Subj : The Wii U and 3DS will no longer support online play as of next y
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Oct 04 2023 13:00:04

The Wii U and 3DS will no longer support online play as of next year, so wave 
goodbye to your internet rankings

Date:
Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:45:43 +0000

Description:
Online play for the Wii U and 3DS will no longer be available as of April 
2024.

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Nintendo has announced that online play and functionality for the Wii U and 
3DS consoles will shut down in April 2024, just over one year after the eShop 
for both systems closed down. 

There isnt currently a specific date for when this will terminate, but its 
anticipated to be early April. Nintendo plans on announcing a more specific 
end date and timing at a later date, as announced in their support blog post 
.. This means that games on both systems will only be playable offline, which 
will be pretty detrimental to games with such an emphasis on players coming 
together to play such as Splatoon on Wii U. 

However, not only will this affect the ability to connect with other players 
online, but online rankings will also be wiped. So, if you are holding any 
rankings for any titles, youll have to prepare to say goodbye come April 
since youll no longer be able to access them. Nintendos full tweet can be 
seen below: As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that 
uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U 
software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.Find 
out more: https://t.co/3UsgJjVKGa October 4, 2023 See more 

Nintendo has also emphasized that this only applies to online connectivity 
within games rather than with the console as a whole, so you will still be 
able to download games and reinstall any software youve purchased once online 
play is no longer available. 

While this termination is scheduled for April, Nintendo has also announced 
that if an event occurs that would make it difficult to continue online 
services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software, we may have to discontinue 
services earlier than planned. So its worth keeping tabs on Nintendos social 
media should anything change between now and next year. 

 Its worth checking out the best Nintendo 3DS games while you still have 
access to online play, but if youre looking for a game to play on Nintendos 
newest system, you might want to check out the best Nintendo Switch games .



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/the-wii-u-and-3ds-will-no-longer-support-onli
ne-play-as-of-next-year-so-wave-goodbye-to-your-internet-rankings


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