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 ...

I may be the odd one out here, but, online shooter games have never excited me much. I remember playing the original Unreal Tournament and Quake 3 Arena, getting bored with both of them after a month ...

A new season for Splatoon 3 is set to begin on June 1st, and fans think it could be the last one. Over the last few days, Nintendo has revealed several details about Summer Sizzle 2024, and today saw ...

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, ...

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Expect to splat more fast after this update. The latest update for Splatoon 3 is slated to arrive today, October 25, 2022 in North America, and it comes with many many bug fixes. Most notably, however ...

Splatoon Raiders, a spinoff game, introduces new experiences for fans of the series to enjoy. Splatoon 3 is getting extra content to hold players over while Splatoon 4 is in development. The delay of ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...