obvious example. Or even a game of Splatoon. “ With few exceptions, all online services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software will end. Contact the publishers to learn more about their software’s online services », Indicates the manufacturer in an FAQ.
After April 8, it will still be possible to redownload purchased games and install updates. But the wording chosen by Nintendo suggests that this functionality will also eventually disappear.
This seems like a pretty big step for Nintendo. At least for the 3DS: the last real portable console from the multinational (the Switch is a hybrid product, as a reminder) has sold nearly 76 million copies since its launch in 2011. The best-selling game of the catalog ? Some Mario Kart 7.
Grieving will be much easier to do with the Wii U, a console misunderstood since its presentation which was a commercial failure (13.5 million units sold). The best-selling game in the catalog? Some Mario Kart 8 (which had a Deluxe port on Nintendo Switch).
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