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girlwhowaspluggedout
on Saturday March 01 2014, @07:00AM
from the thank-you-mario-but-wireless-connectivity-is-in-another-console dept.
from the thank-you-mario-but-wireless-connectivity-is-in-another-console dept.
GungnirSniper writes:
"Nintendo has announced the discontinuation of their Wi-Fi Connection Service for the Wii, DS, and DSi systems. Over 400 titles are affected, including Mario Kart Wii. Engadget reports that the services that will keep working on the DS after May include the DSi Shop, DS Browser, and DSi Browser, while the Wii will keep Netflix, Hulu, Wii Shop Channel, Internet Channel, Pay & Play, and YouTube.
Could the slow sales of the Wii U be motivating this move? Will casual gamers be instead put off by this, and hurt the company's future sales?"
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(Score: 4, Insightful) by Debvgger on Saturday March 01 2014, @07:54AM
Yeah, well said. But it's not only about being online or offline. I'm sad for the Xbox Halo 2 online being nuked a few years ago. But PC version is still working. The problem here is designing the games in a way that depends on you continuing offering a service or not. All games should come with the option for people to build their own servers if they want.