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Taycat wrote on 2014-02-27 15:55
As of May 20, 2014, certain online functionality offered through Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection will no longer be accessible. The discontinued services include online play, matchmaking and leaderboards for many Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi games. For a comprehensive list of games and services that are affected, please check http://support.nintendo.com/servicesupdate. Users can still play the games in offline mode, which continues to offer a rich game-play experience.
Online play for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games will be unaffected (aside from the Wii mode on Wii U and Nintendo DS games on Nintendo 3DS family systems). Other online functionality, such as access to the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo DSi Shop and video-on-demand services, are also not affected at this time.
We at Nintendo sincerely thank our fans for their continued support of our company’s legacy systems. Your enthusiasm for games made for these systems speaks to their longevity, and the passion of Nintendo fans.
List of affected Nintendo software titles
Note: Game functionality that does not require an Internet connection will remain unchanged.
Nintendo DS
100 Classic Books
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
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
Fossil Fighters: Champions
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mario Kart DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem
Metroid Prime Hunters
Personal Trainer: Walking
Picross 3D
Picross DS
Planet Puzzle League
Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Pokémon Pearl Version
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 the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Star Fox Command
Style Savvy
Tenchu: Dark Secret
Tetris DS
WarioWare DIY
Nintendo DSiWare
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Metal Torrent
Number Battle
Wii
Animal Crossing: City Life
Battalion Wars 2
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
Excitebots: Trick Racing
Fortune Street
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Sports Mix
Mario Strikers Charged
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Samurai Warriors 3
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Wii Music*
WiiWare
Dr. Mario Online RX
Excitebike: World Rally
LONPOS
Maboshi's Arcade
My Pokémon Ranch
ThruSpace
WarioWare DIY
Other
Wii Speak**
Wii Speak Channel**
(*) Services that require Internet communication ended on June 28, 2013.
(**) As Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is required to use this title, it is no longer functional
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RIP Animal Crossing City Folk
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2014-02-27 16:17
Guess Nitendo is trimming the fat in their technology and removing old things they have deemed "obsolete".
Wonder if this is to help with their network congestion issues they had back in December around Christmas and avoid similar issues in the future.
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Yogurticecream wrote on 2014-02-27 16:47
Quote from Kingofrunes;1202544:
Guess Nitendo is trimming the fat in their technology and removing old things they have deemed "obsolete".
Wonder if this is to help with their network congestion issues they had back in December around Christmas and avoid similar issues in the future.
They are retiring all the DS and DSi games somehow. They might do the same for the 3DS titles years down the road.
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RicochetOrange wrote on 2014-02-27 18:05
Wait so does this include the Wii's Eshop and things? Meaning you can't buy Wiiware anymore?
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Tropa wrote on 2014-02-27 18:39
RIP
Mario Kart Wii </3
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Animal Crossing City Folk
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Ashikoki wrote on 2014-02-27 21:18
What. Nintendo almost explicitly only used matchmaking servers and made most of their games peer to peer connection. Why do this now.
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Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-02-27 23:45
Quote from Tropa;1202577:
RIP
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Well that's a shame, I used to love playing SSBB until it got old...
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Brynn wrote on 2014-02-27 23:48
WHY ADVANCED WARS WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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Taycat wrote on 2014-02-27 23:59
Quote from RicochetOrange;1202569:
Wait so does this include the Wii's Eshop and things? Meaning you can't buy Wiiware anymore?
If you read the article, the shops are still open. Just the games that use the wiiconnect are going away.
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Yoorah wrote on 2014-02-28 00:01
So you won't be able to trade Pokemon to friends online anymore? That almost breaks the game. D:
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Natural Harmonia Gropius wrote on 2014-02-28 00:02
Quote from Yoorah;1202683:
So you won't be able to trade Pokemon to friends online anymore? That almost breaks the game. D:
They are phasing out Gen 5 and making people get Gen 6.
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Brynn wrote on 2014-02-28 00:27
Wouldn't that like... break the Pokemon Bank?
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Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2014-02-28 00:42
Quote from Brynn;1202696:
Wouldn't that like... break the Pokemon Bank?
Pokemon Bank is on the 3DS though, I don't think Black and White have to use the internet to transfer Pokemon to it.
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RicochetOrange wrote on 2014-02-28 00:45
Quote from Brynn;1202696:
Wouldn't that like... break the Pokemon Bank?
Pokémon Bank is on the 3DS. It can read data from the Gen 5 carts. No DS wifi needed.
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Syr wrote on 2014-03-01 18:17
Quote from Brynn;1202696:
Wouldn't that like... break the Pokemon Bank?
Makes me wonder if Gen 5 GTS is going to poof, there goes PokeGen