Nintendo Network
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 original and European releases of Mario Kart 7, although not in North American copies. 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.
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Nintendo 3DSEdit
Super Mario 3D Land (Miiverse only)
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
New Super Mario Bros. 2 (downloadable content and Miiverse only)
Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Miiverse only)
Photos with Mario (Miiverse only)
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (Miiverse only)
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Miiverse only)
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (Miiverse only)
Mario Party: Island Tour (Miiverse only)
Yoshi's New Island (sending gameplay statistics and Miiverse only)
Ultimate NES Remix (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (Miiverse only)
Rhythm Heaven Megamix (Miiverse only)
Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing (Miiverse only)
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Miiverse only)
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (Miiverse only)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
Mario Party: Star Rush (Miiverse only)
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (sending gameplay statistics and Miiverse only)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (Miiverse only)
Wii UEdit
Nintendo Land (Miiverse only)
New Super Mario Bros. U (downloadable content and Miiverse only)
Game & Wario (Miiverse only)
New Super Luigi U (Miiverse only)
New Super Mario Bros. U
+ New Super Luigi U (Miiverse only)Super Mario 3D World (Miiverse only)
NES Remix (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
NES Remix 2 (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
NES Remix Pack (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Miiverse only)
Mario Party 10 (Miiverse only)
amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits (Miiverse only)
Yoshi's Woolly World (Miiverse only)
Skylanders: SuperChargers (Miiverse only)
Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (Miiverse only)
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
Paper Mario: Color Splash (Miiverse only)
Names in other languagesEdit
Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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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[?] | - | |
German | Nintendo Network[?] | - | |
Italian | Nintendo Network[?] | - | |
Korean | 닌텐도 네트워크[?] Nintendo Neteuwokeu |
Nintendo Network | |
Russian | Нинтендо Нетворк[?] Nintendo Netvork |
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Spanish | Nintendo Network[?] | - |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nintendo of America [@NintendoAmerica] (October 4, 2023). 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: https://t.co/nOyzBImCHE. X. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo of America [@NintendoAmerica] (January 23, 2024). 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: https://t.co/VdIdewGmB5. X. Retrieved January 23, 2024.