The future of the Big N’s past is offline: the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online services are close to closing after ten years
It’s not a happy day for supporters of the Switch’s two predecessors: i online services (free) of Nintendo 3DS e Wii U they are now close to closure. It is not the first shutter that the Kyoto company has lowered for its platforms in the last decade, after the doors of the two recently closed eShops. However, as you see in the tweet below, the curtain drop appears to have no intention of slowing down. Whether co-op or competitive, all services will stop being available from the start of next April. There’s no denying it: the end of the fiscal year brings with it some not exactly the funniest April Fools’ jokes.
From early April 2024, online play and other features that require online communication will no longer be available for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you for your continued support of our products.
For more information: https://t.co/y9fMS8Njmw
— Nintendo Italia (@NintendoItalia) October 4, 2023
Good news, rabble: exceptions to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online shutdown
However, not all online closures are harmful. To give an example like another, the Pokémon Bank will be again accessible to the public and it will stay free until further notice. Similarly, for obvious reasons, SpotPass will abandon ship the handheld-only usage of StreetPass will effectively make the Nintendo 3DS feature in question immortal. We do not have a specific day for the cessation of activities, but it cannot be ruled out that the unfortunate day will arrive sooner. Moral of the story: once Mario Kart 7 is online, the golden body certainly won’t unlock on its own!
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