Starting April 2024, online play options and other features that require online communications will no longer be available for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games. We appreciate your continued support of our products.
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— Nintendo Portugal (@NintendoPT) October 4, 2023
A Nintendo announced that it will turn off online support in games from Nintendo 3DS and from Wii U in April 2024, that is, from this date onwards, players on these platforms will lose support for multiplayer network games and the possibility of putting their names on global leaderboards. The only service that remains active is the Pokemon Bankhowever, the Nintendo he also hinted that it could be finished at a later time.
A Nintendo communicated the following:
We thank everyone for their continued support of our products.
In early April 2024, online play options and other features that utilize online communications in Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games will no longer be available. This also includes cooperative online gaming options, internet rankings and data distribution.
You can find more information about badges to decorate the Nintendo 3DS HOME Menu with Nintendo Badge Arcade here.
The specific date and time of discontinuation will be announced at a later date.
Please note that if an event occurs that makes it difficult to continue online services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games, we may have to discontinue services sooner than expected.
We would like to sincerely thank all players for using online services in Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games for so long and apologize for any inconvenience.
Includes games and applications exclusive to New Nintendo 3DS.
Questions and answers:
Will I still be able to play offline even after online services are discontinued?
Yes. Players will continue to be able to use features and game modes that do not require online communications.
Will there be any online services available after online services are discontinued?
It will still be possible to use online services for the following games, but it is possible that these will also be discontinued in the future.
Pokemon Bank
Will they also discontinue online services for games from other Nintendo partner publishers?
With a few exceptions, online services for all Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games will be discontinued. For online services for games from other publishers, you should contact them directly.
Will it still be possible to download update data or purchased games or applications?
In the near future it will continue to be possible to download update data and re-download games, applications and other content from the Nintendo eShop.
When online services are discontinued, will StreetPass and SpotPass also no longer be available?
StreetPass employs local communication between Nintendo 3DS family systems, meaning it will continue to be available even after online services are discontinued. However, since SpotPass employs online communication, it will no longer be available.
For example, you will still be able to use StreetPass in the StreetPass Mii Square, which comes pre-installed on Nintendo 3DS systems, but you will no longer be able to use options that use online communication (such as receiving new panels in the Puzzle Exchange).
