Before you start criticizing Nintendo Without bases or foundations, it must be said that the video game company gave its users enough time to make backup copies of the files they had on the consoles. 3DS and Wii U. Since February 2022 they announced that they would close the online (virtual stores of these devices) in 2023.
The closure, in fact, was extended, since the final lock was placed on April 8, 2024, when they ended the era of two of their most beloved consoles. The Japanese company disconnected the online servers from both platforms, ending the possibility of playing online and accessing other functions that require an internet connection.
That had consequences. Some DLC, which was theoretically inside users' files, could have been deleted. The negative thing about this case is that there is no online to try to recover it. The site specialized in Japanese console video games, Nintendoechoes a report made by a YouTuber named Gronya.
The gamer dedicated more than 340 hours developing save files for her 56 Dragon Quest VII maps, to be able to access its DLC, despite the closure of the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U virtual stores. Gronya leaves a kind of tutorial to explain what he did with what he considers his treasure, and which according to users of the social network X is repeated with DLC from other titles such as Smash Bros.
Goodbye to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
The news of the closure of the online servers of 3DS and Wii U It did not come by surprise but it was done definitively through two means. First through a statement on Nintendo's official website, which was published in October 2023 and was just updated on April 8.
Secondly, the company behind the Super Mario Bros. franchise used its official social networks, such as x (before Twitter) to announce the death of online services on both systems with a brief message: “Online gaming service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software has ended… Thank you very much for your long-term support.”
At the time of the announcement, the Japanese company mentioned that the decision had been made with the aim of “focusing on its most recent platforms.” So now those who were left behind will not be able to play online, nor access the Miiversenor use the function StreetPass on the 3DS or even download demos or game updates.
However, not all bad news. Players will still be able to enjoy all their favorite games offline. As if it were the last century.
So in such a scenario we have decided to share with you our brief account of our three favorite things about each system.