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New 3DS And Wii U Users Can No Longer Go Online In Games

Online play officially ends "early April 2024"

www.nintendolife.com

Earlier this year, Nintendo announced it would be ending "online play and other functionality" that uses online communication for both 3DS and Wii U as of "early April" 2024.


Now, in an update, it's been discovered that new users can no longer go online in any games on 3DS or Wii U. This information comes from a lengthy blog post on Pretendo, which mentions how this change took place "some time in late December 2023".


If you try to play online with a Nintendo account from here on out, it will reportedly result in 'Error code 106-0303' on Wii U and 'Error Code 006-0303' on 3DS. This is due to new accounts "no longer being synchronized" with servers.


Super Mario Maker players have also been encountering 'Error Code 106-0502' in "early December", but existing users are still able to connect to the game's servers it seems. You can get a more detailed rundown about this on Pretendo.

 

[tkscz]

Eh, someone will get online up and running for those who still want it.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

There's servers for the DS Pokemon games so if someone wants to host for specific games it's definitely possible.

Kinda sad the PS3 is still going strong that outdates both of these by at least 5 years. Nintendo pulled the plug WAAAAAAAY too fast compared to the Wii.

 

[dave_d]

Can you still download the extra stuff in the monster hunter games? When they were shutting down the 3ds store it looks like that stuff was on Capcom's own servers.

 

[squidilix]

It's not Sony, so it's not a problem for people.

 

[ManaByte]

It's not Sony, so it's not a problem for people.

The Wii U sold 13M systems. Total. This is a massive who gives a shit story.

 

[ReBurn]

New Wii U and 3DS users?

 

[Skelterz]

Can you still download the extra stuff in the monster hunter games? When they were shutting down the 3ds store it looks like that stuff was on Capcom's own servers.

If you look into modifying your 3ds not only can you download DLC & Updates for games you can download any game ever released for the platform from the 3ds natively basically the E-shop but everything is free.. look in H-shop.

 

[squidilix]

The Wii U sold 13M systems. Total. This is a massive who gives a shit story.

Only 1-2 millions active user on PS3 for now (based on recent leak) and when Sony announce they down PS Store (not online game, just PS Store), they've got massive backlash they force to go back.

3DS selling also a lot, but for some reason, people don't care much when Nintendo stop eShop/Online

 

[Mr Hyde]

It seems that Nintendo is always pulling the plug early for their old systems, whether it's online play, eShop or just general support.

 

[ManaByte]

Only 1-2 millions active user on PS3 for now (based on recent leak) and when Sony announce they down PS Store (not online game, just PS Store), they've got massive backlash they force to go back.

3DS selling also a lot, but for some reason, people don't care much when Nintendo stop eShop/Online

The PS3 sold 83M systems.

Again, the Wii U sold 13M

 

[justiceiro]

Oh boy, please hang in there Mario maker

 

[LoveCake]

It seems that Nintendo is always pulling the plug early for their old systems, whether it's online play, eShop or just general support.

Nintendo are the worst for it.

 

[graywolf323]

The PS3 sold 83M systems.

Again, the Wii U sold 13M

and the 3DS sold 75+ million… so it’s not like it’s just the Wii U

edit: the Vita is estimated to have sold around 15-16 million

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

3DS has such an amazing library. I'm still playing it to this day and feel sad for those who never had one.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

The Wii U sold 13M systems. Total. This is a massive who gives a shit story.

It's even less than that. This inability to go online only applies to any new accounts created at this point. Existing accounts still work.

 

[Calverz]

It's not Sony, so it's not a problem for people.

Yea if it was Sony, the servers would have closed 5 years ago.

 

[SenkiDala]

Only 1-2 millions active user on PS3 for now (based on recent leak) and when Sony announce they down PS Store (not online game, just PS Store), they've got massive backlash they force to go back.

3DS selling also a lot, but for some reason, people don't care much when Nintendo stop eShop/Online

There wasn't a story about you wouldn't be able to download the games you bought ? I thought it was because of this that people were upset, now because they won't be able to play FIFA 07 online anymore.

 

[dotnotbot]

Yea if it was Sony, the servers would have closed 5 years ago.

When did PS3/Vita and 3DS/WiiU release and which ones are still online for everyone with no upcoming closure date?

 

[kiphalfton]

It seems that Nintendo is always pulling the plug early for their old systems, whether it's online play, eShop or just general support.

Nintendo and their customer fanbase:

 

[Northeastmonk]

When did PS3/Vita and 3DS/WiiU release and which ones are still online for everyone with no upcoming closure date?

You can still download and play on PS3/Vita. Get the best Squaresoft games for PS1 and enjoy them on the Vita or PS3. I still ply my Vita more than I do my 3DS. My 3DS has Dragon Quest VII and VIII. There are quite a few really great games on 3DS. Nintendo kicked the shins of the people who bought digitally.

 

[Horseganador]

It is curious the contrast of this type of news depending on the brand, if it is Sony trying to close the PS3 store everything is indignation, if it is Nintendo...well it seems that there is not that much of a problem...

 

[SantaC]

remember how roasted EA get when they close servers of a 15 year old game

 

[Werewolf Jones]

It is curious the contrast of this type of news depending on the brand, if it is Sony trying to close the PS3 store everything is indignation, if it is Nintendo...well it seems that there is not that much of a problem...

It is a problem but the difference is Sony listens to their fanbase but Nintendo knows their drone fanbase will fold easily.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[Magic Carpet]

I don't understand why there can't be one little server blade to handle these things.
I picture an old concrete building, foundation leaning over into a partially flooded lake in the middle of nowhere with racks of old computers doing old things.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Such a shame to decommission these services. They can probably host these without much investment. I think the major challenges are with Credit Card systems being out of date making it costly to get those up to standards.

 

[fart town usa]

So lame. Crazy to think that Nintendo could do no wrong when I was a kid but I now struggle to think of a gaming company that I dislike more than Nintendo.

 

[fart town usa]

It is curious the contrast of this type of news depending on the brand, if it is Sony trying to close the PS3 store everything is indignation, if it is Nintendo...well it seems that there is not that much of a problem...

Because Nintendo fanboys are the same people making YT comments praising Nintendo for taking legal action on fan games/emulation.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

To be fair, both systems are more than a decade old. And were both commercially discontinued years ago. Wii U was discontinued in *2015*.

Go get a private server set up or something

The active users playing online games on either system was probably routinely in the single digits at this point. Why would anyone expect Nintendo to just permanently fund servers that no one is using?

No one does that. Lol

 

[graywolf323]

Such a shame to decommission these services. They can probably host these without much investment. I think the major challenges are with Credit Card systems being out of date making it costly to get those up to standards.

credit card systems aren’t an issue because they’ve already killed the stores making it so you can’t purchase anything

 

[nial]

Yea if it was Sony, the servers would have closed 5 years ago.

 

[nial]

Wii U was discontinued in *2015*.

2017.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

2017.

They announced its planned discontinuation in Dec 2015. Whatever

It didn’t sell hardly units in 2016 because they’d moved onto the classic Minis starting holiday 2015, since the Wii U was such an unmitigated disaster.

 

[nial]

They announced its planned discontinuation in Dec 2015. Whatever

It didn’t sell hardly units in 2016 because they’d moved onto the classic Minis starting holiday 2015, since the Wii U was such an unmitigated disaster.

Oh, well. I was going to share this.

Wii U Production Has Officially Ended For Japan [Update]

Last fall, Kotaku reported Wii U production was slated to end “soon” for Japan. And today, we can say it’s officially finished.

kotaku.com

It was still 2017.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Wii u got us here.

 

[UltimaKilo]

To be fair, both systems are more than a decade old. And were both commercially discontinued years ago. Wii U was discontinued in *2015*.

Go get a private server set up or something

The active users playing online games on either system was probably routinely in the single digits at this point. Why would anyone expect Nintendo to just permanently fund servers that no one is using?

No one does that. Lol

I play Mario Kart on my 3DS often online… there’s still a large user base. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

 

[Banjo64]

I feel like Nintendo really knows me, giving me tonnes of options, ways to customise and personalised suggestions.

It’s important to me that the companies I support take sustainability seriously, and Nintendo does.

 

[Barakov]

Soon.