[Let’s Talk] 3DS and Wii U online memories
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3DS and Wii U online play – and overall online functionality – will soon come to an end. Earlier this week, Nintendo gave fans a final date as April 8 for shutdown timing.
Many Nintendo fans are playing Switch these days, but that doesn’t mean we should forget about 3DS and Wii U. While 3DS was the more popular system, Wii U had its own userbase and plenty of online games.
With the shutdown date looming, what are some of your memories playing online with 3DS and Wii U? Miiverse was taken offline further back, but what’d you think about that service? Let us know in the comments.
New users on Wii U and 3DS can no longer go online in games (update)
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December 24: As the shutdown date of online services approaches for Wii U and 3DS, it’s been detected that new users can no longer go online any games for Wii U and 3DS. Pretendo shared its findings in a recent blog post.
It seems the change was made sometime this month. Since this is a server side issue, there are no workarounds.
Epic Mickey director says “gamers didn’t get it”, but “proud” of the title
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Warren Spector acted as director on Epic Mickey – as well as its sequel. As a huge Disney fan, it was a big passion project for him.
Spector reflected on Epic Mickey and its initial reception while speaking with Venturebeat. As someone who worked on immersive sims before like Deus Ex, this was a big change in terms of what fans came to know him for. Specter said “gamers didn’t get it”, but he’s still “proud of Epic Mickey”.
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Former Nintendo staff share insight into the Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Cranky Kong reveal for VGX 2013
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Some of you may recall that in 2013, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime appeared at VGX to show off Cranky Kong in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. VGX was the new take on the Spike Video Game Awards that ran for a decade prior. It only took place that single year – Geoff Keighley then went on to form The Game Awards.
Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, who worked for Nintendo for over a decade, reflected on the whole thing in an episode of Kit & Krysta Podcast. Ellis started out by sharing the following, which goes into why the Cranky Kong news was chosen in the first place:
1 new Wii U was sold in the U.S. during September 2023
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Mat Piscatella, executive director and video game industry analyst at Circana (NPD), relayed a little sales tidbit about the Wii U today that we couldn’t resist sharing.
The console has been phased out for years with Switch now Nintendo’s primary device since 2017. Finding a Wii U at a retailer at this point is practically impossible – and the platform wasn’t exactly popular to begin with. However, as it turns out, a single new Wii U was sold in the U.S. last month. The last time a Wii U was sold in the states was in May 2022.
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3DS and Wii U online support to end in April 2024
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Nintendo has announced the end of online support for 3DS and Wii U, with both platforms going offline in early April 2024. An exact date was not provided.
This is another nail in the coffin for both platforms following the closure of the eShops. Back in March, the 3DS and Wii U stores ended purchases and downloads of content such as demos.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – October 1, 2023
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Nintendo is continuing to update its maintenance schedule for the week of October 1, 2023, and even more sessions are now planned. Five different periods are currently lined up over the next few days
Here’s the full maintenance schedule for the week of October 1, 2023:
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – September 24, 2023
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We have Nintendo’s maintenance schedule for the week of September 24, 2023. A couple of additional sessions are now planned for the start of October aside from what we reported on last week.
Here’s the full maintenance schedule for the week of September 24, 2023:
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – August 27, 2023
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We have an updated Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of August 27, 2023 is now available. Wii U and 3DS are being thrown into the mix, and there’ll be some downtime for the Switch eShop.
Here’s the full maintenance schedule for the week of August 27, 2023:
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Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 1 Wii U servers coming back online
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Months after they went offline, the servers for Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon 1 will be up and running once again very soon.
We previously reported that both games were impacted by a security vulnerability. Nintendo has now officially acknowledged the issue, and confirmed that it has been addressed.
A notice posted on Nintendo’s European website states that online play for Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon will resume on August 3, 2023 – that may be tonight in North America. Note that an update will be required to access the functionality.
Here’s the full notice:
