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As of May 20th, 2014, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service will be discontinued and it will no longer be possible to use online features of Nintendo DS/DSi and Wii software such as online play, matchmaking and leaderboards.

The Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop will not be affected however, and will continue to be accessible after May 20th.



This affects the games below:
Wii

Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City
Battalion Wars 2
Boom Street
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Sports Mix
Mario Strikers Charged Football
Pokmon Battle Revolution
Samurai Warriors 3
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Last Story
Trauma Center New Blood

Wii Ware

Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
Excitebike World Challenge
LONPOS
MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade
ThruSpace High Velocity 3D Puzzle
WarioWare: Do It Yourself-Showcase

Other

Wii Speak

Nintendo DS/DSi games



100 Classic Book Collection
Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Clubhouse Games
Custom Robo Arena
Diddy Kong Racing DS
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Mario Kart DS
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
Metroid Prime Hunters
Nintendo presents: Style Boutique
Picross DS
Pokmon Black Version
Pokmon Black Version 2
Pokmon Conquest
Pokmon Diamond
Pokmon HeartGold Version
Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Pokmon Pearl
Pokmon Platinum Version
Pokmon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokmon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Pokmon SoulSilver Version
Pokmon White Version
Pokmon White Version 2
Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Professor Layton and the Lost Future
Star Fox Command
Tenchu: Dark Secret
TETRIS DS
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
WarioWare: Do It Yourself


Nintendo DSiWare games

Metal Torrent
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
Sujin Taisen: Number Battle


My incoherent thoughts on the matter:

This is it guys, all Pokemon you need to transfer to gen 6 must be done within the next 3 months (I believe that's how this will work). Complete those Pokedexs or just get whatever legendaries you need.

The shut down of online services for Pokemon gen 5 and below could cut the bridge between the newest generation to the older ones, which would make it much more difficult to actually "Catch 'Em All" for quite a while. This could open a new realm of possibilities such as new remakes like the Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald remake many fans have been dying to see made. This could also mean that GameFreak new that this would happen and that is a reason why they created "PokeBank" which can hold thousands of Pokemon should you choose to use it.


Other games such as Mario Kart DS (for me personally) should probably be dusted off and used for online races one last time before they become just another shelved game passed it's prime.


Tell me guys, what was your fondest memories from any of the games listed above, or what do you wish you could play (or will be playing again) before the shutdown?


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Will this effect games like Call of Duty on Wii?
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BrandonFilms wrote Will this effect games like Call of Duty on Wii?
It doesn't say, but I'm sure it will since they are shutting down matchmaking, leaderboards, etc.
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Do you have any idea why they are doing this?
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Attributes wrote Do you have any idea why they are doing this?
Probably to save money sine it costs quite a bit to keep the servers up and running when they are already losing profit the past couple years.
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So basically pokebank was a waste then?
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Alp wrote So basically pokebank was a waste then?
I'm not sure on that yet, but maybe it's a way for people to stock up on Pokemon they need or feel they will need. This also gives a perfect excuse for people to return to the older generations just to start fresh to capture more legendaries to also stock up on. I was already in the middle of doing a nuzlocke of White 2 so I suppose I should hurry this up if I don't want anything left behind. There is also the off chance that transferring from gen 3 all the way up to 6 won't be affected. Sure the GTS goes offline, but Pal Park still exists so 3rd-4th gen still possible. Poke-transporter just needs the cartridge to read off of to get pokemon from 5-6 I think. However the only one that truly worries me is 4th-5th gen because that required 2 DS' on the same internet connection.
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This would suck if you couldnt play Call of Duty on the Wii, because thats the only system i actually enjoyed playing them on.
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