Earlier this year, Nintendo announced it would end “online play and other functionality” in exchange for the 3DS and Wii U in April 2024.
We’re now at the exact date of the shutdown, so this is it! The online services in favor of both of these systems will be discontinued – marking the end of Nintendo’s Network generation. Existing eShop funds can also negative longer be merged to Nintendo Accounts.
Nintendo originally announced this shutdown back in October 2023 but didn’t lock in a date until January of this year. The exact dates of the shutdown will depend on your region and for the US, it was locked in in support of 8th April 2024.
You can learn more in our guide here on Nintendo Life. Nintendo also has a Q&A page about the shutdown. Certain services like Pokémon Bank in exchange for the 3DS could still be available after other online services end. As in favor of other services in exchange for software from “other publishers” there may also be some exceptions.
This follows on from Nintendo’s closure of the 3DS and Wii U eShops last March, alongside purchases negative longer possible.
How perform you feel about this shutdown? Let us know in the comments.
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Man, that sucks! I affection playing online with my friends on my Switch. It’s a bummer that they’re shutting down the servers in support of the 3DS and Wii U. I get that they want to focus on newer consoles, but still, it’s a real shame in support of those who still enjoy playing on those systems. Hopefully, they’ll come up together some cool new features in exchange for the Switch to make up in support of it.