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Nintendo shutting down Wii U and 3DS online multiplayer and services in April 2024

Exact date will be communicated closer to the time, Pokemon Bank will continue to operate

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Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software

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James Batchelor is Editor-in-Chief at GamesIndustry.biz. He is based in Essex and has been a B2B games journalist since 2006