Nintendo shutting down WiFi connection on Wii and DS

[Arkuski]

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I was planning to pick up MkWii for cheap and play some wifi, but it sucks that the end has come so soon. I played a lot of online MKDS too and truly had a fantastic time doing so; I'll be sad to see it go.

It's not just Mario Kart either; Pokemon DP/BW are affected as well. I just feel this is very underhanded by Nintendo, especially since the day of service termination falls just over a week shy of the release of Mario Kart 8. At least when Microsoft called it quits on the H2 servers, it was well after H3 had come out and Reach was on its way to being released.

I started that piracy thread a few months ago with the opinion that piracy is morally equivalent to theft, and I guess I still stand by that in most cases. In the music industry, albums are released at a standard price and are mostly made very available to the customers. Cases like these make me think a little more though. That features should suddenly be discontinued (especially at the time they will be) really make me feel like the industry is trying to milk me for my money and has too much power over how the consumer can enjoy their product. That's why emulation, though morally questionable, is noble in that it desires to give the customer freedom and features that the big corporations won't provide for financial reasons.

[Xayphon]

This'll be the first time I'll experience a sudden, forced separation from a community I've actively participated in since 2009.

I shed a tear for every single Wii/DS community, and all existing clans created only for the purpose of playing together. Same goes for the clan I am in, and all the friends I have made and met during this time.

It had to happen someday, still I say go fuck yourself Nintendo

[Charu]

Heard about this and it really blows.

Hopefully, the popular games, like Smash Bro's and Mario Kart Wii, people will find a way to continue playing online.

They did it with Double Dash, they will find a way with those games!

[Arkuski]

Originally Posted by Charu

They did it with Double Dash, they will find a way with those games!

whaaaaa... tell me more!

[Pseudo Enigma]

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...ng-online-play

Originally Posted by Hundreds of Wii, DS games losing online play

Before Nintendo made the announcement public, a source told GamesIndustry International the shutdown was imminent, and pointed to a dissolving partnership with Glu's GameSpy Technology as the reason for the shutdown. Nintendo announced it was licensing GameSpy tech for the DS online network in 2005, and expanded the relationship in 2007 to offer online functionality for Wii games.

don't blame Nintendo. Blame GameSpy for being dicks as always. GameSpy has been bashing Nintendo for about a year now well, a while anyway. I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner. Good on Nintendo to wait until after both the systems have been nearly phased out.

[Arntonach]

Would the wifi still work for stuff like internet channel and netflix?

[Charu]

Originally Posted by Arkuski

whaaaaa... tell me more!

Sure, the Gamecube actually has Internet capabilities believe it or not.

http://www.amazon.com/Gamecube-Broad.../dp/B0002IMLR0

That product is mainly for Phantasy Star Online (which is now offline officially), but you can use that device to pretty much tunnel a LAN connection to people around the globe.

Ever heard of Xbox Connect? It's sort of like that if you do know.

EDIT: Also Double Dash has a LAN mode that's not shown until you have said device.

[Arkuski]

Yeah I've actually played a bit of Halo 2 on it. It would be neat if there was a service like that for the wii

[Izzy]

Originally Posted by Charu

Sure, the Gamecube actually has Internet capabilities believe it or not.
That product is mainly for Phantasy Star Online (which is now offline officially), but you can use that device to pretty much tunnel a LAN connection to people around the globe.

I have this and played pso with it. Didn't know it was used for anything else.

[SariSynthetic]

No more ac wild world

[TheSaxRunner05]

Originally Posted by Arntonach

Would the wifi still work for stuff like internet channel and netflix?

Does someone know the answer to this?

[Arntonach]

Originally Posted by Izzy

I have this and played pso with it. Didn't know it was used for anything else.

People hacked the adapter for f-zer gx, capcom vs snk2 eo, ssbm and sonic adventure 2 battle I believe.I'm sure with a little knowhow you can do any game really. Online multiplayer kirby air ride actually sounds awesome.

[Arkuski]

Originally Posted by Arntonach

Online multiplayer kirby air ride actually sounds awesome.

Kirby Air Ride is one of the most underrated games ever

[qqwref]

Wow, this is really not cool. I guess almost all multiplayer games will end up like this... sooner or later someone will shut down the server, and the game experience will be gone forever.

And the companies wonder why people constantly go behind their backs and pirate stuff and set up private servers... I certainly see no reason to be loyal to a company that will get rid of everything you like in a few years.

[Arntonach]

Well it isn't feasible for a company to maintain a service for a specific game after it's popularity wanes to the point where keeping the service up becomes cost prohibited. They'll still provide the service and hype it to hell and back, but after it's all said and done you'll need a dedicated fanbase to keep it up and running forever. Hey, at least fanmade servers of MMO's tend to be pretty fun.

[qqwref]

This is an entire system (well, two) they're talking about though... and they still have a lot of people playing it. Nintendo, of all console companies, should know how older games can remain popular for a long time, and even get new jumps in popularity later on (look at twitchplayspokemon for instance, that was with the original Gameboy game and tens of thousands of people were watching for weeks). And honestly, if fewer people are playing, that just makes it easier to keep the servers running, since they need less bandwidth and storage space.

[Frozen Beat]

RIP metroid prime hunters tt