Update: Wii/DS as well – Wii U, 3DS online services experiencing outages

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii, Wii U, Wii U eShop

Update 2: Nintendo’s response here.

Update: Wii and DS are having issues as well.

Wii U and 3DS have both been hit with a large amount of issues with regard to online/network services. Users may experience problems accessing the eShop, Miiverse, updates, and online functionality within games.

Nintendo estimates that the Wii U eShop began facing issues at around 2:08 AM PT / 5:08 ET today, though many couldn’t connect starting last night. Wii U’s network services as a whole went down at 5:15 AM PT / 8:15 AM ET.

The 3DS, meanwhile, began seeing network outages at about 2:08 AM PT / 5:08 ET as well.

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