{"id":11272,"date":"2014-02-27T13:46:48","date_gmt":"2014-02-27T21:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theculturednerd.com\/?p=11272"},"modified":"2014-02-27T13:46:48","modified_gmt":"2014-02-27T21:46:48","slug":"nintendo-terminating-online-service-for-ds-and-wii-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theculturednerd.org\/?p=11272","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Terminating Online Service For DS and Wii in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nintendo has officially revealed<\/a> that as of May 20th of this year\u00a0\u00a0“certain online functionality” offered through Nintendo Wii and DS will no longer be accessible for use.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0http:\/\/support.nintendo.com\/servicesupdate<\/a>. Users can still play the games in offline mode, which continues to offer a rich game-play experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

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.<\/em><\/p>\n

We at Nintendo sincerely thank our fans for their continued support of our company\u2019s legacy systems. Your enthusiasm for games made for these systems speaks to their longevity, and the passion of Nintendo fans.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While it has been reported that the Wii’s other online functionality and\u00a0online services like Netflix, Hulu+, and Amazon Prime will not be turned off at that time (but rumors point that they could potentially cut that functionality out by the end of the year), the the announcement that Nintendo is pretty much turning off all online functionality for their devices (except the Wii U and 3DS) is a huge deal.<\/p>\n

At this point, its no surprise that Nintendo is cutting their losses. With the huge fiscal drop that had over this past year, Nintendo is now forced to cut out things potentially as a means of saving money.<\/p>\n

Below is the list of affected Nintendo software titles:<\/p>\n

Nintendo DS<\/strong>
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\nAnimal Crossing: Wild World
\nAdvance Wars: Days of Ruin
\nClubhouse Games
\nCustom Robo Arena
\nDiddy Kong Racing DS
\nDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
\nDragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
\nFire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
\nFossil Fighters: Champions
\nLegend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
\nMario Kart DS
\nMario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
\nMario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem
\nMetroid Prime Hunters
\nPersonal Trainer: Walking
\nPicross 3D
\nPicross DS
\nPlanet Puzzle League
\nPok\u00e9mon Black Version
\nPok\u00e9mon Black Version 2
\nPok\u00e9mon Diamond Version
\nPok\u00e9mon HeartGold Version
\nPok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
\nPok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
\nPok\u00e9mon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
\nPok\u00e9mon Pearl Version
\nPok\u00e9mon Platinum Version
\nPok\u00e9mon Ranger: Guardian Signs
\nPok\u00e9mon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
\nPok\u00e9mon SoulSilver Version
\nPok\u00e9mon White Version
\nPok\u00e9mon White Version 2
\nProfessor Layton and the Curious Village
\nProfessor Layton and the Diabolical Box
\nProfessor Layton and the Last Specter
\nProfessor Layton and the Unwound Future
\nStar Fox Command
\nStyle Savvy
\nTenchu: Dark Secret
\nTetris DS
\nWarioWare DIY<\/p>\n

Nintendo DSiWare<\/strong>
\nMario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
\nMetal Torrent
\nNumber Battle<\/p>\n

Wii<\/strong>
\nAnimal Crossing: City Life
\nBattalion Wars 2
\nEndless Ocean
\nEndless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
\nExcitebots: Trick Racing
\nFortune Street
\nMario Kart Wii
\nMario Sports Mix
\nMario Strikers Charged
\nPok\u00e9mon Battle Revolution
\nSamurai Warriors 3
\nSin & Punishment: Star Successor
\nSuper Smash Brothers Brawl
\nWii Music*<\/p>\n

WiiWare<\/strong>
\nDr. Mario Online RX
\nExcitebike: World Rally
\nLONPOS
\nMaboshi’s Arcade
\nMy Pok\u00e9mon Ranch
\nThruSpace
\nWarioWare DIY
\nOther
\nWii Speak**
\nWii Speak Channel**<\/p>\n

(*) Services that require Internet communication ended on June 28, 2013.
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