Nintendo has shut down the online servers for 3DS and Wii U, leading fans to find ways to keep their favorite games online. Some fans have used unofficial tricks to play multiplayer online even after the shutdown. Pretendo, a group spoofing as Nintendo Network, released an SSL bug to enable this. Additionally, fans rallied to preserve DLC with 23,000 data dumps before the shutdown. Emotional tributes and final memories are being shared as the online services end.
Trying to explain the concept of a server shutdown to my crying daughter because she can't get online to do dreams in Animal Crossing 3DS now that the servers are shutdown. Thanks, Nintendo!
As tributes flood in for the 3DS and Wii U servers, some tireless Nintendo survivors stay connected and refuse to let their beloved online modes die https://t.co/QKii3tuBK0
It's game over for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U as their servers were finally turned off this week, but what could this mean for mobile? https://t.co/4kYSiwvFuU https://t.co/Nox34ydayc
A day after Nintendo's Wii U server shutdown, fans use unofficial trick to play multiplayer online https://t.co/JanTTmaSFj https://t.co/JOaQpzWqlX
The last Splatoon player says they've somehow stayed in the dead Nintendo servers: "I get lonely sometimes, but at least I have my Amiibo" https://t.co/5vs8liOhpw
Nintendo fans are sharing their emotional final memories of the 3DS and Wii U as online services end. https://t.co/2nP6Ja95kV
A day after Nintendo's Wii U server shutdown, fans are using an unofficial trick to play multiplayer online https://t.co/JanTTmakPL https://t.co/cMRHQPb4iE
Just before Nintendo shut down the 3DS and Wii U servers, fans rallied together and gathered 23,000 data dumps to preserve DLC that was nearly lost forever https://t.co/HjT0eo54yu
Pretendo saves the day after Wii U and 3DS server shut down — here's how to keep your Nintendo games online https://t.co/dcQhM9FGTK https://t.co/haqXm9vmuL
This one is funny. The Nintendo Network shut down today and Pretendo which does pretty much what you would think based on the name, released a SSL bug that enables them to spoof being Nintendo Network via just a DNS server change. https://t.co/OdtQpPeWNL
Witness Exactly When Nintendo 3DS Online Services Shut Down https://t.co/oVQkw75TBM https://t.co/nM4igMEhyu
Pokemon and Splatoon fans fight Nintendo's 3DS and Wii U server shutdown by keeping their favorite games online for as long as possible https://t.co/0xKlq3D3wP
See the moment 3DS and Wii U online servers shut down forever https://t.co/KAhWR0u0AZ https://t.co/7BIlvJUwqe