2019 – 2026retired
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“It streamed while others shuffled; rest easy, home of all things Perry.”
“Free online play for 3DS and Wii U, gone to the big leaderboard in the sky”
The Nintendo Network launched in 2012 as Nintendo's second online service, after Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, offering free online play and features for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and their compatible games. For a generation of handheld and dual-screen players, it was simply how you played with friends.
Nintendo shut down the service on April 8, 2024, taking online play, global leaderboards, SpotPass, and most other online features of the Wii U and 3DS with it. Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter held out a little longer, set to go dark on February 25, 2027, and a few quiet services remain: system updates, friend lists, the limited 3DS theme shop, and redownloading your old purchases. The Nintendo Switch never support
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“It streamed while others shuffled; rest easy, home of all things Perry.”
“It heard us the first time, every time. Rest easy.”
“Two sizes, four colors, barely a year — gone before the screen protector wore in.”