Back نينتندو واي فاي كونيكشن Arabic Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Catalan Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection German Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection English Conexión Wi-Fi de Nintendo Spanish Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Basque نینتندو وای-فای کانکشن Persian Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Finnish Connexion Wi-Fi Nintendo French Conexión Wi-Fi de Nintendo Galician
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| Developer | Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Launch date | 11/14/2005 |
| Discontinued | 5/20/2014 |
| Status | Discontinued |
Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (also known as WFC), was a service for the Wii and Nintendo DS. It was used on games that let a person play with people around the world.[1]
- On January 26, 2012, it was announced by Nintendo during an investors' meeting that it would be rebranded to Nintendo Network.[2]
- On June 27, 2013, WiiConnect24 was discontinued.[3]
- On May 20th, 2014, Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was discontinued.[4]
Before Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection shut down, 6 other apps were discontinued. Wii no Ma closed on April 30, 2012.[5] Then, the Kirby TV Channel closed in October 2012.[6] The Forecast Channel, News Channel, Everybody Votes Channel, Nintendo Channel, and the Check Mii Out Channel closed on June 27, 2013 along with WiiConnect24 services.[7]
- ↑ "Games - What is Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection?". 2014-04-04. Archived from the original on 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ Kohler, Chris. "Nintendo Details Plans For Wii U's Online Service". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ↑ "Discontinuation of WiiConnect24 Services". Nintendo Support.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
:0was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Nintendo to close VoD site". 2012-03-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "The Kirby TV Channel for Wii is back!". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ↑ "Nintendo Support: Discontinuation of WiiConnect24 Services". en-americas-support.nintendo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.