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[Noipoi]

And I have to make it sound like I’m certain it’s gonna happen or I get the meme word. I hate the Internet.

Just, y'know, keep an open mind. Don't be so set on one outcome or another.

Anything could happen, even something you may not like. The world isn't so black and white.

Unova confirmed

Spoiler

or I get the meme word

Snake you're white as snow they're not supposed to call you that

 

[CannonStreak]

As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.

Find out more: https://t.co/nOyzBImHCE

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 4, 2023

Head's up, everyone. All things online will end for the 3DS and Wii U in April.

Reposting this so this does not get buried in the last page.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Just, y'know, keep an open mind. Don't be so set on one outcome or another.

Anything could happen, even something you may not like. The world isn't so black and white.

Unova confirmed

Unova is so bull. Obviously we should be working towards ideals. What’s true doesn’t matter unless you just want to stand in the way of progress. How is this even a debate?

 

[Noipoi]

Unova is so bull. Obviously we should be working towards ideals. What’s true doesn’t matter unless you just want to stand in the way of progress. How is this even a debate?

Delete this.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Delete this.

I stand by what I stand by. Ideals over truth. No need for balance either. Just progress into the ideal future!

 

[KingofPhantoms]

I've been considering rewatching the entirety Adventure Time recently. Looking back, as inconsistent as the quality of the episodes in Adventure Time's later seasons were...there were truly some phenomenal episodes throughout the entire show's run. Looking at certain seasons and even just individual episodes in particular, you can really see just how brilliant as well as groundbreaking it was for modern animated TV series. Some of the middle seasons were particularly incredible.

Like, (major spoilers ahead here if you happened to never really watch the show before) this one scene alone pretty much summarizes that season 4 was peak Adventure Time:

 

[SneakyLink]

As of early April 2024, online play and other functionality that uses online communication will end service for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software. Thank you very much for your continued support of our products.

Find out more: https://t.co/nOyzBImHCE

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 4, 2023

Head's up, everyone. All things online will end for the 3DS and Wii U in April.

Nintendo Badge Arcade will also shut down. After April 2024 if you attempt to launch the game you will get an error message. Deleting the Data from the SD Card also makes it unrecoverable.

For the foreseeable future Pokémon Bank will remain available but I would recommend catching and transferring now.

Edit: Streetpass will also remain available but Spotpass will be discontinued.

 

[TheMightyP]

Dang, Wii U and 3DS are really dead huh.

It was only a matter of time before they shut down the online, the Wii U legit died, but the 3DS still had Pokemon.

 

[Noipoi]

I've been considering rewatching the entirety Adventure Time recently. Looking back, as inconsistent as the quality of the episodes in Adventure Time's later seasons were...there were truly some phenomenal episodes throughout the entire show's run. Looking at certain seasons and even just individual episodes in particular, you can really see just how brilliant as well as groundbreaking it was for modern animated TV series. Some of the middle seasons were particularly incredible.

Like, (major spoilers ahead here if you happened to never really watch the show before) this one scene alone pretty much summarizes that season 4 was peak Adventure Time:

Adventure Time was ****in rad

Until Finn and FP broke up

Dang, Wii U and 3DS are really dead huh.

It was only a matter of time before they shut down the online, the Wii U legit died, but the 3DS still had Pokemon.

Was the Wii U ever alive?

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Pokemon Bank mons will likely be deleted if not transferred to Home either so get going ASAP if you want that solved.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

Adventure Time was ****in rad

Until Finn and FP broke up

Yeah, that was when the show started to lose it's footing, imo.

Critics: "BUT THE ANALOGIES AND METAPHORS FOR PUBERTY-"

Does not excuse bad and contrived character writing, nor does it automatically make it a good reason, in-universe or out, to break up one of the best couples in the show after so much character development.

 

[TheMightyP]

Was the Wii U ever alive?

Not really and I can kinda understand them shutting down the service for the Wii U. It probably wasn't worth keeping the servers up, the only notable game I could think of that had some online playerbase was Splatoon 1 and it's a hackers paradise now. Ultimate killed Smash 4 and MK8 got ported so... yeah it's joever.

3DS not so much but if you didn't get Bank by now then you are SCREWED

 

[ZephyrZ]

Unova is so bull. Obviously we should be working towards ideals. What’s true doesn’t matter unless you just want to stand in the way of progress. How is this even a debate?

What's true absolutely does matter if you want progress.

The real problem is that people are by nature full of biases and are very, very bad at determining what is "true".

 

[TMNTSSB4]

Adventure Time was ****in rad

Until Finn and FP broke up


Was the Wii U ever alive?

it only lived through Miiverse

 

[SneakyLink]

Fun fact: Although the Xbox 360 Marketplace is shutting down next July, it managed to outlive both the 3DS and Wii U online (and the Wii and DS, but there were external factors in that one) plus the Non Switch shops.

 

[TheMightyP]

Fun fact: Although the Xbox 360 Marketplace is shutting down next July, it managed to outlive both the 3DS and Wii U online (and the Wii and DS, but there were external factors in that one) plus the Non Switch shops.

Halo however, did not.

RIP

 

[SneakyLink]

Pokemon Bank mons will likely be deleted if not transferred to Home either so get going ASAP if you want that solved.

According to Nintendo’s Support Page on the subject, Pokémon Bank will still be available once online ends, but yeah better sooner rather than later.

 

[Noipoi]

Halo however, did not.

RIP

I suppose the name is fitting now.

 

[TheMightyP]

I suppose the name is fitting now.

I mean you techincally can still play them but you gotta get the collection on next gen. otherwise no.

Why is it the only series like this on the 360 is beyond me (jk, it's because money).

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Shamelessly copying this from the Next Smash thread because it got no engagement-

Alright, I'm bored. So check this out.

2024-The next Nintendo console is both announced and released during this year. Let's call it the Switch U.

June 2025- During a Nintendo presentation, we get the rather vague announcement that a new Smash brothers is in the works for the Switch U. It's set for a 2026 release, and Masahiro Sakurai is still involved. Nerds rejoice worldwide.

February 2026-After months of speculation, we finally get the initial reveal teaser. Obvious characters like Mario, Link, and Pikachu are confirmed. A holiday 2026 release date is established.

June 2026-
We get the full reveal for Smash 6, though the whole returning roster isn't shown off at once. Over the course of the year we learn that few characters are cut, namely crazy third parties like Sephiroth or Sora and oddballs like Young Link and Pichu. Incineroar and Corrin are also gone, for obvious but yet to be revealed reasons. But for the most part all first party veterans are intact, along with third party staples like Sonic and Pac-Man. And to the surprise of many Joker, Steve, and Banjo Kazooie are still around. We get our first new character reveals here, particularly Waluigi, Dixie Kong (an echo of Diddy), and Crash Bandicoot. They spend a lot of time focusing on tweaks made to improve older characters, like Mario using more power-ups or Ganondorf's...everything.

Summer-ish 2026-
A solo Smash presentation. New features abound, tons of music and items and assist trophies and Pokeball summons, disconfirming some big requests like Isaac or Bomberman. We get standalone stages based on Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Wonder, and Legends Arceus. Here we get the announcements for Master Chief, Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic echo), Octoling (Inkling echo), and Geno. Nerds rejoice once more. The game's main gimmicks to set it apart from Ultimate are retooling old movesets for classic fighters, and an all-new story mode with fully animated cutscenes, setting out to be an improvement on the Subspace Emissary.

September 2026-A Nintendo Direct is held as usual, revealing Bandanna Waddle Dee at the start and Alear at the end. Reactions are mixed.

Fall-ish 2026-
A month or two before the game's release, a final presentation is held. Revealing Noah, Meowscarada, Paper Mario, and Sans. Don’t ask me how they all fit into one direct. They go into more detail on the story mode, and announce that dlc is on the way, featuring both new characters and returning veterans like Sephiroth. If you preorder the new expansion pass, you get an extra fighter, Tingle. No one knows how to respond to this being the first Zelda rep in a decade.

Late Fall/Winter-ish 2026-Game releases.

This is generally how I see things going down, with a few liberties taken here and there. If I'm wrong I'll literally drink water.

Feel free to tear it to pieces

Aside from my visceral aversion to cuts, this is a pretty good lineup. Would have liked Isaac from Golden Sun and Shovel Knight but these are some solid choices. Plus there probably would be dlc.

 

[SneakyLink]

Y’know what’ the biggest loss of Wii U online getting shutdown?

Losing the Mario Maker 1 levels

 

[TheMightyP]

Y’know what’ the biggest loss of Wii U online getting shutdown?

Losing the Mario Maker 1 levels

Mario Maker 1 shut down years ago

 

[SneakyLink]

Mario Maker 1 shut down years ago

Yes, but the levels already uploaded remained available.

Now those levels are going away.

 

[---]

yeah, I mean it

I'll do it then. I'll perma-ban everyone in the thread. Thank you for believing in me.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

What if the next switch had six face buttons? God I wish that was the standard.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Man, black people are reaaaaaaaalll good at making you feel like **** for doing stuff to your own hair,bro

 

[TheMightyP]

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if other console servers slowly start shutting down as well. 360's marketplace is going away next year (always the first to go when ending life support), and they already tried with the PS3, PSP, and Vita, wouldn't be surprised if they try it again.

 

[Shroob]

Pokemon Bank mons will likely be deleted if not transferred to Home either so get going ASAP if you want that solved.

Furfrou, the Elemental Monkeys, the Patrat line, and the Unova Starters pre-Indigo Disc don't feel soo good Mr.Pokemon Company.

 

[Z25]

Shamelessly copying this from the Next Smash thread because it got no engagement-

Alright, I'm bored. So check this out.

2024-The next Nintendo console is both announced and released during this year. Let's call it the Switch U.

June 2025- During a Nintendo presentation, we get the rather vague announcement that a new Smash brothers is in the works for the Switch U. It's set for a 2026 release, and Masahiro Sakurai is still involved. Nerds rejoice worldwide.

February 2026-After months of speculation, we finally get the initial reveal teaser. Obvious characters like Mario, Link, and Pikachu are confirmed. A holiday 2026 release date is established.

June 2026-
We get the full reveal for Smash 6, though the whole returning roster isn't shown off at once. Over the course of the year we learn that few characters are cut, namely crazy third parties like Sephiroth or Sora and oddballs like Young Link and Pichu. Incineroar and Corrin are also gone, for obvious but yet to be revealed reasons. But for the most part all first party veterans are intact, along with third party staples like Sonic and Pac-Man. And to the surprise of many Joker, Steve, and Banjo Kazooie are still around. We get our first new character reveals here, particularly Waluigi, Dixie Kong (an echo of Diddy), and Crash Bandicoot. They spend a lot of time focusing on tweaks made to improve older characters, like Mario using more power-ups or Ganondorf's...everything.

Summer-ish 2026-
A solo Smash presentation. New features abound, tons of music and items and assist trophies and Pokeball summons, disconfirming some big requests like Isaac or Bomberman. We get standalone stages based on Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Wonder, and Legends Arceus. Here we get the announcements for Master Chief, Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic echo), Octoling (Inkling echo), and Geno. Nerds rejoice once more. The game's main gimmicks to set it apart from Ultimate are retooling old movesets for classic fighters, and an all-new story mode with fully animated cutscenes, setting out to be an improvement on the Subspace Emissary.

September 2026-A Nintendo Direct is held as usual, revealing Bandanna Waddle Dee at the start and Alear at the end. Reactions are mixed.

Fall-ish 2026-
A month or two before the game's release, a final presentation is held. Revealing Noah, Meowscarada, Paper Mario, and Sans. Don’t ask me how they all fit into one direct. They go into more detail on the story mode, and announce that dlc is on the way, featuring both new characters and returning veterans like Sephiroth. If you preorder the new expansion pass, you get an extra fighter, Tingle. No one knows how to respond to this being the first Zelda rep in a decade.

Late Fall/Winter-ish 2026-Game releases.

This is generally how I see things going down, with a few liberties taken here and there. If I'm wrong I'll literally drink water.

Feel free to tear it to pieces

By the time this game would release, Alear, Meowscarda, and Noah would be pretty irrelevant.

Very likely that Fe whatever number they are on comes out, Gen 10 and Unova Remakes, and probably another Xenoblade game. All of which would likely be out by then.

Sans is debatable too, but maybe deltarune chapter 4 will be coming out then.

 

[Noipoi]

Furfrou, the Elemental Monkeys, the Patrat line, and the Unova Starters pre-Indigo Disc don't feel soo good Mr.Pokemon Company.

The monkeys and Patrat are fine, Unova confirmed 2024.

Furfrou…

…Better hope it gets a regional variant or something, damn.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

On note of the 3DS and Wii U online services shutting down soon, does anyone have a spare Alolan Vulpix they're willing to trade?

I only ever got Pokemon Moon out of Gen 7. Might have to see if I can pick up some of the other games from Gen 7 (or at least Ultra Moon) soon too if they're not too difficult to find at a decent price now.

 

[Shroob]

On note of the 3DS and Wii U online services shutting down soon, does anyone have a spare Alolan Vulpix they're willing to trade?

I only ever got Pokemon Moon out of Gen 7. Might have to see if I can pick up some of the other games from Gen 7 (or at least Ultra Moon) soon too if they're not too difficult to find at a decent price now.

In Gen 7 or 9? Cause I got a bunch in Gen 9.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

In Gen 7 or 9? Cause I got a bunch in Gen 9.

Gen 7.

I'm not really that familiar with the Pokemon trading scene admittedly, so I don't know if there's any way to trade it from one Generation of games to another.

 

[Shroob]

Gen 7.

I'm not really that familiar with the Pokemon trading scene admittedly, so I don't know if there's any way to trade it from one Generation of games to another.

There's no way to trade backwards no. You can trade backwards between Gen 8 and 9, but you'd need to find someone with a Gen 7 game.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

There's no way to trade backwards no. You can trade backwards between Gen 8 and 9, but you'd need to find someone with a Gen 7 game.

Is it still possible to just make a trade between two Gen 7 games?

 

[StormC]

Remember when the DS online got shut down like two years after Pokemon Black/White 2 released

 

[Wario Bros.]

Now I really need to start modding my 3DS

 

[Michele]

Really an end of an era to be hearing about the online service for 3DS and Wii U shutting down

 

[Will]

I stand by what I stand by. Ideals over truth. No need for balance either. Just progress into the ideal future!

This the kinda **** the evil team leader be saying before I sweep them with my overleveled starter and force character development upon them.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Today on "how has I ShowSpeed not grownnup"

He just did the elephant toothpaste experement in his room