While the Nintendo eShop is no longer accessible on the Wii U and 3DS, the two systems can still access online multiplayer features — at least until April 2024. Before it’s too late, consider clocking ...

Almost half a year after taking Wii U servers offline, Nintendo is letting fans play their multiplayer games online again. The news comes five months after Nintendo removed online play forMario Kart 8 ...

Want a zombie horde at your fingertips? You’ve got it. Nintendo just took the lid off the multiplayer mode for Ubisoft’s third-person zompocalypse shooter ZombiU, and like the majority of the Wii U’s ...

Looking for the best Wii and Wii U games that were a generation of motion-controlled magic and innovative play? You’ve landed at the right place. These two Nintendo consoles were forward-thinking ...

Wii Sports is often considered the quintessential multiplayer game for the Wii. Released in 2006, it includes five sports: tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing. Each sport is designed to be ...

Online services for Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon will return for Wii U players on August 3 after months of downtime. Nintendo announced that players can once again access multiplayer in a ...

In April 2024, Nintendo will discontinue online services across its Wii U and 3DS consoles. While the eShops for both systems were shut down in March 2023, this will remove the online functionality of ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. The Wii U isn’t dead, it’s just resting. Nintendo finally brought the console’s servers for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 back online after a mysterious ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 07: Nintendo exhibitor Aurielle Rounsaville displays the new game console Wii U at the Nintendo booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, ...

Nintendo has taken Wii U titles Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon offline indefinitely while it attempts to resolve security issues. "This network service is currently unavailable due to urgent maintenance ...

Mario is the kind of video game franchise that can liven up Nintendo even when it's struggling. Some of the best examples of ...