All this thread has done is make me realise that next year mario kart DS will be 10 years old..damn.
This is absurd. What is their reasoning?
Rethorical FigureReally dude? 1000 years?
Please remind me so.You better be ready to eat crow if you're wrong.
Yeah isn't this kind of a big deal since it means you essentially have under 3 months before you can't get stuff off of Heart Gold/Soul Silver anymore since they don't work with Poke Transporter for some reason. It would soften the blow a bit if they can patch it in, but it's Nintendo so that will never ever happen.
You can transfer pokemon from HG/SS to BW 1/2 through a local connection, you don't need to go online.
I'll miss you mario kart :'(Damn this sucks. RIP to my most played game ever Mario Kart Wii.
Isn't it arguable that the DS and Wii are still very relevant in this age due to backwards compatibility and their cheap costs?
This is very, very wrong.
Isn't it arguable that the DS and Wii are still very relevant in this age due to backwards compatibility and their cheap costs?
This is very, very wrong.
Well, no, not really, considering none of the software is being produced or sold new, there's no retail support, and the only new hardware for the Wii for the last several years has no online support whatsoever. It's not like Nintendo is selling this stuff in developing territories or anything.
RIP to my favorite spinning logo...
Yes. So many concessions to include backwards compatibility in 3DS/Wii U makes this rather early server shutdown look quite silly.
In December 2013 NPD Just Dance 2014 on Wii sold more than 800k. This is the first Just Dance game with online multiplayer, ironically, and it was advertised as its main new feature.
The Last Story isn't on the US full list
https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/games-wifi.jsp (this one)
IS IT SPINNING CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE?!?
I'll miss you mario kart :'(
Incidentally Just Dance isn't there either, though I wouldn't be surprised if it used some Uplay Friends thing to put people together or something.That's odd. I narrowed down by publisher (Xseed), and its definitely not on the list. Can't explain that one.
It seems to affect every game that used the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for its online, including Mario Kart Wii & DS, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, DS Pokemon titles, The Last Story, Animal Crossing Wide World & Metroid Prime Hunters.
In December 2013 NPD Just Dance 2014 on Wii sold more than 800k. This is the first Just Dance game with online multiplayer, ironically, and it was advertised as its main new feature.
IS IT SPINNING CLOCKWISE OR COUNTERCLOCKWISE?!?
I dont see Just Dance on the shutdown list man. Lets make sure we are talking about games that are actually effected by this.
DS titles coming to Wii U VC bring up the interesting question of whether they'll work with the Nintendo Network, or if those features will simply not work in the VC versions.
Netflix will be unaffected right? I use Netflix on the CRT in my bedroom through the Wii.
All this thread has done is make me realise that next year mario kart DS will be 10 years old..damn.
Well, no, not really, considering none of the software is being produced or sold new, there's no retail support, and the only new hardware for the Wii for the last several years has no online support whatsoever. It's not like Nintendo is selling this stuff in developing territories or anything.
The hardware might be on the way out but it does feel premature to me given that new software is still readily available.
The original Wii has still been readily in stock at U.S. retailers as recently as a few months ago, and the Wii Mini didn't even reach the U.S. until last November. Also Smash Bros, Galaxy 2 and Mario Kart are still in stock new everywhere I've seen so it seems odd to dismiss them. Anecdotally I still see pretty big Wii software sections at Target and Best Buy. The hardware might be on the way out but it does feel premature to me given that new software is still readily available.
This is the worst news all year.
Shall we compile a list of games with downloadable levels?
Professor Layton games
Warioware DIY
Jam With The Band/Diagasso! Band Brothers DX
Picross
the MP3Preview Channel doesn't work for years. It was a limited time thingThis reminds me that I tried to boot up the Metroid Prime 3 Preview Channel about a week ago and it isn't working anymore
the MP3Preview Channel doesn't work for years. It was a limited time thing