Lady Lilith Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 http://segabits.com/blog/2014/02/27/nintendo-pulls-the-plug-on-online-features-for-wii-and-ds-games/ Nintendo of America has just announced that as of May 20th, you will no longer have access to WiFi connection service on their Wii, DS and DSi games. That will include features like online play, online leaderboards and anything else that it does online. All games will work perfectly fine online. Honestly this move makes me more weary of Nintendo and actually makes me reconsider the idea of buying a Wii U. I know most people will post and say that I’m overreacting, saying not many people play DS titles online, but it sucks knowing that if we make a party on our forums to play Phantasy Star Ø, as of May 20th, we won’t be able to play online just because Nintendo decided they didn’t want to support online services going on to the next generation. To see all SEGA games that will be affected, hit the jump. BLEACH: Dark Souls Bleach: The Blade of Fate The Conduit 2 Dinosaur King Ghost Squad Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns Arcade Hits Pack Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii/DS) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (Wii/DS) Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams Phantasy Star Ø Samba De Amigo Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (Wii/DS) Sonic and the Black Knight Sonic Colors (Wii/DS) Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity Sonic Rush Adventure Virtua Tennis All games being affected are posted here. How do you feel about this news? For all the success the Wii and DS had, Nintendo sure is dropping support quick. Sure, the Wii was more a fad than anything, but the DS is kinda surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueFireReaper Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) I remember when I played The Conduit on the Wii. Every time it was always the same map with only rocket launchers. And man did I love it. Mario Kart too! Loved playing that online because there wasn't much to do in the singleplayer and I didn't play often with other people in that game. I also didn't forget the Pokemon Plaza (I think that was what the name was) in Pokemon Platinum. Didn't really do much, but it was a major step in social communication for Nintendo. To think that is all going to be gone in nearly three months... Edited February 28, 2014 by BlueFireReaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Jedi More Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) not to mention the WC Yu-Gi-Oh! Games,Transformers and plenty more It was fun to play online n the DS, Wii era, only games like Zelda, Mario and Pokemon are keeping Nintendo alive Edited February 28, 2014 by starhope39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowGandalf Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I'm guessing you can still trade Pokemon from game to game locally though right? Using infra-red or whatever? You just won't be able to trade over the internet right? Right...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenExotic Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Im surprised by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goekie Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Already? Seems a little early to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Jedi More Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I'm guessing you can still trade Pokemon from game to game locally though right? Using infra-red or whatever? You just won't be able to trade over the internet right? Right...? You can use the pokemon bank for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The Wii had online No seriously I played online with my Wii twice. Once for Smash Bros which was so laggy that it made it almost unplayable. The second was Mario Kart. It took forever to actually connect but once I did the experience wasn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamepartnersTV Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I was playing on my Wii today... I have a few online games... I'm going to miss online on there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Weight Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 no more brawl online =/ well it wasn't that good to begin with all the lag anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 not entirely suprising i mean has any one actually tried connect to a game on DS or Wii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIncinerator1 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Besides like maybe Brawl I think, I don't remember playing anything for the Wii online. Kind of jumping the gun quick there with shutting it down for everything though, how long has the Wii-U been out for, like 2 years? Also PSzero, how was that game? never owned a DS until the 3ds so I never got to play it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzero4812 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 no more brawl online =/ well it wasn't that good to begin with all the lag anyway and i spent more time beating on the punching bag than i did other players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadiochao Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I understand why they're doing it, but not why they think it'll be effective. Having the option to play the old releases isn't what stops people buying the new ones. Just look at things like Call of Duty or even the new consoles. All this is going to do is damage customer relations. I like to go back and play old games with friends occasionally. I imagine a lot of Wii users are the same, considering the casual audience it was aimed at. It's also worrying thinking that one day this could happen to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVader66 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I remember when i used to go online to fight against other people on pokemon black 2 it was fun but now it's over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBomb Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 And I was thinking on buying a DS or a DS3 to play pokemon with my friends with my friends. Oh well, just have to continue to play on DS emulator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowwindow7 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 am i the only one who thought Nintendo have shut down the online for the Wii since the release of Wii mini? which it self it don't have an online features. i don't know i never played or own a Wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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