Top North American Splatoon 3 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Players Head to Japan for World Championships They’re Back! On April 12 and 13 (U.S.), In-Person Competition Returns With Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ...

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The ongoing maintenance for the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and the original Splatoon will end on August 3, 2023. This will allow players to access online multiplayer once again. Nintendo ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Online play for these games was suspended back in March 2023, Nintendo said, so it’s been just a ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. "The issue has now been fixed, and so we will resume online play for these games," Nintendo said. This is the first time the company has publicly ...

Music is a key component to any Nintendo game. Whether it’s a mainline title or a spin-off, there is always a great deal of attention paid to composition and original soundtracks. This is thanks to ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Wii U might be remembered as one of Nintendo's least successful consoles ever, but it had a number of great games that you can still play today.

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Sonic Superstars is available for just $24.99 this weekend at Amazon, making today a great time to pick up a copy. This title is the latest 2D Sonic entry, with new multiplayer features like never ...