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Despite Nintendo “permanently” shutting down itsWii Uand 3DS servers, four players remain online on the Nintendo Network 40 days later. By collectively staying online on theWii Uand 3DS servers, the players have beaten a record famously set byHalo 2fans over a decade ago.
The Nintendo Network server shutdown was made known to players last year. One of the games affected by this shutdown isSplatoon, a colorful third-person shooter which was originally launched in 2015 on the Wii U.
As reported on GamesRadar+, there are still players online despite Nintendo’s decision to permanently shut down Wii U and 3DS online servers. Four players have been able to stay online on eitherthe Wii U or 3DS servers. According to GaffsNotLaffs, Lcd101 is still enjoying online functionality onSplatoon. Fishguy6564 is onMario Kart 7. Another player, SlitherySheep, is onSuper Mario Maker, and Omoroid is onXenoblade Chronicles X. The nearly 40 days that the group has managed to stay online has surpassed a record previously set byHalo 2fans who were able to stay connected to the servers for just over 25 days after the Xbox Live shut down.
Four Gamers Still Online Nearly 40 Days After Wii U Servers Shutdown
Previously, GaffsNotLaffs had tracked the number of players still online on Wii U and 3DS servers at 10 before that figure went down to the current four. Thisshutdown took effect in April of this year. Lcd101 plans on staying online inSplatoon. In a recent update, the player stated, “I am still online, but the lobby gives me the error code for maintenance, 106-0811. I intend to stay online in this state for as long as possible.” It is unclear how long he and the other three players will be able to stay online.
For fans of Nintendo’sonline services on the Wii U and 3DS, this is the end of an era. However, they can still enjoy the online functionality of Wii Utitles that were ported to the Nintendo Switch.
Nintendo Wii U
The Nintendo Wii U was the original successor to the Nintendo Wii and featured upgraded motion controls as well as a new controller that had a touch-screen tablet interface. It was part of the eighth-generation of the console wars and went toe-to-toe with the Xbox One and PS4.
