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One year after their next console launches.



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Probably until the early to mid 2020's. The Wii U user base is small so it may not last that long.

 

I got Wii Sports Club recently for the Wii U, and the servers were DEAD. Nobody was online. Same goes with that Mario and Sonic 2014 Olympic game.



nice

Whenever the next Mario Kart comes out...



Once the new home console Mario Kart releases.



Probably not for at least 5 years. There's no merit in comparing the Wii to the U in this context, because the scenario is wildly different.



 

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Nowhere near as soon as Wii's. Wii's online shutdown happened as quickly as it did due to it being on Gamespy servers.



SpokenTruth said:

Nintendo didn't shut down Wii online, GameSpy did.

Wii's online infrastructure was built on GameSpy which shut down last year.  Nintendo didn't have a choice.

 

The Wii U's online infrastructure is built on their own system and will likely never need to shut down unless Nintendo exists the platform business.





I bet the Wii U would sell more than 15M LTD by the end of 2015. He bet it would sell less. I lost.

The same day they introduce Nintendo Network Live Plus Premium, where you can play online and get free games for as little as 5 $ a month!

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jk, don't hurt me D:



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Some time after 2020.



Somewhere in 2017, or 2018 if NX releases in 2017. Within two years of NX release at the very most. People seem to forget it's a free services that costs Nintendo money

Another possibilty would be they announce a paid online service that becomes available for Wii-U aswell. That will extend the support a few years.