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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.

We will announce a specific end date and time at a later date.

Please note 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.

  • This includes software exclusive to New Nintendo 3DS
  • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
    92·
    1 year ago

    There really should be a law requiring companies which provide online services to be required to release self-hosted server software once they discontinue the provision of the service.

      • interolivary@beehaw.org
        9·
        1 year ago

        IMO we shouldn’t force companies to keep their servers online forever.

        That’s not what the person you’re replying to suggested though. They suggested that companies should release self-hostable server software when they discontinue providing the service themselves. In the age of containerized software this wouldn’t even be all that difficult in many cases

          • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
            1·
            1 year ago

            I didn’t say it had to be open source. Copyright is irrelevant as far as this topic is concerned - compiling code into binary is transformative. The only thing that matters here is patent law, and it seems easy enough to just make a law that allows non-profit infringement of patents for this explicit purpose. I don’t think there’s any legal roadblocks to releasing server software.

      • Blake [he/him]@feddit.uk
        8·
        1 year ago

        I didn’t say they should keep the servers up forever, I agree that’s unreasonable. But it isn’t unreasonable to require that they release the software necessary for hosting the servers so that the fans/community can host servers if they so choose.

      • acastcandream@beehaw.org
        2·
        1 year ago

        but you can prevent this rug pull situation.

        Seriously this needs to be addressed! Gran Turismo Sport is shutting down in january after, what? 4 years? Insane

  • UrLogicFails@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    I think we all knew this was coming when Nintendo discontinued being able to purchase 3DS and Wii U games on the eShop, but it is still very sad to hear.

    Many 3DS and Wii U games have been ported to the Switch over the years, but there will be several games that will likely never get ported because they were incremental series games. Why would they port Super Smash Bros Wii U when they already released Super Smash Bros Ultimate?

    A lot of people will probably not care much being on the newest console, with the newest games, but it is truly sad to know that you will never be able to revisit these games again in a few years when you’re feeling nostalgic, or if you just like the old version better.

    I can only hope that homebrewers figure out how to spoof their own servers to keep online functionally for these old games.

  • @cheddarcrackers.club
    32·
    1 year ago

    Pokemon Bank will still continue to work, but who knows how long that will last.

    It’s devastating news for Pokemon fans looking to legitimately collect every Pokemon. You essentially need online functionality to obtain every Vivillon form in X/Y. Lack of Friend Safaris is also a devastating blow to anyone trying to complete the Pokedex without importing Pokemon from other games. I

    'm going to miss Wonder Trading. That’s how Gen 6 became my most played generation.

  • Rynelan@feddit.nl
    8·
    1 year ago

    Guess it’s a matter of time before someone creates a mod for the systems to enable online play again