It’s Official, 3DS And Wii U Online Play Ends 8th April 2024

It’s Official, 3DS And Wii U Online Play Ends 8th April 2024

Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Now that we’re in the new year, Nintendo has shared an update about the closure of online play and other functionality for the 3DS and Wii U, confirming these services will end on 8th April 2024. As part of this, it’s shared a special message thanking customers for their … Read more

Fighters From Smash Bros. For 3DS Were Leaked By Former NoA Employee’s Child

Fighters From Smash Bros. For 3DS Were Leaked By Former NoA Employee’s Child

Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube In August 2014, photos and videos of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS were leaked online, demonstrating evidence of unannounced fighters. The leaks were seemingly confirmed following a copyright strike from Nintendo of America before being proven irrefutably real upon the game’s eventual release later that year. Since then, … Read more

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U’s online services will go away next year

Nintendo 3DS and Wii U’s online services will go away next year

Nintendo confirmed it will widely shut down online services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games in April 2024, which will be just over a year after it discontinued the Nintendo eShop on those systems. This deactivation of most of the online services for those platforms was revealed on X (formerly Twitter) and Nintendo’s support … Read more

Nintendo Might Be Updating Its Smash Bros. amiibo Packaging

Nintendo Might Be Updating Its Smash Bros. amiibo Packaging

Image: Nintendo Life Nintendo’s amiibo line might not be quite as busy as it once was, but there are still new figurines arriving on a regular basis. With this in mind, there are reports of updated packaging for Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo series. This information comes from a Famiboards forum member, who shared … Read more