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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. | 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. | ||
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Revision as of 21:31, 28 January 2024
Nintendo had an online service that was available for the Wii, DS and DSi that was free to use.
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NDS
There was a third-party DeSmuME fork that successfully emulated WFC but has quite a bit of requirement (Ethernet cable, though this can be circumvented with external software). After the service shutdown, there was a version compatible with the fan servers (restoring all DLC data, but sadly, most multiplayer games had their content lost forever). melonDS is one of the only emulators to offer Wi-Fi capabilities. It's still a work-in-progress, but it works relatively well.
- See Preservation projects page for more information about other revive projects.
Wii
- Main article: Dolphin Online
Custom servers for some of the more popular games exist thanks to the Wiimmfi or AltWFC/DWC projects. However, some popular servers ban emulator users who drop frames since it can give some unfair competitive advantages. Various No-Intro sets that include DLC data for the games that used to have it that can be installed.
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- See Preservation projects page for more information about other revive projects.
WiiConnect24
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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.
