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. This includes several clips showing the exact moment the servers closed down for good.

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Prolific Nintendo dataminer OatmealDome was streaming Splatoon on the Wii U when the servers shut down. As with many others online at the time, they were met with an error code and a message that read: «This online service is no longer available.»

Meanwhile, in a rather wholesome moment, two Kirbys met up in For Glory — an online mode in Super Smash Bros. 4 — and rather than ferociously battling it out, they bopped up and down on the spot together.

«We said goodbye in the most beautiful way possible,» @Kirb0Kirb wrote on X.

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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.

Captured the moment the 3ds online shut down, what a way to.

Was racing in rainbow road, and was so close to finishing.

Long live Nintendo Network. pic.twitter.com/4R6EwXlYUq

— Jerm-