February 27, 2014

As of May 20, 2014, certain online functionality, including online play, matchmaking and leaderboards for many Wii, Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi games, will no longer be accessible. The affected software* uses internet communication and has a (blue) Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection mark on the package, in the manual, or on the purchase screen, For a list of games and other services that are affected, please check http://www.nintendo.com

Users can still play these games in offline mode which continues to offer a rich game-play experience. Online play for (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games wil be unaffected (aside from the Wii mode on Wii U and Nintendo DS games on Nintendo 3DS family systems) Other online functionally, such as accoss to the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo DSi Shop and video-on-demand services, and any (red) Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Paid Sorvices are not affected at this time

*Services that use Internet communication vary by software. Please check with the publisher of each software title for details

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