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[StoopKid]

Oh. Games no one plays anymore.

The shop stays up.

That's fine.

If sony and Microsoft did this for ps3 and 360 people would be outraged.

 

[Anth0ny]

Wait what the fuck

 

[BocoDragon]

Mario DS was the first time I used wifi in any device. It feels insane to say that, because it wasn't that long ago.

 

[botty]

This will be so devastating...

 

[Shaanyboi]

Oooo... I might wanna get some 'goodbye' games in before the servers go out

Are DS games still able to be played online on a 3DS?

 

[Canon]

WTF!? I hate when companies do this, it's false advertising when you buy a game and the online doesn't work.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

We had grand times Kirby. So much fun with Smash Bros. Brawl Online. Laggy as it was, I wouldn't take it those hours back.

 

[Plaguefox]

If sony and Microsoft did this for ps3 and 360 people would be outraged.

Doesn't this happen (from publishers) all the time, along with the expected outrage?

 

[Sheroking]

WTF!? I hate when companies do this, it's false advertising when you buy a game and the online doesn't work.

Every game ever is going to have servers go down.

These ones have lasted longer than most.

 

[theprodigy]

So basically they'll kill off Mario Kart Wii's online ten days before MK8. Even though Brawl sucks for online, I hope it's not a habit for them to be killing off communities. Imagine if Melee was online and they killed it because Brawl came out...

oh
fuck

 

[Draconian]

They should at least wait until Mario Kart 8 is out.

 

[daydream]

As long as the shops remain open, that's fine.

Actually, I still need to download Layton and Picross puzzles (never came around to it since the DS doesn't like WPA2). Will that stuff still be available?

 

[Mellahan]

So... this is only for Japan, right?

 

[PotionBleue]

I'm assuming that Mario Kart 7, despite being under the N WFC label when it first launched, is unaffected.

It does not affect 3DS / Wii U games. Mario Kart 7 actually says “Connecting to Nintendo Network” upon selecting online mode and mentions Nintendo Network in the e-manual.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Wouldn't the online for a game like MK be p2p hosting though? I wouldn't think anything could be shut down for that

 

[Frayne Daddy]

If sony and Microsoft did this for ps3 and 360 people would be outraged.

They do

 

[EmCeeGramr]

let's hold a metroid prime hunters tournament, just so we can relive all of the fond memories we have of that game

 

[BocoDragon]

How long until hackers set up alternatives?

 

[axisofweevils]

I have a feeling this will apply to Worldwide too. That was certainly the case when the Wii Weather Channel etc shut down.

 

[AzureSkies]

End of a generation.

Looks like I'll be playing Mario Kart Wii and Brawl a lot before they shut down the online.

 

[Linkyn]

Getting ready for something better? (One can dream)

 

[Nyoro SF]

I'll pour one out for Jump Ultimate Stars.... ;_;

Good times were had.

 

[TheSeks]

So no more gen IV and V Pokemon trades?

You can still do that locally, yeah?

 

[Quadraphonic]

If sony and Microsoft did this for ps3 and 360 people would be outraged.

Quite so. It's shitty as all hell, and embarrassing to boot. There's no need for it to happen and it definitely puts Nintendo on a shaky precedent.

I was just looking for the silver lining. The games still work at least.

 

[N4Us]

Damn, might try to get in a few final MKWii games in.

 

[Supermanisdead]

I'll never forget the nerve damage in my left thumb from Mario Kart DS Baby Park. Goodbye NWC.

 

[Bryan1321]

Edit: Paid Services will work normally

 

[shakin_haitian]

If sony and Microsoft did this for ps3 and 360 people would be outraged.

They will in like two years at the latest.

 

[PAULINK]

Still remember when I got Mario Kart DS and Tony Hawk's American Sk8land and playing them both online around launch, was crazy at the time.

This is going to be a lot of games.

Fuck, that means I'll probably never finish getting to all of the Picross 3D downloadable puzzles (there's way more than you can fit on the cart at one time) . I've been slowly working through them for a while now after finally finishing all of the downloadable puzzles for Picross DS (which has waaaay less cart space).

I'm guessing the shop stuff is all staying up since you can access those from a Wii U/3DS and they still probably make some money off of it.

OH NO, I forgot about this. Someone needs to compile a list of all the games you can download extras from.

Picross, Picross 3d, I know the first professor layton did.

 

[Currygan]

let's hold a metroid prime hunters tournament, just so we can relive all of the fond memories we have of that game

I think I flushed my memories down the toilet along with the game

 

[DR2K]

I imagine this is why they made those Wi-Fi less Wiis.

 

[kurahador]

Mario Kart DS was my first online multiplayer experience on handheld.
Really impressed me back then.
RIP

I wonder if Suikoden Tierkreis are affected.

 

[Seven Force]

Guess I'll have to get some Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom matches in for old times sake before it gets shut down, then.

Shame about the Pokemon games though, especially Gen V.

 

[Oreoleo]

This is absurd. What is their reasoning?

 

[Yagharek]

If sony and Microsoft did this for ps3 and 360 people would be outraged.

That's because people pay for those services. Whether it is better or not on those systems (it is), or whether it's better and free on PC (it is) is one thing, but the consumer base for online services of Nintendo has been conditioned to expect free services without all the bells and whistles. Of course they/we would like more but that's a slow path of progress.

Personally, I wasn't a huge user of their wifi services but it was nice to be able to drop in anytime and get smashed in mario kart.

 

[TheOGB]

Uh

So should I actually use Poke Bank sometime soon then?

 

[Freezie KO]

oh
fuck

Exactly.

 

[StreetsAhead]

This also affects Wii Speak and Wii Speak Channel.

 

[Haeralis The BRave]

So there's a 0% chance that they are only doing this for Japan right?

 

[Shaanyboi]

GAF needs to say goodbye to every major (and just special) NWFC game throughout the month of May. Brawl, Mario Kart DS, Worms Open Warfare 2, Battalion Wars 2, Mario Strikers Charged...

WTF!? I hate when companies do this, it's false advertising when you buy a game and the online doesn't work.

These games are 9 and 6 years old. Move on. This is standard practice for online servers.

 

[HypnoDarkrai]

What does this mean for Wii to Wii U transfer?
Doesn't it need to be connected to the internet?

 

[SuperAndroid17]

Brawl's online was a monstrosity

Queue up for a 4 player 2 min game with 3 anonymous players.

Unless you had close friends with friend codes.

 

[n64coder]

Fuck, that means I'll probably never finish getting to all of the Picross 3D downloadable puzzles (there's way more than you can fit on the cart at one time) . I've been slowly working through them for a while now after finally finishing all of the downloadable puzzles for Picross DS (which has waaaay less cart space).

I'm guessing the shop stuff is all staying up since you can access those from a Wii U/3DS and they still probably make some money off of it.

I'll have to download the picross ds puzzles. The picross 3d puzzles I was almost able to fit. I think it had to delete 5-6 collections to get the others to fit.

 

[StoopKid]

Doesn't this happen (from publishers) all the time, along with the expected outrage?

Edit : misread.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Mario DS was the first time I used wifi in any device. It feels insane to say that, because it wasn't that long ago.

Same here...

I'm not too sad about the DS games going down since I haven't used a WEP connection in ages anyway, but I will surely miss the days of watching enemy Link, Ness, and Sheik players do naught but crouch repeatedly while 2 minutes stretched out to become 10.

EDIT: I take this to also mean Project M won't be playable online?

 

[udivision]

No more MKWii online? A game that was actually playable (and fun) online unlike Smash?

Dang. I guess they want you to upgrade.

 

[Crayons]

I knew this would happen but I am still sad.

RIP DS Wi-Fi and Wii Wi-Fi games. Someone compile a list.

 

[Vylash]

RIP Mario Kart Wii, I'm legit shook

 

[StreetsAhead]

Australia too, same date: http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?pageID=6&action=news&sectionID=1

Looks like this is a WW shut down.

 

[PotionBleue]

What does this mean for Wii to Wii U transfer?
Doesn't it need to be connected to the internet?

This does not affect the Wii Shop Channel so I would assume you can still perform a Wii to Wii U transfer.