Nintendo's Wi-Fi service will be no more after May 20th.
This news was announced in an Australian press release and was later confirmed by a Nintendo representative to be worldwide termination of the service. Although you will no longer be able to race world wide in Mario Kart, or see someone's village who is far away in Animal Crossing, Nintendo will still allow access to both the Wii's Shop Channel and the DSi Shop. So you will still be able to purchase and download digital titles following May 20.
Nintendo also released, on their Australian website, a list of Nintendo published games that will no longer have online access enabled.
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
Pokémon 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
Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon Conquest
Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum Version
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Pokémon SoulSilver Version
Pokémon White Version
Pokémon 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
Also note that 3DS and Wii U games will be unaffected by this.
So was it time for Nintendo to close the door on the Wii and DS's Wi-fi services? Will this encourage you to now buy a Wii U or a 3DS? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
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