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The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]''' was a free to use online service for the [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS emulators|DS]] and [[Nintendo DSi emulators|DSi]] created by Nintendo. Launched in 2005, discontinued in 2014.<ref>[http://gaminrealm.com/2014/02/26/nintendo-shutting-online-wii-ds-games Nintendo is Shutting Down Online for All Wii & DS Games] (http://gaminrealm.com. Wednesday, 2 February 2014.)</ref><ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vyWpoM6CBIe6FjW8NIY7bvzOrgBURhzw Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for Nintendo DS and Wii has ended] (www.nintendo.com. May 20, 2014.)</ref> Most online-enabled games will not immediately be able to connect online because of this. Some games have been saved by the company that published them, such as Activision for ''Call of Duty''. [[#WiiConnect24|WiiConnect24 and it's channels]] also affected by this. | The '''[[wikipedia:Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]''' was a free to use online service for the [[Wii]], [[Nintendo DS emulators|DS]] and [[Nintendo DSi emulators|DSi]] created by Nintendo. Launched in 2005, discontinued in 2014.<ref>[http://gaminrealm.com/2014/02/26/nintendo-shutting-online-wii-ds-games Nintendo is Shutting Down Online for All Wii & DS Games] (http://gaminrealm.com. Wednesday, 2 February 2014.)</ref><ref>[http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/vyWpoM6CBIe6FjW8NIY7bvzOrgBURhzw Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for Nintendo DS and Wii has ended] (www.nintendo.com. May 20, 2014.)</ref> Most online-enabled games will not immediately be able to connect online because of this. Some games have been saved by the company that published them, such as Activision for ''Call of Duty''. [[#WiiConnect24|WiiConnect24 and it's channels]] also affected by this. | ||
==Shutdown== | |||
It was shutdown on May 20, 2014, due to the company GameSpy, the ones who were managing these servers, shutting down its multiplayer services after being bought out. Dragon Quest X continued to support the service until November 2017, and support for the Wii Shop Channel ended on January 30, 2019. | |||
==NDS== | ==NDS== | ||
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:*See [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page for more information about other revival projects. | :*See [[Preservation_projects|Preservation projects]] page for more information about other revival projects. | ||
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;Related articles | ;Related articles | ||
*[[Preservation projects]] | *[[Preservation projects]] | ||
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*[[Early online services]] (Includes Nintendo's previous online services) | *[[Early online services]] (Includes Nintendo's previous online services) | ||
*[[Nintendo Network]] (Wii U and 3DS) | *[[Nintendo Network]] (Wii U and 3DS) | ||
*[[Netplay#Nintendo_Consoles|Netplay on Nintendo consoles]] (Netplay inside emulators for Nintendo's consoles, this shouldn't be confused with [[:Category: | *[[Netplay#Nintendo_Consoles|Netplay on Nintendo consoles]] (Netplay inside emulators for Nintendo's consoles, this shouldn't be confused with [[:Category:Online_services|Online services]] though) | ||
*[[Nintendo Switch Online]] (Nintendo Switch) | *[[Nintendo Switch Online]] (Nintendo Switch) | ||
[[Category:Discontinued | [[Category:Discontinued online services]] | ||
[[Category:Nintendo | [[Category:Nintendo online services]] | ||
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