The original Wii is about to become an offline brick, as Nintendo have announced that it will be shuttering Nintendo WiFi Connection for both the Wii and the Nintendo DS as part of the move into the future to focus on the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS. Several outstanding games with online components are being affected by the shut down, though online services like Hulu and YouTube will remain accessible from the console.
Nintendo maintains that in order to move forward with delivering new services, WiFi connection has to die. In a statement to Polygon about the shutdown, Nintendo said the shutdown will be global.
This is a global termination which will take place on 20th May 2014 Worldwide.
As for the list of games that are affected, some are high profile and likely still have many people playing them. Here’s the full list of the affected games:
Wii
- Animal Crossing: City Folk
- 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
WiiWare
- Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
- Excitebike World Challenge
- LONPOS
- MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade
- ThruSpace High Velocity 3D Puzzle
- WarioWare: Do It Yourself-Showcase
Nintendo DS
- 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
- Metal Torrent
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
- Sujin Taisen: Number Battle
With the service shutting down on May 20, now is the time to get in those final online moments in your favorite Wii and Nintendo DS games.
