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[[File:Nintendo Network Logo.svg|x200px|thumb|The Nintendo Network logo]]
[[File:Nintendo Network Logo.svg|x200px|thumb|The Nintendo Network logo]]
The '''{{wp|Nintendo Network}}''' was an online gameplay network for [[Nintendo]] consoles that acts similarly to {{wp|Sony}}'s {{wp|PlayStation Network}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox network}}, providing online play for compatible games on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]]. The first public appearance of the Nintendo Network was on January 20, 2012, when an image of the box art for ''{{wp|Theatrhythm Final Fantasy}}'' was shown with a Nintendo Network icon. The service was officially announced on January 26, 2012, and became available later that year.  
The '''{{wp|Nintendo Network}}''' was an online gameplay network for [[Nintendo]] consoles that acted similarly to {{wp|Sony}}'s {{wp|PlayStation Network}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox network}}, providing online play for compatible games on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]]. The first public appearance of the Nintendo Network was on January 20, 2012, when an image of the box art for ''{{wp|Theatrhythm Final Fantasy}}'' was shown with a Nintendo Network icon, but it is preceded by the service being called by name in ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Japanese and European versions. The service was officially announced on January 26, 2012, and became available later that year.  


The Nintendo Network was the second online network created by Nintendo, after the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (which launched during the release of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''). Unlike its predecessor, which focused on specific functionalities within games and a largely de-centralized environment, Nintendo Network aimed to establish a central platform where consumer services, such as user accounts and [[Miiverse]], were connected. While Nintendo Network offered similar features to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, including online gaming through games that require Nintendo Network and digital purchases and [[:Category:Downloadable content|downloadable content]] through [[Nintendo eShop]], it is also used for additional features such as {{wp|Game patch|updates}}, sending gameplay data statistics, and user account control.
The Nintendo Network was the second online network created by Nintendo, after the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (which launched during the release of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''). Unlike its predecessor, which focused on specific functionalities within games and a largely de-centralized environment, Nintendo Network aimed to establish a central platform where consumer services, such as user accounts and [[Miiverse]], were connected. While Nintendo Network offered similar features to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, including online gaming through games that require Nintendo Network and digital purchases and [[:Category:Downloadable content|downloadable content]] through [[Nintendo eShop]], it was also used for additional features such as {{wp|Game patch|updates}}, sending gameplay data statistics, and user account control.


Nintendo dropped long-term plans for the Nintendo Network after establishing their partnership with {{wp|DeNA}}, which helped them develop the single sign-on {{wp|Nintendo Account}} system, [[My Nintendo]], and other online services that function beyond Nintendo's own hardware. On October 4, 2023, Nintendo announced that the service will be terminated in early April 2024, discontinuing online play and other functionalities that use online communication for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software.<ref name=Shutdown>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America <nowiki>[@NintendoAmerica]</nowiki>]]|date=October 4, 2023|title=As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products. Find out more: <nowiki>https://t.co/nOyzBImCHE</nowiki>|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|publisher=X|accessdate=October 3, 2023}}</ref> As announced on January 23, 2024, Nintendo Network will be terminated on April 8, 2024, nearly 10 years after the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was terminated.<ref name=ShutdownUpdate>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America <nowiki>[@NintendoAmerica]</nowiki>]]|date=January 23, 2024|title=Update: as of 4/8, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products. Find out more: <nowiki>https://t.co/VdIdewGmB5</nowiki>|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1749963072998166670|format=|publisher=X|accessdate=January 23, 2024}}</ref> It was succeeded by [[Nintendo Switch Online]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]].
Nintendo dropped long-term plans for the Nintendo Network after establishing their partnership with {{wp|DeNA}}, which helped them develop the single sign-on {{wp|Nintendo Account}} system, [[My Nintendo]], and other online services that function beyond Nintendo's own hardware. On October 4, 2023, Nintendo announced that the service would be terminated in early April 2024, discontinuing online play and other functionalities that use online communication for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software.<ref name=Shutdown>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America <nowiki>[@NintendoAmerica]</nowiki>]]|date=October 4, 2023|title=As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products. Find out more: <nowiki>https://t.co/nOyzBImCHE</nowiki>|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|publisher=X|accessdate=October 3, 2023}}</ref> As announced on January 23, 2024, Nintendo Network was terminated on April 8, 2024 at 5:00 PM PDT, more than 12 years after it was announced, and nearly 10 years after the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was terminated.<ref name=ShutdownUpdate>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America <nowiki>[@NintendoAmerica]</nowiki>]]|date=January 23, 2024|title=Update: as of 4/8, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products. Find out more: <nowiki>https://t.co/VdIdewGmB5</nowiki>|url=https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1749963072998166670|format=|publisher=X|accessdate=January 23, 2024}}</ref> It was succeeded by [[Nintendo Switch Online]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]].


==''Super Mario''-related games with Nintendo Network functionality==
==''Super Mario''-related games with Nintendo Network functionality==
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*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (downloadable content only)
*''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (downloadable content only)
*''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' (sending gameplay data statistics only)
*''[[wikipedia:Puzzle & Dragons|Puzzle & Dragons Z]] + [[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
*''[[wikipedia:Puzzle & Dragons|Puzzle & Dragons Z]] + [[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]''
*''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
*''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
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*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
*''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
*''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
*''[[Mario Party 10]]'' (Miiverse only)
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
*''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
*''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
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Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box 3DS.png|[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]
Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box 3DS.png|[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]
NSMB2 NA box cover.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]
NSMB2 NA box cover.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]
Poochy_%26_Yoshi%27s_Woolly_World_-_NA_Boxart.jpg|[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]
P&DZ-SMBE US Cover.png|[[wikipedia:Puzzle & Dragons|Puzzle & Dragons Z]] + [[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]
P&DZ-SMBE US Cover.png|[[wikipedia:Puzzle & Dragons|Puzzle & Dragons Z]] + [[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]
File:SuperMarioMaker3DSBoxArt.jpg|[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]
File:SuperMarioMaker3DSBoxArt.jpg|[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]
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M&S2014 Wii U Boxart.jpg|[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]
M&S2014 Wii U Boxart.jpg|[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]
MK8 NA Box Art.jpg|[[Mario Kart 8]]
MK8 NA Box Art.jpg|[[Mario Kart 8]]
Mario Party 10 box.png|[[Mario Party 10]]
Mario Tennis Ultra Smash box art.jpg|[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]
Mario Tennis Ultra Smash box art.jpg|[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]
Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box Wii U.png|[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]
Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box Wii U.png|[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]

Latest revision as of 22:37, April 9, 2024

Nintendo Network logo
The Nintendo Network logo

The Nintendo Network was an online gameplay network for Nintendo consoles that acted similarly to Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox network, providing online play for compatible games on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The first public appearance of the Nintendo Network was on January 20, 2012, when an image of the box art for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy was shown with a Nintendo Network icon, but it is preceded by the service being called by name in Mario Kart 7's Japanese and European versions. The service was officially announced on January 26, 2012, and became available later that year.

The Nintendo Network was the second online network created by Nintendo, after the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (which launched during the release of Mario Kart DS). Unlike its predecessor, which focused on specific functionalities within games and a largely de-centralized environment, Nintendo Network aimed to establish a central platform where consumer services, such as user accounts and Miiverse, were connected. While Nintendo Network offered similar features to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, including online gaming through games that require Nintendo Network and digital purchases and downloadable content through Nintendo eShop, it was also used for additional features such as updates, sending gameplay data statistics, and user account control.

Nintendo dropped long-term plans for the Nintendo Network after establishing their partnership with DeNA, which helped them develop the single sign-on Nintendo Account system, My Nintendo, and other online services that function beyond Nintendo's own hardware. On October 4, 2023, Nintendo announced that the service would be terminated in early April 2024, discontinuing online play and other functionalities that use online communication for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software.[1] As announced on January 23, 2024, Nintendo Network was terminated on April 8, 2024 at 5:00 PM PDT, more than 12 years after it was announced, and nearly 10 years after the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was terminated.[2] It was succeeded by Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo Switch.

Super Mario-related games with Nintendo Network functionality[edit]

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Wii U[edit]

Game gallery[edit]

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Wii U[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ニンテンドーネットワーク
Nintendō Nettowāku
Nintendo Network

Chinese 任天堂网络服务
Rèntiāntáng Wǎngluòfúwù
Nintendo Network Service

French Nintendo Network
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German Nintendo Network
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Italian Nintendo Network
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Korean 닌텐도 네트워크
Nintendo Neteuwokeu
Nintendo Network

Russian Нинтендо Нетворк
Nintendo Netvork
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Spanish Nintendo Network
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