Well, the time has come. If a few months ago the store with all the games disappeared forever and we could no longer buy anything in digital format – among the many titles that were only in this format -, now the Japanese have decided to give the final touch to the entire ecosystem. of two of its consoles from the last decade: Nintendo 3DS Yes Wii U. Do you know what’s going to happen?
Almost as important as buying or not buying games from the digital store that these two machines shared is that the online services remain active because that is what allows us to be connected to the main platform , and even if they don’t allow us to spend our money. , at least It is possible to continue downloading purchases that we had already made years ago. Now comes the second part of the burial process 3DS
Goodbye to two good consoles
It was his Nintendo which, through a brief press release, announced this decision to close online services in just three months. More specifically, the Japanese wrote: “thank you very much for supporting our products. At 4 p.m. PDT on April 8, 2024 [la 1:00h. de la madrugada del 9 de abril en España]online games and other features using online communication will end for the software Nintendo 3DS Yes Wii U“.
Obviously, this “also includes online cooperative play, online leaderboards, and data sharing.” You can find more information about badges to decorate the HOME menu of Nintendo 3DS using Nintendo Badge Arcade. Please note that if an event occurs that disrupts the continuity of online services for Nintendo 3DS software and Wii Uwe may need to discontinue services earlier than planned.
That being said, say goodbye now that when you turn on your old Nintendo 3DS and Wii U they have some type of communication even if everything is bad, there is two good news which you must take into account because they do not completely certify the death of both machines.
Will you be able to download games in the future?
Obviously, what worries a player the most when news like this arrives is that the purchases he has made in the store may continue to be downloaded in the future, and at this point it must be said that, at least the Japanese, make sure of it. In their post they clearly state that “for the foreseeable future it will remain possible to download update data and reconnect.” download software bought and downloadable content from the Nintendo eShop.
In addition, there are two games without burning, or rather two services which at the moment Nintendo claims that they will continue to communicate online, and that is the Pokémon Bank Yes Poké Transportersince “it will always be possible to use online services […] but it could also end at some point in the future. By the way, do you know all the consoles launched by Nintendo?
