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[[File:Nintendo Network Logo.svg|x200px|thumb|The Nintendo Network logo]]
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The '''{{wp|Nintendo Network}}''' is an online gameplay network for [[Nintendo]] consoles that acts similarly to {{wp|Sony}}'s {{wp|PlayStation Network}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox Live}}, providing online play for compatible games on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]]. The first public appearance of the Nintendo Network was on January 20, 2012, when an image of the box art for ''{{wp|Theatrhythm Final Fantasy}}'' was shown with a Nintendo Network icon. The service was officially announced on January 26, 2012, and became available later that year.  
The '''{{wp|Nintendo Network}}''' was an online gameplay network for [[Nintendo]] consoles that acted similarly to {{wp|Sony}}'s {{wp|PlayStation Network}} and {{wp|Microsoft}}'s {{wp|Xbox network}}, providing online play for compatible games on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]]. The first public appearance of the Nintendo Network was on January 20, 2012, when an image of the box art for ''{{wp|Theatrhythm 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 of ''[[Mario Kart 7]]'', although not in North American copies. The service was officially announced on January 26, 2012, and became available later that year.  


The Nintendo Network is the second online network created by Nintendo, after the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (which launched during the release of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''). Unlike its predecessor, which focused on specific functionalities within games and a largely de-centralized environment, Nintendo Network aimed to establish a central platform where consumer services, such as user accounts and [[Miiverse]], were connected. While Nintendo Network offers similar features to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, including online gaming and digital purchases, additional features such as [[downloadable content]] for specific games, {{wp|Game patch|patching}}, and user account control are also present.
The Nintendo Network was the second online network created by Nintendo, after the [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]] (which launched during the release of ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''). Unlike its predecessor, which focused on specific functionalities within games and a largely de-centralized environment, Nintendo Network aimed to establish a central platform where consumer services, such as user accounts and [[Miiverse]], were connected. While Nintendo Network offered similar features to Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, including online gaming through games that require Nintendo Network and digital purchases and [[:Category:Downloadable content|downloadable content]] through [[Nintendo eShop]], it was also used for additional features such as {{wp|Game patch|updates}}, sending gameplay data statistics, and user account control.


Nintendo dropped long-term plans for the Nintendo Network after establishing their partnership with [[wikipedia:DeNA|DeNA]], which helped them develop the single sign-on {{wp|Nintendo Account}} system, [[My Nintendo]], and other online services that function beyond Nintendo's own hardware.
Nintendo dropped long-term plans for the Nintendo Network after establishing their partnership with {{wp|DeNA}}, which helped them develop the single sign-on {{wp|Nintendo 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.<ref name=Shutdown>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America <nowiki>[@NintendoAmerica]</nowiki>]]|date=October 4, 2023|title=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: <nowiki>https://t.co/nOyzBImCHE</nowiki>|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975|publisher=X|accessdate=October 3, 2023}}</ref> As announced on January 23, 2024, 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 the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was terminated.<ref name=ShutdownUpdate>{{cite|author=[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America <nowiki>[@NintendoAmerica]</nowiki>]]|date=January 23, 2024|title=Update: as of 4/8, 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: <nowiki>https://t.co/VdIdewGmB5</nowiki>|url=x.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1749963072998166670|format=|publisher=X|accessdate=January 23, 2024}}</ref> It was succeeded by [[Nintendo Switch Online]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]].
 
As of early April 2024, the Nintendo Network will shut down its servers, discontinuing online play and other functionalities that use online communication for [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] software. <ref name=Shutdown>Nintendo of America (October 4, 2023). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1709418623566020975] ''Twitter''.</ref>


==''Super Mario''-related games with Nintendo Network functionality==
==''Super Mario''-related games with Nintendo Network functionality==
===Nintendo 3DS===
===Nintendo 3DS===
''<gallery>
<gallery>
Dr. Mario- Miracle Cure Logo.jpg|[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]
SM3DL UScover.png|''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' (Miiverse only)
LM Dark Moon box art.jpg|[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]
Mario-Kart-7-Box-Art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
Mario_%26_Sonic_at_the_London_2012_Olympic_Games_(3DS).jpg|[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (3DS).jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''
Box NA - Mario Golf World Tour.jpg|[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]
MTOboxart.jpg|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''
Mario-Kart-7-Box-Art.jpg|[[Mario Kart 7]]
NSMB2 NA box cover.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (downloadable content and Miiverse only)
MarioSportsSuperstarsAmiiboBoxart.jpg|[[Mario Sports Superstars]]
Paper mario sticker star box-art.png|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]'' (Miiverse only)
MTOboxart.jpg|[[Mario Tennis Open]]
LM Dark Moon box art.jpg|''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''
Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box 3DS.png|[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]
Photos with Mario.png|''[[Photos with Mario]]'' (Miiverse only)
NSMB2 NA box cover.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. 2]]
M&DKMotM Logo.png|''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]'' (Miiverse only)
P&DZ-SMBE US Cover.png|[[wikipedia:Puzzle & Dragons|Puzzle & Dragons Z]] + [[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]
DKCR3Dboxcover.png|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' (Miiverse only)
File:SuperMarioMaker3DSBoxArt.jpg|[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]
Box NA - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' (Miiverse only)
SSB3DS NA Boxart.png|[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]
Box NA - Mario Party Island Tour.png|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' (Miiverse only)
Ultimate-NES-Remix-NA-boxart.png|[[Ultimate NES Remix]]
Yniboxart.jpg|''[[Yoshi's New Island]]'' (sending gameplay statistics and Miiverse only)
Yniboxart.jpg|[[Yoshi's New Island]]
Box NA - Mario Golf World Tour.jpg|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
</gallery>''
Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS US final boxart.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
 
Ultimate-NES-Remix-NA-boxart.png|''[[Ultimate NES Remix]]''
Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box 3DS.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''
P&DZ-SMBE US Cover.png|''[[Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition]]'' (Miiverse only)
Dr. Mario- Miracle Cure Logo.jpg|''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''
Rhythm Paradise Megamix.jpg|''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' (Miiverse only)
Nintendo3DSSkylanders.jpg|''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers|Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing]]'' (Miiverse only)
Mario & Luigi - Paper Jam - NOA Boxart.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' (Miiverse only)
MM&FACAmericanLogo.png|''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' (Miiverse only)
Mario&Sonic20163DS-NTSCbox.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
NA MPSR boxart.jpg|''[[Mario Party: Star Rush]]'' (Miiverse only)
SuperMarioMaker3DSBoxArt.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World - NA Boxart.jpg|''[[Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' (Miiverse only)
MarioSportsSuperstarsAmiiboBoxart.jpg|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
Minecraft New Nintendo 3DS Edition boxart.jpg|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition]]''
MLSS+BM Box NA.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'' (Miiverse only)
</gallery>
===Wii U===
===Wii U===
''<gallery>
<gallery>
DKC-TF box.jpeg|[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]
Nintendoland boxcover.png|''[[Nintendo Land]]'' (Miiverse only)
Logo EN - Dr. Luigi.png|[[Dr. Luigi]]
NSMBU boxcover.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'' (downloadable content and Miiverse only)
Box NA - Game & Wario.png|[[Game & Wario]]
Box NA - Game & Wario.png|''[[Game & Wario]]'' (Miiverse only)
M&S2014 Wii U Boxart.jpg|[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]
NSLU NA Box Art.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' (Miiverse only)
MK8 NA Box Art.jpg|[[Mario Kart 8]]
NSMBU Plus NSLU NA Box Art.png|''[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U|New Super Mario Bros. U<br>+ New Super Luigi U]]'' (Miiverse only)
Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box Wii U.png|[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]
M&S2014 Wii U Boxart.jpg|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''
Logo EN - NES Remix.png|''[[NES Remix]]
Box NA - Super Mario 3D World.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' (Miiverse only)
Logo EN - NES Remix 2.png|''[[NES Remix 2]]
Logo EN - NES Remix.png|''[[NES Remix]]'' (Miiverse only)
NES Remix Pack cover art.png|[[NES Remix Pack]]
Logo EN - Dr. Luigi.png|''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
NSLU NA Box Art.png|[[New Super Luigi U]]
DKC-TF box.jpeg|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' (online leaderboards and Miiverse only)
NSMBU boxcover.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]
Logo EN - NES Remix 2.png|''[[NES Remix 2]]'' (Miiverse only)
NSMBU Plus NSLU NA Box Art.png|[[New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U|New Super Mario Bros. U<br>+ New Super Luigi U]]
NES Remix Pack cover art.png|''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' (Miiverse only)
Nintendoland boxcover.png|''[[Nintendo Land]]''
MK8 NA Box Art.jpg|''[[Mario Kart 8]]''
Box NA - Super Mario 3D World.png|[[Super Mario 3D World]]
SSBWiiU NA Boxart.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
Super Mario Maker Wii U NA Boxart.jpg|[[Super Mario Maker]]
Captain Toad Treasure Tracker US box final.jpg|''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' (Miiverse only)
SSBWiiU NA Boxart.png|[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]
Mario vs DK Tipping Stars EU box Wii U.png|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]
</gallery>''
Mario Party 10 box.png|''[[Mario Party 10]]'' (Miiverse only)
AmiibotapUSlogo.jpg|''[[Amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits|amiibo tap: Nintendo's Greatest Bits]]'' (Miiverse only)
YWW NA Boxart.png|''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]'' (Miiverse only)
Super Mario Maker Wii U NA Boxart.jpg|''[[Super Mario Maker]]''
SkylandersWiiU.jpg|''[[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' (Miiverse only)
Mario Tennis Ultra Smash box art.jpg|''[[Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash]]''
Minecraft Wii U Boxart.png|''[[Minecraft|Minecraft: Wii U Edition]]''
MM&FACAmericanLogo.png|''[[Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge]]'' (Miiverse only)
MSRio2016 OlympicGames boxart.png|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U)| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games]]''
PMCS Boxart.png|''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'' (Miiverse only)
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|JapR=Nintendō Nettowāku
|JapR=Nintendō Nettowāku
|JapM=Nintendo Network
|JapM=Nintendo Network
|Fre=Nintendo Network
|Ger=Nintendo Network
|Ita=Nintendo Network
|Ita=Nintendo Network
|ItaM=-
|Rus=Нинтендо Нетворк
|Rus=Нинтендо Нетворк
|RusR=Nintendo Netvork
|RusR=Nintendo Netvork
|RusM=-
|Kor=닌텐도 네트워크
|Kor=닌텐도 네트워크
|KorR=Nintendo Neteuwokeu
|KorR=Nintendo Neteuwokeu
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|ChiM=Nintendo Network Service
|ChiM=Nintendo Network Service
|Spa=Nintendo Network
|Spa=Nintendo Network
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Revision as of 00:41, July 3, 2024

Nintendo Network logo
The Nintendo Network logo

The Nintendo Network was an online gameplay network for Nintendo consoles that acted similarly to Sony's PlayStation Network and Microsoft's Xbox network, providing online play for compatible games on the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The first public appearance of the Nintendo Network was on January 20, 2012, when an image of the box art for Theatrhythm 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 of Mario Kart 7, although not in North American copies. The service was officially announced on January 26, 2012, and became available later that year.

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

Nintendo dropped long-term plans for the Nintendo Network after establishing their partnership with DeNA, which helped them develop the single sign-on Nintendo 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, 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 the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection was terminated.[2] It was succeeded by Nintendo Switch Online for the Nintendo Switch.

Super Mario-related games with Nintendo Network functionality

Nintendo 3DS

Wii U

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
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

French Nintendo Network
 -
German Nintendo Network
 -
Italian Nintendo Network
 -
Korean 닌텐도 네트워크
Nintendo Neteuwokeu
 Nintendo Network

Russian Нинтендо Нетворк
Nintendo Netvork
 -

Spanish Nintendo Network
 -

References

  1. ^ Nintendo of America [@NintendoAmerica] (October 4, 2023). 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/nOyzBImCHE. X. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ Nintendo of America [@NintendoAmerica] (January 23, 2024). Update: as of 4/8, 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/VdIdewGmB5. X. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
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