Nintendo 3DS Yes Wii U These are two Nintendo consoles that started being sold a little over a decade ago. In the case of the portable one, it was released in early 2011, while the desktop one was released about a year before the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One, in November 2012. So far, they have written together a few -one of the most brilliant pages of Japanese society.
And so much 3DS as Wii U These were two of the first machines to Nintendo powered by authentically online services that complemented this store where we could – no longer – purchase games, expansions, etc. We therefore arrive at the moment where the Japanese have decided to put an end to this entire ecosystem to permanently deactivate it. What will happen in these first days of April.
3DS and Wii U say goodbye to online gaming
As we tell you, Nintendo announced a few months ago that more or less at the beginning of April 2024, it would definitively disconnect the entire online part of the two consoles, which did not have to do exclusively with the store to purchase, so it was accessory services that contributed To complete the game experience with all compatible cartridges.
In short, this last point on the online of the two machines will affect the games with cooperative and competitive functions, tables and rankings leaderboards, which were updated with the results of players around the world, or with the distribution of content, news and other data extension packages that could be transmitted through the machines’ online ecosystem.
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Starting in early April 2024, online play and other features using online communication will stop working for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.
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April 3, 2024 • 1:11 p.m.
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So, as we tell you, it will be this week – or next week at the latest – when Nintendo eradicate all servers that still provide services to the few users who maintain their 3DS Yes Wii U still active. If this is your case, remember that you are in one of the rare weeks where you will be able to live with both machines throughout their entire history.
Is there an alternative?
From now on, Nintendo 3DS Yes Wii U They are completely disconnected from any Japanese online service, so may not be able to purchase from their respective premises Online Storewe add that games ready to offer multiplayer modes will no longer be able to be enjoyed, so it will even be impossible to connect to the original servers.
Will there be alternatives? Well, depending on the games and the scene that supports each, there could be solutions homebrew which would require the installation of third-party software on both consoles, so that they can connect to these new servers built and maintained by users. But this, at the moment, is impossible to predict because it is as important as the game in question to know the number of users behind it and the desire they have left to play. kosher with both machines.
So now you know: these days, you Nintendo 3DS Yes Wii U it will be completely cut… By the way, how many Miis did you manage to get on 3DS?
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