Nintendo killing many games related Online Services for Wii & DS

[ElYubiYubi]

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If you own either (or both!) of Nintendo's last-gen machines, and you use any kind of online service with them, now's the time to make the most of it. Because on May 20, Nintendo is pulling the plug.

Here's the list:

Unaffected services

The following services are not affected by the termination, and will continue to be available after May 20th:

Internet Channel
Nintendo DS Browser
Nintendo DSi Browser
Nintendo DSi Shop
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Pay & Play
Wii Shop Channel
YouTube
Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games will not be affected but it will not be possible to use online features of Wii software played in Wii Mode on Wii U, and of Nintendo DS games played on Nintendo 3DS family systems.

List of affected Nintendo-published games

Online features and services of the following Nintendo-published games for Wii and Nintendo DS will no longer be available as of May 20th, 2014. For more details about each game's Internet features, please refer to its website. For information about online services and features for games published by other companies, please contact the publisher.

Wii

Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City
Battalion Wars 2
Boom Street
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Sports Mix
Mario Strikers Charged Football
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Samurai Warriors 3
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Last Story
Trauma Center New Blood
Wii Ware

Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
Excitebike World Challenge
LONPOS
MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade
ThruSpace High Velocity 3D Puzzle
WarioWare: Do It Yourself-Showcase
Other

Wii Speak
Nintendo DS/DSi games



100 Classic Book Collection
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Clubhouse Games
Custom Robo Arena
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Mario Kart DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Metroid Prime Hunters
Nintendo presents: Style Boutique
Picross DS
Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon Conquest
Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Pokémon White Version
Pokémon White Version 2
Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Professor Layton and the Lost Future
Star Fox Command
Tenchu: Dark Secret
TETRIS DS
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
WarioWare: Do It Yourself


Nintendo DSiWare games

Metal Torrent
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Sujin Taisen: Number Battle

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[VashTS]

Sad news! I never really even played Mario Kart Wii enough online RIP Wii and DS, we hardly knew ye...

At least I finally can play my collections instead of collecting.

 

[TyBlood13]

Really? So many games that I'm sure people still play on that list, especially Mario Kart, Brawl, and Pokemon

 

[Hells Malice]

Nintendo reeeeeally wants people to buy a WiiU.
It's very surprising to see games like Pokemon X2/Y2 and Mario Kart wii on the list. Though I guess some wiiU Mario Kart must be coming out soon. Really it just seems like they want to shove everyone into the current gen by crippling last gen.
Or I guess they're trying to stop SOME of the money bleeding.

Really? So many games that I'm sure people still play on that list, especially Mario Kart, Brawl, and Pokemon

Brawl died near launch actually, because it was a god awful lagfest pile of crap. I pray they smarten up for the new SSB, because Online play would be amazing if they didn't screw it up like they did Brawl.

 

[FireGrey]

That means a 10 day gap between Mario Kart Wii online and Mario Kart 8 online..

 

[Bladexdsl]

oh noz all the mario kart hackers/CHEATERS are gonna be pissed!

 

[Yepi69]

Beat me 2 it, again. GOD DAMMIT!

 

[loco365]

Well, great thing about these is that the systems are hacked, so custom servers could be made. But the online Brawl community is gonna drop.

 

[the_randomizer]

Well, great thing about these is that the systems are hacked, so custom servers could be made. But the online Brawl community is gonna drop.

I never could enjoy online Brawl, the lag on the servers made it unplayable for me

 

[Yepi69]

I never could enjoy online Brawl, the lag on the servers made it unplayable for me

I actually play with a person from my own country and the lag IS bearable, it basically just depends on your and your opponents's internet connection, of course if you fight with someone from Japan you can expect a lot of lag.

 

[Celice]

Wow--I mean, I always knew it would happen, but at the same time, it's so sad knowing Metroid Prime Hunters is always gonna be an empty, lonely, single player experience now :'(

Well, Dolphin had made some strides with connecting to the Wii's online infrastructure--I wonder how easy it would be to dupe a fake system for the same purposes :o

 

[jonesman99]

I just played brawl online, and played it for the first time ever, a few weeks ago, and I didnt really experience any lag. It felt and played just fine.

But one quick question, will DLC for other games like Just Dance and others still be available?

 

[windwakr]

Hopefully some people start trying to preserve any content available through WFC.

Picross 3D has a ton of puzzle packs available through WFC, for example. Jam with the Band has songs, but I'm pretty those have all been preserved. I'm sure there's countless other games with stuff like this that could be lost for good.

 

[Snailface]

Nintendo is kind.

 

[T3GZdev]

http://www.friendcodes.com/forums/nintendo-talk/225708.htm#post2779932

 

[Ryukouki]

Made this thread more presentable for front page. Carry on!

 

[Yepi69]

Nintendo is kind.

#2kind4me

 

[trumpet-205]

I'm surprised Nintendo decided to axe Poekmon Black 2 and White 2 so early. They must be really desperate to push people toward Pokebank.

 

[Gahars]

The Wii and DS had online services to kill?

I guess this is news in more ways than one.

 

[the_raging_snorlax]

I played brawl online like once or twice and the lag killed the fun. Mario Kart Wii was fun online, but the matchmaking wasn't very good so I came first 99% of the time, got bored of it and quit. Its disappointing that Nintendo is shutting down the Pokemon servers; I never played any Pokemon online personally, but I imagine many others do.