Online play services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software will end on April 9, 2024

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Nintendo Japan has released a statement that they will be ending online services for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U on April 9, 2024.

Nintendo wrote, “Please note that if an event occurs that makes it difficult to continue the service, we may have no choice but to terminate the service of individual software or all software before the above schedule. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to customers using online services for Nintendo 3DS software and Wii U software, and ask for your understanding. Thank you for using the Nintendo 3DS software and Wii U software online services for many years”.

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「ニンテンドー3DSソフトおよびWii Uソフトのオンラインプレイサービスに関する終了時期のお知らせ」を更新しました。

オンラインプレイサービスは【2024年4月9日（火）午前9時】に終了いたします。 https://t.co/InXer8JdQ1 pic.twitter.com/Kqo53NtzKB

— 任天堂サポート (@nintendo_cs) January 24, 2024

Comments by gamers on SNS are as follows:

Can’t play Mario Cart 7 or Yo-Kai Watch anymore?

We will no longer be able to play Monster Hunter 4G

Splatoon, I want to play it a few times before it ends.

It has been 13 years since the service started in 2011…The time has finally come. By the way, the online service that existed in the DS and Wii era seems to have been in operation for about eight and a half years. Since it was running longer than that, I’m sure more users were playing it. Thank you for your continued support! thank you very much!

It’s already been 12.3 years since the 3DS and Wii U were released. Time moves so quickly.

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