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The '''Nintendo Network'''{{efn|{{nihongo|ニンテンドーネットワーク|Nintendō Nettowāku|lead=yes}}}} wasis an online service that was run by [[Nintendo]] before it was shut down. It which provided free online functionality for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] systems and their compatible games. Announced on January 26, 2012, at an investors' conference, it was Nintendo's second online service after [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]. Former president of Nintendo [[Satoru Iwata]] said, "Unlike Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which has been focused upon specific functionalities and concepts, we are aiming to establish a platform where various services available through the network for our consumers shall be connected via Nintendo Network service so that the company can make comprehensive proposals to consumers."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iwata |first=Satoru |date=27 January 2012 |title=Corporate Management Policy Briefing/Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2012 |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/events/120127/04.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102013938/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/events/120127/04.html |archive-date=2 November 2017 |access-date=3 March 2024 |website=nintendo.co.jp}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=27 January 2012 |title=Nintendo Network for Wii U and 3DS revealed |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-network-for-wii-u-and-3ds-revealed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208223516/https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-network-for-wii-u-and-3ds-revealed |archive-date=8 December 2023 |access-date=3 March 2024 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>
On April 9, 2024, Nintendo shut down the Nintendo Network. Online functions such as online play, global leaderboards, [[SpotPass and StreetPass|SpotPass]], and most other online features of both the Wii U and 3DS are no longer accessible. The only services which remain online are [[Gameplay of Pokémon#Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter|Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter]], system software and game updates,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Support: Announcement of Discontinuation of Online Services for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software |url=https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227/~/announcement-of-discontinuation-of-online-services-for-nintendo-3ds-and-wii-u#s1q4 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=en-americas-support.nintendo.com |archive-date=2024-04-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408031559/https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/63227/~/announcement-of-discontinuation-of-online-services-for-nintendo-3ds-and-wii-u#s1q4 |url-status=live }}</ref> the 3DS theme shop, and re-downloading previously purchased software from the [[Nintendo eShop]] for their respective systems.
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