Nintendo has restored online play for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, and apologised to fans after taking the servers offline for five months to fix a security exploit. “In March 2023, Nintendo ...

After five months of being offline, Nintendo Wii U games Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon's online play feature are confirmed to be returning, per the company. Following the announcement, Nintendo has issued ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s the end of an era as games like Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon won’t be playable online starting today. It’s the ...

Nintendo took them offline due to a ‘vulnerability’ in March. Nintendo took them offline due to a ‘vulnerability’ in March. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The ...

It took several months, but you can finally play the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon online. Nintendo has confirmed that both titles will once again be available for multiplayer as of ...

I may be the odd one out here, but, online shooter games have never excited me much. I remember playing the original Unreal Tournament and Quake 3 Arena, getting bored with both of them after a month ...

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Online services for Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon will return for Wii U players on August 3 after months of downtime. Nintendo announced that players can once again access multiplayer in a ...

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The last Splatoon player standing. Just a couple weeks ago the online servers for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U shut down forever…which is a really sad considering this was one of the best eras to be a ...