When do you expect Nintendo to shut down Online services for WiiU?

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SpokenTruth said:

Hiku said:

In May 20 2014, Nintendo suspended the online services for Wii.
That's 7,5 years after Wii released.

Now it makes me wonder, if they suspended online services after 7,5 years for a console that sold 100m units, when can we expect them to shut it down for the WiiU? (Which has been out on the market for 2,5 years now.)

The idea came to mind as I'm thinking of getting a WiiU around the time Zelda comes out, which may be as late as November 2016.

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.

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