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See the moment 3DS and Wii U online servers shut down forever

Yesterday, 8th April, saw the end of an era. Nintendo closed down the online services for its 3DS and Wii U consoles.

As the time drew nearer to this closure, many Nintendo fans took to social media to share their last online moments in games such as Mario Kart 7, Splatoon, Animal Crossing: New Leaf and more. Alas, some Mario Kart 7 races were cut short by the end of these online services, with many users unable to finish their final lap before they too were presented with a communication error. "Course World is now completely inaccessible - it simply displays a maintenance message when attempting to access," Eurogamer alum Matt Reynolds noted on X with a short clip showing the alert.

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