Nintendo stops in may worldwide, with online multiplayer for DS and Wii

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Nintendo stops with its Wi-Fi Connection service on may 20. The decision means that owners of a Nintendo DS or Wii as of that date no longer have access to online multiplayer. Games for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS are not affected by the stop of the service.

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is a free service provided by Nintendo, which allows owners of Nintendo devices to play via the internet. On 20 may, draws Nintendo, however the power plug from the service. From that date, the onlinespeelmogelijkheden for the Nintendo DS, DSi and Wii are no longer available and also matchmaking and leaderboards will disappear then.

The step has no impact on other services such as the browser, YouTube, the Shop and Pay & Play. Owners of the Wii U and the 3DS just to get to, respectively, the run in Wii Mode of Wii software and play DS games on the 3DS.

Nintendo stopped in October 2013 with the production of the Wii, and also have already been a few built-in apps removed. Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which is never a very important service for the consoles, but still, there were many games that supported it. The stop is published by Nintendo on several continents, including the USA, but not yet in Europe. It is assumed that the communication still follows.