Nintendo has restored online play for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, and apologised to fans after taking the servers offline for five months to fix a security exploit. “In March 2023, Nintendo ...

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If you’re a Wii U player, it’s natural to feel like your days are numbered. The Wii U shop went down not too long ago. Also, the Wii U version of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon lost their online access, ...

The last Splatoon player standing. Just a couple weeks ago the online servers for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U shut down forever…which is a really sad considering this was one of the best eras to be a ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Online play for these games was suspended back in March 2023, Nintendo said, so it’s been just a ...

Online services for Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon will return for Wii U players on August 3 after months of downtime. Nintendo announced that players can once again access multiplayer in a ...

Nintendo’s latest announcements revealed the second floor of the Splatoon 3 lobby will offer more to do. When the Fresh Season begins on March 1, 2023, it will add new music and multiplayer options.

After five months of being offline, Nintendo Wii U games Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon's online play feature are confirmed to be returning, per the company. Following the announcement, Nintendo has issued ...