In April 2024, Nintendo will discontinue online services across its Wii U and 3DS consoles. While the eShops for both systems were shut down in March 2023, this will remove the online functionality of ...

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Last year, Nintendo closed the eShop on the Wii U and 3DS, ending the ability to digitally buy new games on the platforms. The company had previously stated its intention to fully cease online ...

We are gathered here today to bid one final farewell to the 3DS and Wii U’s online services, which will get laid to rest on April 8. 13 years of life isn’t long, but in those years, the multiplayer ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Although Mario Kart Wii offers a great deal in the single-player mode, it really comes alive when you're playing with others. Like previous Mario ...

The Nintendo Wii shop is now available online, and it is returning after months that it was inaccessible to the public, even those with games already purchased and downloaded before. Now, it returns ...

Heavily implicit in this announcement is the pending launch of a new platform. Nintendo has revealed that they are finally closing down online functionality for games on the 3DS and Wii U in 2024.