Nintendo announced today (4th) that it will cease online services for 3DS and Wii U software in early April 2024. The specific date will be announced later.
“Notice of termination date for online play services for Nintendo 3DS software and Wii U software” has been posted. pic.twitter.com/m4Inc7Oatt
— Nintendo Support (@nintendo_cs) October 4, 2023
These online services include online cooperative games, online rankings and all other network-related functions. After closing, players can only enjoy offline games. The only exception is the “Pokémon Bank”, but officials still recommend that players transfer the Pokémon Bank to the current “Pokémon Home” as soon as possible, because the Pokémon Bank may still be closed in the future, and the specific time has not yet been announced. Sure.
The download of the main game and additional content will not be affected, and players can still download the games or DLC they have purchased. Another thing that will not be affected is the wipe function of 3DS, because this is a point-to-point connection function between hosts, but if the function needs to be connected to the Internet after wipe, it cannot be used.
