Today marks the long-awaited day when Nintendo’s promise to discontinue “online play and other functionality” for the 3DS and Wii U has finally come to fruition. Brace yourselves, for the end is here! The online services for both of these systems have been officially discontinued, signaling the conclusion of Nintendo’s network generation. In a puzzling move, Nintendo has decided to ...
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This is a pretty sad day for Nintendo fans, as the company has finally turned off online play for both the 3DS and Wii U. Today, fans came together to get on the computers while they were still up, run, and stay there until the end. A lot of people on social media have been playing their last games of ...
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Nintendo will discontinue “online play and other functionality” for the 3DS and Wii U in “early April” 2024, a long-awaited announcement. Official confirmation: Nintendo: “In early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. This also includes online co-operative play, internet rankings, and data distribution.” Remember, it’s “early April”—do ...
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After their March shutdown, Nintendo will refund gamers who don’t want to transfer their Wii U and 3DS eShop credit to Switch. Japan only. From 6 April 2023 through March 2025, Japanese residents can contact Nintendo to obtain money back on their untransferred eShop credit, according to OatmealDome’s translation of Nintendo’s official Japanese Twitter account. The service is inaccessible if ...
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Yooka-Laylee is a game that many gamers have been looking forward to for a long time. Ever since its massively successful Kickstarter back in 2015. Initially intended for a 2016 release, the game was delayed to an unspecified time in 2017. This was something that caused some concern for many gamers, particularly with Mighty No. 9 also being delayed before ...
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Shantae is an interesting game series. Originally released on the Game Boy Advanced, it sold poorly due to coming in near the end of the platform’s life cycle. Despite that, it managed to maintain a solid fanbase and earn two more sequels. Back in 2013, a Kickstarter campaign for a fourth mainstream Shantae game, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, was launched. It ...
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Guitar Hero Live marks the return of a series that changed the rhythm game genre forever when it began in 2005. After 2010, it seemed like the series was dead. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock launched, but it looked like that was the end of things. Industry experts declared that the era of plastic guitar controllers was over, and we believed them. Now, though, in ...
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Super Mario Maker is exciting. Anyone who has ever enjoyed a Super Mario title has wanted to create their own Super Mario course. You’ve probably imagined tons of them. I can’t count the number of times I’ve played through a Mario course and thought, “what if… [insert random game design idea here]?” Sure, you could draw it out or use one ...
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ZombiU was an unexpected launch title for the Wii U. A gory, gritty, first person survival horror game wasn’t exactly what we expected to launch alongside the newest Nintendo platform. However, I’m very happy that it did. ZombiU was (and still is) a standout title on Wii U and is definitely a must-have for owners of the system. It provided moments full of ...
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Satoru Iwata was the president and CEO of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in July of 2015. Most people know Iwata-san as Nintendo’s CEO, but he did much more than run a business – he changed an industry. Whether he was developing a game or dealing with investors, Iwata-san never forgot that, first and foremost, he was a gamer. I ...
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