Wow. I just checked to see if this was legit, and it is. Honestly, how dumb can they get? First, the WiiU, and now they're shutting off Nintendo Wi-Fi for NDS and Wii games? Good luck with staying popular, Nintendo.

supermarioboss wrote:

My friend code is 0131-5414-6794 but we need both our friend codes to be friends on it. What's your friend code?

My friend code is 0262-1268-8909.

supermarioboss wrote:

Dabby wrote:

supermarioboss wrote:

WASDgamer wrote:

Not much time left to play online! Nintendo are pulling the plug for online match making on the 20th of may for DS and wii, this does not effect 3DS or Wii U though.

What do you mean?

They're taking down the wifi for DS and Wii in May. Meaning no more going on Mario Kart Wii online.

Why are they doing that?

Progress!

Kidding aside I believe they're trying to finally implement an online system that is marginally more user friendly than a cow in a shopping trolley. Out with the old, in with the new. Personally it feels a little soon but those are the breaks.

^Thanks for the link.

Nintendo wrote:

Users can still play the games in offline mode, which continues to offer a rich game-play experience.

Ahahahahhaahhaha. Also

* Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Yeah, this is gonna work out for them.

scratchisthebest wrote:

^Thanks for the link.

Nintendo wrote:

Users can still play the games in offline mode, which continues to offer a rich game-play experience.

Ahahahahhaahhaha. Also

* Super Smash Brothers Brawl

Yeah, this is gonna work out for them.

They better get SSB4 out fast.

harleyquin wrote:

Wow. I just checked to see if this was legit, and it is. Honestly, how dumb can they get? First, the WiiU, and now they're shutting off Nintendo Wi-Fi for NDS and Wii games? Good luck with staying popular, Nintendo.

1. The Wii was NOT a dumb idea in an way. Their marketing tactics, and the fact that it's sadly under-powered, are what is making it very unpopular.
2. It takes way too much money to host these servers. Also, why should they keep them up for so long? They're a company, and they want people to move to their latest products, not stay on the old ones.

GUYS. Sorry for the bold, but you seem mistaken. They are only shutting off wi-fi for the DS/Lite/DSi and the original Wii, not the Wii U or 3DS. Only the outdated systems.

Does that include Netflix, because that is the only thing I use my Wii for anymore?

fission wrote:

Does that include Netflix, because that is the only thing I use my Wii for anymore?

I'm pretty sure that this does not include Netflix. It may, though.

EDIT: It's staying.
“You’ve probably seen the headlines about Nintendo shutting down its online services for Wii and DS/DSi. Don’t panic–all that’s going is the gaming stuff, which is only used by a tiny percentage of Wii players anyway. The Wii and DS’s ability to perform matchmaking, leaderboards, and online play will cease on 20 May, worldwide. It’s a smart move by Nintendo, as the company looks to offset some of the losses suffered by Wii U by trimming services no longer required by its customers.” - GamesRadar

ya…but im still gonna miss the gts……………………..and yes. THEY ARE ONLY SHUTTING DOWN DS AND DSI * AND THE WII WI-FI. which means u can still trade in x and y. u know what? here are the games that will be affected:
Nintendo DS
100 Classic Books
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
Clubhouse Games
Custom Robo Arena
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Fossil Fighters: Champions
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mario Kart DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem
Metroid Prime Hunters
Personal Trainer: Walking
Picross 3D
Picross DS
Planet Puzzle League
Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon Diamond Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Pokémon Pearl Version
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Pokémon White Version
Pokémon White Version 2
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Star Fox Command
Style Savvy
Tenchu: Dark Secret
Tetris DS
WarioWare DIY

Nintendo DSiWare
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Metal Torrent
Number Battle
Wii
Animal Crossing: City Life
Battalion Wars 2
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
Excitebots: Trick Racing
Fortune Street
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Sports Mix
Mario Strikers Charged
Pokémon Battle Revolution
Samurai Warriors 3
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Wii Music*

WiiWare
Dr. Mario Online RX
Excitebike: World Rally
LONPOS
Maboshi's Arcade
My Pokémon Ranch
ThruSpace
WarioWare DIY
Other
Wii Speak**
Wii Speak Channel**

19cougardistaga wrote:

ya…but im still gonna miss the gts……………………..and yes. THEY ARE ONLY SHUTTING DOWN DS AND DSI * AND THE WII WI-FI. which means u can still trade in x and y. u know what? here are the games that will be affected:

Pokémon Battle Revolution

My Pokémon Ranch

Wait, does that mean we can't transfer our Pokémon from DPP into those games?

SuperSmashScratch wrote:

maxamillion321 wrote:

Mario Kart Wii is a very fun game and it will be cool if I can get some friend codes for online playing so I can play with Scratchers. Just tell me your friend code and I can friend you and someday we could play together. Thanks.

Sadly, I cannot do it for 2 reasons:

• Personal information sharing is not allowed on Scratch.
  WiiConnect24 services are no longer available.
  

This is not really a place to put this thread. Put it somewhere else, like a gaming website. That wouldn't be of use, anyway, because you can't have friends on the Wii anymore. Sorry

1. Friend codes aren't personal…
2. I thought that happened during May?

Wait, does that mean we can't transfer our Pokémon from DPP into those games?


ya, u can still migrate from gameboy advance games into DPP HGSS, and u can still use the transfer lab in black and white to get stuff from DPP HGSS to BWB2W2, and Pokemon bnk to get pokemon from gen 4 and 5 to X and y. u can still do that *, its the gts trading and wi-fi battles that will be taken down.

haxcharsol wrote:

Is it weird that I never used the GTS on any DS games?
Mainly because I didn't know it existed back then…

nope

ImagineIt wrote:

SuperSmashScratch wrote:

maxamillion321 wrote:

Mario Kart Wii is a very fun game and it will be cool if I can get some friend codes for online playing so I can play with Scratchers. Just tell me your friend code and I can friend you and someday we could play together. Thanks.

Sadly, I cannot do it for 2 reasons:

• Personal information sharing is not allowed on Scratch.
  WiiConnect24 services are no longer available.
  

This is not really a place to put this thread. Put it somewhere else, like a gaming website. That wouldn't be of use, anyway, because you can't have friends on the Wii anymore. Sorry

1. Friend codes aren't personal…
2. I thought that happened during May?

facepalm
1. Well, for the wii, you can see people's names in friend codes.
2. Yep. But I think it was delayed.

I first heard this news on a TheJwittz video, I was pretty upset, really, how many of you play a game with nintendo wi-fi but don't actually use it?

What Nintendo is doing those times is so annoying,i was angry when they shutted WiiConnect24 down.Now i cant play online games anymore on my Wii. It's just for people will say“aw,no nintendo WiFi anymore on those games,i'll buy another console” and will buy another console then Nintendo will get ca$h. I think it's just for money.

19cougardistaga wrote:

ya…but im still gonna miss the gts……………………..and yes. THEY ARE ONLY SHUTTING DOWN DS AND DSI * AND THE WII WI-FI. which means u can still trade in x and y. u know what? here are the games that will be affected:
Game List

That's it?

macadam wrote:

I think it's just for money.

Welcome to the real world. Without money, that computer that you are sitting next to would not exist. Without money, none of the consoles that Nintendo made would not exist. Money is the driving force behind MANY inventions.

macadam wrote:

What Nintendo is doing those times is so annoying,i was angry when they shutted WiiConnect24 down.Now i cant play online games anymore on my Wii. It's just for people will say“aw,no nintendo WiFi anymore on those games,i'll buy another console” and will buy another console then Nintendo will get ca$h. I think it's just for money.

But I thought they shut down the wi-fi connection because they were LOW on money?