2023-12-30 23:16
Technology
Alex Lowe

Nintendo starting to shut down online play for Wii U and 3DS

Nintendo has shut down the online play function for the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U, months ahead of the original date. The company was originally going to turn off the servers in April 2024, but has already pulled the plug just before Christmas Eve. However, as of writing some users may still have access as this is a gradual slow rollout, according to Jonathan Barrow, from Pretendo.

However, regardless of the date supplied by Nintendo – the date was never anything concrete, the company did specify that the online services for the 3DS and Wii U could be terminated “earlier than planned.” As of March 2023, the online eShops for the two consoles was also shuttered as was the Miiverse in 2017.

Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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