Nintendo Network

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The Nintendo Network logo

TheNintendo Network was an online gameplay network forNintendo consoles that acted similarly toSony'sPlayStation Network andMicrosoft'sXbox network, providing online play for compatible games on theNintendo 3DS andWii U. The first public appearance of the Nintendo Network was on January 20, 2012, when an image of the box art forTheatrhythm 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 ofMario Kart 7, although not in North American copies. The service was officially announced on January 26, 2012, and became available with the launch of the Wii U alongsideMiiverse.

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

Nintendo dropped long-term plans for the Nintendo Network after establishing its partnership withDeNA, which helped Nintendo develop the single sign-onNintendo 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, the 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 Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was terminated.[2] It was succeeded byNintendo Switch Online both for theNintendo Switch andNintendo Switch 2.

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

Nintendo 3DS[edit]

Wii U[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaningNotes
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
FrenchNintendo Network[?]-
GermanNintendo Network[?]-
ItalianNintendo Network[?]-
Korean닌텐도 네트워크[?]
Nintendo Neteuwokeu		Nintendo Network
RussianНинтендо Нетворк[?]
Nintendo Netvork		Nintendo Network
SpanishNintendo Network[?]-

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