Nintendo will turn off all online play for 3DS and Wii U on April 8. Support for every online mode — except Pokémon Bank — ends this year ...

Nintendo America announced online services for nearly all Wii U and 3DS games will end in early April of 2024. The Wii U was discontinued in 2017 after disappointing sales, while the Nintendo 3DS ...

Nintendo debuted the 3DS at E3 2010 before releasing it in 2011; the handheld console upgraded the DS to include glasses-free 3D, which ended up being more of a novelty.

Nintendo won’t let you buy new games on the Wii U or Nintendo 3DS eShop “as of late March 2023.” Nintendo will be slowly making changes to eShop purchases up until that deadline.