In the middle of a race, the servers of Nintendo WFC close (5/20/14)

This happened to me while I was in the middle of a race, but I was able to stay online for almost 3 hours after the wifi servers closed at 10am est. It happened just as I was getting the hang of things with the bit bike.

[@deqa9775]

how to get depression in two minutes

[@Watersiteplay]

:-(

[@mishumydog]

D e q a yep 💗

[@sixtyhertz2808]

But Wiimmfi is here !

[@anupriyakanaparthi6642]

D e q a P

[@HOSTILITY.]

D e q a yup agreed

[@TetraBitGaming]

this makes me sad :(

[@Chimp_Man]

TetraBitGaming didn't expect to see you here

[@Chimp_Man]

TetraBitGaming but yeah I just want the internet back. the wii and ds feel like pizzas without cheese

[@callmezeldaonemoartime]

TetraBitGaming why are u here O_O

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

Call me Zelda ONE more time cuz he watches KZbin jsut like all of us

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

The Minecrafter named Luigi AYASG TLF MKWK09 xD dude don't reply that to me thats the other guys username

[@ThePsychicCellPhones]

Damn that makes me feel uneasy how it just faded to black then gave you a message that the service was discontinued...eerie and depressing

[@Trackbonus]

Mistah Mew I was going to comment the same thing

[@Marco-ck4jj]

I was just gonna mention the same thing as well😂

[@felipo_galaxy1853]

When you put it like that..

[@sketchonomadek5270]

Mistah Mew Yeah.... Like, a doctor telling you that you were going to die in a few hours, and you're just laying there, thinking about life and whatnot..

[@0mn0m8w31rdc4ndy]

Mistah Mew that’s the beginning of a creepypasta. Mario Kart: The Lost Race

[@kylemkw6268]

damn imagine pulling a thundercloud as your last item you ever got online

[@hypen4565]

rip

[@supercool_alexyt]

Imagine being a star or a bill bullet 💀

[@CoNN627]

sad

[@SubZXD]

Some say that lightning cloud struck with such force, it destroyed the servers for good.

[@thebottlewithoutalix2806]

SubZ XD it was a blue shell lightning, The morning of that day, Nintendo were testing a new powerup, legends say that it hit Miyamoto so hard, the servers shut.

[@baconparty5586]

Haha i agree

[@domenicmorello1775]

You can still play live racing. Reply if you want to know how

[@noahsdad9021]

It struck with 3x the regular volts a thunderstorm would (3 billion volts) It destroyed Nintendo WFC.

[@cloudpuff3083]

Domenic Morello :o

[@minecraftmaster1837]

The last Online MKWii Race

[@itsnotactuallyme3931]

MinecraftMaster 1 well I'm sure there were other people reading too But yes, one of the last

[@dienrespawn227]

MinecraftMaster 1 Nope! The last race happened straight after this. After this there were only 2 people in worldwide. They played the final race.

[@Chimp_Man]

manutdboy257 and in the end the legendary andrew won the race

[@dienrespawn227]

Everett DeLong Correct

[@Therockbrothersmc]

Where can I see this ´´last race´´?

[@eesti_lv]

The fact that one of the users names is “BYE MK Wii” shows how beloved this game truly was.

[@joec7217]

And still is

[@Tsunomakigabriel]

Bro is not the end of the Mario kart wii is Just the servers got shut down

[@eesti_lv]

@@Tsunomakigabriel I know

[@Tsunomakigabriel]

​@@eesti_lv I think you Said the game but IS the username maybe im idiot

[@JanKlausDietrich]

I think he predicted the future

[@briannacampanita]

Even though CTGP exists, experiencing disconnection like that for GOOD has to be one of the most heart wrenching thing ever

[@KyrosTheWolf]

The way this is composed is actually pretty sad. Nintendo are often known for having simple little tunes in the background of their menus, but it's the fact that there's just complete silence on the disconnect screen which adds to the emotion

[@dusk2151]

Oliver that's too true

[@darkpit1303]

Oliver You so right, i have now little tears in my eyes D:

[@kcb04]

Oliver I know

[@omgryannn]

Oliver it scares me

[@cameronschiff132]

rzinpez 062 how?

[@808pitfallseed]

I miss the old music they had in the wii channels and menus, it was pretty catchy.

[@swagmario3731]

pitfallseed same

[@wolfmpeg]

pitfallseed 100th like

[@Andrew-gu8uw]

at least they’re well documented so you can retrieve them still sad

[@lemonadesnake]

GET WIIMMFI NOW!

[@MDE128]

And GameCube as well.

[@FlameTheGoober]

watching this 4.5 hrs after the 3ds/wii u servers died really hits hard

[@07L14m]

Legends say that Koopa is lost in the servers in Mario Raceway driving into a wall 😂😂😂

[@NatetheNintendofan]

Oh no

[@ninethetwotailedfox]

OOF

[@old9367]

big oof

[@tripplordofinconvenience9953]

That could make a cool story

[@cchuuyaa_]

Nah I was crying and I saw this. I think my emotions just died

[@arii639]

I know there are still ways to play online, but the feeling of spending nights playing MKWii online, trying to race against a bunch of Funky Kongs, that feeling will never come back, that's sad

[@Sheriffthegreat]

If you got Wiimmfi (the way to play online now) You'd be surprised on how similar it is to the original Wii! Give it a go ;P

[@bandit24k]

SheriffGamer does it make original everybody votes questions and still has the ds demos for download? if it did i would flip

[@Matanumi]

wiimfi is like the original...except with way less players. not even sure if people are active anymore

[@WeShowYou]

Matanumi I would play but idk how to do that wiimmfi thing

[@Nao-ll7su]

Matanumi Lmao It's even getting more active these days

[@SkullyMegaTen]

Video used ruin! It's super effective! Childhood fainted!

[@kcb04]

SkullyMilk #Relatable

[@hekkn]

SkullyMilk that joke enlightened the mood at least 😊

[@lol._.3927]

look up wiimmfi

[@10-volt]

Yea: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laXQdXttpL-tsMk

[@lagoongames]

It’s sad to think this will happen to almost all online games at some point

[@GalaxyGamer-qn1mv]

True but custom servers will always save us

[@HOL457]

@@GalaxyGamer-qn1mv yeah people will just keep em going

[@Sully_2345]

To this day, Nintendo Network for 3DS and Wii U consoles is still alive somehow in some way

[@Rocket81707]

@@Sully_2345 until now

[@staringcorgi6475]

@@GalaxyGamer-qn1mv it depends if the servers have been analyzed in time if the game is less known

[@rileywarren9378]

2:00 pictures taken moments before disaster

[@jimfitzgerald2289]

bitchasshoeism Calm down you lonely moron. Why won't you ask out your neighbor on a date instead?

[@BlingSCGD]

Welp, wfc saved koopa from a lightning bolt

[@somebodylikesbacon1960]

Pretend the fade to black is the to be continued meme.

[@TriTheChicken.]

Frames?

[@jackman12359]

what happened why is everyone angry?

[@delta_cosmic]

1:05 a user named : "BYE MK WII" knows the future.

[@HOSTILITY.]

Alpha GameSpy is cheap as shit.

[@tbkg660]

Alpha lol

[@ha1vorsen]

h å z e l Players knew about the shutdown way back in 2013....

[@notbreak2592]

SHIT

[@ian47vr]

Wiimmfi time!

[@Bendew]

You were very lucky to see that.

[@IohsmdIglomdrnIjsmsIhafmIafmli]

PenguinToast unlucky*

[@Jackmax2011]

No he was unlucky who wants to get kicked out mid race only to get depressed knowing wii won't come back.

[@PureFred]

penguintoast got it too rip

[@korby8379]

PenguinToast you wanted mean "UNLUCKY" :'(

[@5yearsago404]

Bendew ikr

[@foxl0res]

damn dude. makes me sad thinking about how ill never be able to run home to my wii after school and try to get onto the wii as fast as possible, eager to jump onto an online race again like i once did as a kid. it also reminds me of how when they cut the ds wi-fi connection, i was winning a pokemon battle on the first pokemon black online when it booted me out. i was really shocked at first, but when i tried to game sync to do the dream thing and it gave me The Message Of Death, then i understood. i cried a lil ngl

[@secksyybeast]

spiritphoned I never could use the WFC, but i know how you feel. Its so sad omg, i used to come back home and run to my Wii when i was 8.

[@Vic-lf4db]

spiritphoned use wiimfi

[@zifayxbl7219]

Same

[@NAND512]

CTGP Revolution

[@pesso3811]

Wiimmfi

[@laggianput]

15 minutes until the sequel on the wii u

[@jacob9602]

"Servers discontinued" and you expect me to accept that and press a?

[@Gund2002ClashFanNL]

Jeikdoe [GD] or press B to cancel and play Nintendo WFC.

[@laggn6450]

ClashFanNL I wish.

[@XLPlay1]

Thank you for using this service! Because that makes everything better!

[@10-volt]

Try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laXQdXttpL-tsMk

[@Luigiawesome13]

This is hard to watch. The amount of memories this console holds for me is amazing. R.I.P Wii Wi-Fi (Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection).

[@fluffyhoitydino]

Link&Luigi64 So true. Same

[@Luigiawesome13]

Daniel Ledank Good times.

[@fluffyhoitydino]

Link&Luigi64 I miss them. I had so much fun memories as a kid- playing super mario galaxy with brother and having fun-losing and turning off the wii- all of those. There is something different about the wii and ds that just makes them better than the 3ds and wii u.

[@Luigiawesome13]

Daniel Ledank Indeed. I'll forever hold onto those amazing memories.

[@fluffyhoitydino]

Link&Luigi64 True. They will be memories I will miss

[@MeesterTweester]

It all ended before I could use WFC :(

[@James-gq1kx]

Same 😭

[@rohithk6717]

Meester Tweester same it existed all throughout my childhood but I never had a chance to really use it

[@brandoncooper7421]

Same!

[@aarik5314]

I dont want to put some salt in your wounds... But you really missed something. I,m sorry for you...

[@thischannelisdead7874]

Me too

[@JMCQProductions]

Is anyone here because the Mario Kart 7 servers will close in a few hours?

[@Penultimate1785]

​@MTZT-bg9en in 21 hours it'll be gone for good :(

[@The_Amazing_Mario_Bros_Show]

And Mario kart 8 servers

[@thepheeesh]

people who didn't take part in the "closing of the channels event" don't know how truly emtional and sad this was. was was playing something else " i think Pokemon stadium" and man did seeing that notfication but me hard

[@AetherChronno]

The pheeesh I know at that time I was on the MK online and then the advice... gods, I ran to a friend's house, we cry together. yeap.

[@thepheeesh]

Chrono San so true ;_;

[@AetherChronno]

Yes ;^;

[@thepheeesh]

Acamellegas ! damn what a way to put it gg man😀 i still cry;-;

[@SpaceWalkerReal]

The pheeesh I had the final online moment. A month after GameSpy had died I played my Wii again. I saw the letter in that mailbox thing saying it will shut down on May 20th... (THATS MY BIRTHDAY...) Anyways I went on the online ghost racing thing. I raced it. I lost. And I tried another race... ERROR CODE 20110

[@SunnyShuklathedoctor]

Feels hit meter - 200%

[@pigjuice6499]

;-;

[@TheNintendoChannel]

ten years later here we are again

[@sigmatic__]

*I told myself I wouldn't cry ;-;*

[@VaporwaveSunset]

_Look away & don't turn back..._ Oh look! Wiimmfi is here!

[@sgtwolf7391]

*pays on back* Don't worry Mario kart 8 delux is here.

[@somaisumnerd_]

Don't cry! You can continue to play with Wiimmfi.de 😊

[@Hi-ln5gl]

im crying too my wii broke

[@0xtry748]

same ;(

[@multicorrie3561]

This is so sad! I remember playing this a few years ago, really upsetting to see it go :(

[@giacomino79]

i don't like wiimmfi because everybody use funky this is so sad because there isn't the "magic" that there is whene i was a children

[@Jack-em8mn]

ExA_Blakker79 not everyone uses funky..

[@lemonadesnake]

YAHHAHAHAHEH

[@KyrosTheWolf]

Legend says that koopa is still driving around with that lighting cloud above his head... lost in the disconnected servers... searching... waiting for someone... someone to pass the cloud onto... Holy shit this could be the next creepypasta. THE LOST KOOPA. People will draw edgy fanart of him riding around on his bike with a depressed expression, all while that storm cloud brews above his head. He will end up developing a cancerous fanbase with people shipping him with Slenderman, Jeff the Killer, Freddy Frasbear and Sans the Skelington

[@Dweebus]

DID I HEAR *EDGY FANART?*

[@KyrosTheWolf]

Clip_Clop Congratulations, you are the first ever fan of this soon-to-be creepypasta! How do you feel?

[@Dweebus]

Oliver like weeaboo trash

[@vintagefan3759]

DON'T GIVE ANY IDEAS

[@KyrosTheWolf]

Clip_Clop Well that's the creepypasta fandom for you

[@Userbouy]

Reminder that today this will happen with the 3DS and Wii U

[@guineapiggames8208]

Once again, ten years later, fate strikes down another Mario Kart game.

[@Smart_Gaming_077]

Mario kart 7 forever ❤

[@gamecubeplayer]

pretendo network

[@guineapiggames8208]

@@gamecubeplayer people comment this on every post about Nintendo Network. While Pretendo is an effective solution, it can’t carry over data, so all of your stats among other players will be lost to the sands of time.

[@gamecubeplayer]

@@guineapiggames8208 does pretendo at least carry over your vr? that's the only thing that really matters

[@guineapiggames8208]

@@gamecubeplayer nah

[@-7_7-]

That guy name is "Bye MK Wii" 1:56

[@DeadPool-gj4dx]

Christo Lopez Almader 😀

[@oxithotten5861]

Yes. We know.

[@-7_7-]

hi

[@desmondaubry7163]

*intense flashbacks of my childhood and how much fun i had on Nintendo channel* why...why nintendo why...

[@TheMineMappers]

The company that hosted their servers got shut down

[@ZeldaTwilightPrincessMegaFan]

Perfect time to get recommended this

[@TheAndyOG]

Here we are recapping after 10 years and 1 month after 3DS/Wii U shutdown Time is flying massively fast...

[@0ndrago10]

I'm crying so hard rn. This was a huge part of my childhood

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

ndrago1 softie

[@colinkrulz]

Same here!

[@Zombie81212]

boy shut yo sensitive ass up

[@Zombie81212]

nvm i just cried

[@VaporwaveSunset]

The feels hit me hard... This was my favorite childhood game

[@vyrodwarvenking]

Seeing this makes me so sad. I grew up with the Wii, and to see that all the stuff I used to do on it be shut down is so depressing. Makes me miss my childhood so much more

[@Jake5537t]

same :( lots of stuff has changed in my life and not for the better :(

[@SuicideSauceNoodles]

wiimmfi.de

[@colinkrulz]

Same here 😔

[@VWDAWGXP]

It just gets worse..

[@mrb1975]

Same

[@pinkrosiianimations6687]

1:04 There's even a person called "BYE MK WII" I'm just gonna go...*sobs*

[@elijahtorres2688]

Wii U and 3DS Servers: **get shut down** Wii and DS: “You’re new here 😃?”

[@TNTMusic5757]

Actually, the reason the Wii and DS servers shut down is Completely different to the Wii U and 3DS. The Wii and DS only shut down because of gamespy matchmaking, so on a technical level, people could have been playing until the game spy servers shut down, but nobody was actually able to do that on a real Wii/DS

[@sammcnichol2168]

I was in the middle of wario's goldmine when this happened, all of the days spent trying to master the glitches, beating others and it was for nothing, everything was gone in that one black screen

[@smacpats6379]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKKppZ6ip72Mb68

[@Jack-em8mn]

BlackOpsWarfare HD just get wiimmfi

[@deadusersonic9401]

@Kamui/ Oliver ok but maybe intenet will end next.

[@RDR2Jammy1337]

When you forgot that offline and going to friends houses exists.

[@jared-]

It's nice that wiimmfi is around now, as well as the custom tracks and all.. but nothing will beat Nintendo WFC for MKWII. Nowadays, the only people who put in the effort to get wiimmfi and play it regularly are the extremely competitive players, which ruins it for me. I played online for the fun of it. Not to mention, literally everyone uses Funky on the Flame now.. :/

[@itsnotactuallyme3931]

Jaredo_o how exactly do you get wiimmfi? I just want to play Animal Crossing City Folk with my cousin..

[@sweetsoul3145]

Just look it up dood

[@kcb04]

ItsNotActuallyMe I would play too if I could I love that game

[@Blurro]

then just do it, its easy. you can do it without hacking your wii aswell.

[@vurklandstudios9206]

Jaredo_o I'm playing on Wiimmfi right now, and there is only one funky out of 9, a new record! :D

[@GanzoHasashi1911]

Thanos’ snap was so powerful, it caused this to happen

[@holzman00]

Currently on one of the last online races for MK7, had to revisit this. I hope it doesn't cut out in the middle of a race.

[@lunarxgreninja96]

it did for me sadly. good that pretendo is a thing and can still connect online after the shutdown. it sucks wfc is long gone. mk7/3ds shutdown really hit me a lot. I cried a little cause 3ds was my childhood before wiimmfi

[@aidenstanley7305]

@@lunarxgreninja96 pretendo is currently paid except for their annual holiday opening at the end of the year

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

@@aidenstanley7305It’s free for me right now. And if that doesn’t work CTGP certainly does.

[@RayoMcQueen95990]

@@aidenstanley7305it’s only paid for a very few selection of games like Dark Moon. MK7 online is free

[@vibri_]

The lightning powerup, so OP it closes the Nintendo Wii servers.

[@hypen4565]

you mean thundercloud?

[@allsbananasplit4893]

i miss WFC. i had so much fun on playing mk online. THANK GOD FOR WIIMMFI

[@togoodmasivegg1471]

allsbananasplit what Wiimmifi means?

[@Tris_MKW]

Togoodmasive GG It's the way you can play online wii games again even Nintendo WFC closed. Yeah, even the people that competiting isn't much as Nintendo WFC, at least you can play online. It's worth it! :')

[@immaguy7905]

It's just not the same...

[@Tris_MKW]

Imma Guy It might be not same, The people competiting isn't as much as Nintendo WFC and they're really competitive. But at least you can play Mario Kart Wii Online. Wiimmfi isn't a bad idea but it's really hard if we want Nintendo to bring the server back though.

[@letsshorts649]

Today its been exactly 10 years since Nintendo WFC closed

[@MrMarshmelloBoi]

Who's here after Nintendo announced the shutdown of 3DS and Wii U online servers?

[@lunarxgreninja96]

I am. thankfully pretendo saved it

[@ciagorilla5]

Me 😢 😭

[@strino8790]

one of the players was called "Bye MKWii"

[@DeadPool-gj4dx]

It is.

[@JrBagel]

I’m here after the Wii U and 3DS online shutdown

[@Kryogh]

hello darkness my old friend...

[@The_Amazing_Mario_Bros_Show]

Here before Mario kart 8 and 7 servers shutdown

[@ihateweetabix8829]

2:21 That moment when its all over

[@gordonfreeman5885]

Meerkatman its all over but the crrryying

[@Professor_Utonium_]

Gordon Freeman Hey, nice Garbage reference.

[@TheLucarioBaoJunior]

Meerkatman 2:00 is the moment when the race dies...

[@10-volt]

It’s not all over, try this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/laXQdXttpL-tsMk

[@ms-ewan9350]

And the saddest part.. You never got to overtake those wii remotes that you were losing to :'(

[@deadusersonic9401]

You not too fast!

[@comfy88338]

No one beats us Wii Wheels.

[@bananyacatty]

WHAT DOES WFC MEAN?! WESTERN FRIED CHICKEN?!

[@mrb1975]

I used to think it meant worldwide continental [and] friends

[@failtoload4489]

@@mrb1975 so much better than Nintendo's connection

[@mrb1975]

Fail To Load tbh I never felt like wfc was bad but maybe because I only played Mario kart and never noticed the lag (probably because mkwii was my first online multiplayer game and I didn’t understand what lag was)

[@windows-osu5625]

nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

[@Oblivion5367]

Meadow Senpai beware of kfc

[@426cylinders7]

This was spooky to watch. The music + the message at 2:22 made it even more frightening. The fact that this was in the middle of a race just goes to show how lucky you are being able to see that.

[@1epicdude1]

I remember logging on early in the morning before school just to play online, I miss WFC so much

[@jumpman2326]

Zack Strong use wiimmfi

[@comfy88338]

@@jumpman2326 It's not the same though.

[@kaydwessie296]

So many memories of my sister and I two-player Wifi racing. Our internet was slow so we had some load times, but it was so much more fun playing with real people around the world! We did pretty well too, unless there were Japanese kids. Those people are too good at their own games lol

[@NonononJacuzzirayProductions]

K. Charrette love the profile pic, akane is the best!

[@NatetheNintendofan]

I can be Japanese people in Mario Kart 7

[@LSTNSCRFN]

Damn Japanese Bots….

[@jsdnsnfnscbwn]

@@NatetheNintendofan lemme know when ur Japanese people in Mario Kart 7

[@Sebastian-uf3vr]

Who's here after Nintendo Network's (MK7, MK8 etc) shutdown? (04/08/24)

[@Hue_like12]

You were disconnected. I dont even want to know how sad this moment was...

[@dvgaming15]

The sole reason this all happened was because Gamespy shut down, and Nintendo was too fucking lazy to get new servers. Nintendo only has themselves to blame for this failure.

[@rayedhamayun]

DarkVengeance101 I thought it was to up Wii U and 3DS XL sales.

[@rayedhamayun]

DarkVengeance101 I thought it was to up 3DS XL and Wii U sales.

[@staradiablaster1737]

probably a mix of the two, they heard gamespy was shutting down and went: if we dont get a replacement, people will be forced to buy our new systems

[@HighSkiez]

The Wii servers didn't use GameSpy though.

[@HighSkiez]

At least I don't think it did. I'd be surprised if GameSpy really was behind it.

[@sirsansdinner2400]

It hurts just watching WFC shutdown Nostalgiaaaaaa

[@Flare-Bolt]

This is the end of an great era. The WII is till today one of my favorite consoles with the Switch.Everone had one as a Kid and everyone loved it.I have tears in my eyes.

[@10-volt]

Try this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/laXQdXttpL-tsMk

[@paperkirbsp7292]

I’m going to miss the day that Final Race that I played with my friends. Now The Wii May rest in peace

[@cody_211]

This is somewhat eerie in a way. People are talking about how its creepy because it fades to black, but no one is talking about how 2 of the miis that appear while loading into the match look frightened. Almost like people knew this was going to happen.

[@ThePurpster]

Yeah I saw that and stated it in the comments, they knew the inevitable was going to happen.

[@UltimateDragonX9999]

Anyone here now that tomorrow is the final day as both Wii U and 3ds online multiplayer play servers gets shutdown permanently as it almost been ten years since Nintendo killed off original wii and original ds Nintendo network servers back summer 2014.😞

[@lightningfan21]

friendly reminder that the same thing's about to happen to the wii u and 3ds

[@GoldnPea]

Now history will repeat itself in 2024 with MK8 on Wii U

[@Alberto28713]

2014 almost 10 years ago doesn't sound familiar.

[@duffywendell]

And don't forget MK7 on the 3DS as well... that game may not be as well remembered as most other entries, but it's still a decent game.

[@Grayham4]

I love how much love and care Nintendo puts into their stuff. When I transfered my wii files from the wii to the wii u there was a whole animation of pikmin moving all my old games. It brought back so many memories.

[@mankalorfake6721]

5/20 is the new 9/11

[@TheWadeC_]

Most true thing ever.

[@Username-ky3lr]

*R.I.P Nintendo WFC*

[@ThePurpster]

The fact there was a guy called BYE MK WII, upsets me the most as when he disappeared around the corner your screen faded out…… so upsetting.

[@wafflegm]

February 2017 and I'm still depressed because of this ._.

[@andrewlara508]

2017*

[@lunarxgreninja96]

Use wiimmfi

[@hazmania6073]

During the last months of the wii servers, when I was young, I met a friend. He was the best, we talked every night after school on the wii, at the time we were too young to have phones so we couldn't have Insta or even messages. So wii was our only communication platform. When I came home from school I got on wii sport and found out that the servers were permanently taken down forever I was devastated. So now I'm left with the curiosity of thinking were that person is right now, or if they even remember me...

[@PieCreeper12]

That is terrible!

[@kremek276]

Probably the only reason I don’t like Nintendo game is because of their online services. Miiverse came and I was glad, then it got discontinued. I got Miitomo, then that got discontinued. Nintendo, do you want to give us a good online service? If you do at least keep around for a few more years! 😠😤😡😩😫

[@NAND512]

Kreme Kareek services like WFC were discontinued due to lots of hacking and exploits. Services like Miitomo were discontinued because of the low player base.

[@comfy88338]

@@NAND512 No, WFC Was shutdown because Gamespy went Bankrupt.

[@chippy3668]

Lol does anyone notice that you can use wiimmfi

[@comfy88338]

Nintendo Network and Nintendo Switch Online will last for ages because Nintendo actually runs those servers, unlike WFC. They will only shut them down due to a low player base. (Which may happen to Nintendo Network soon)

[@JumpMan96_]

The way the screen faded to black and the error message popped up just feels eerie. I always get an uneasy feeling whenever I watch footage like this.

[@holdenmillinor9592]

This Christmas, their gift should be to put this back up :)

[@UnhealthyGrapejuice]

They actually cant due to gamespy's closure, they are the ones that hosted the Nintendo WFC servers

[@SlickNicky10]

UnhealthyGrapejuice And Nintendo never copied the server data?

[@swagmario3731]

SlickNicky10 that is just wow

[@SlickNicky10]

greninja ! Seriously though, you'd think they'd make a backup before shutting it down

[@swagmario3731]

SlickNicky10 no they wouldnt

[@zenithaeon2272]

This game feels like they really worked hard on it, like they put all their effort in it. This game was made with love and. And it has such an amazing player/fanbase. I'm so sad they shut down online servers for this game. Best mariokart ever. :')

[@gamecubeplayer]

wiimmfi

[@yessir2915]

You can play the game online again as well as other games with Wiimmfi

[@batmanbud2]

Worked hard 🤣🤣🤣 the fact that every returning character uses their Double Dash model with mute colors tells me all I need to know about how much effort was actually put into the game. Even so, sad day.

[@spoodlebumtrianglepants1627]

I broke down crying the second the frame of the network error showed up. So long, childhood. I wish I could've spent that time better than i did. Now I can't relive it. thanks nintendo you gave me a childhood **continues to sob hysterically**

[@Kirby7601]

This is why wiimmfi exist to revive nwfc

[@10-volt]

Yeah, use this, kzbin.info/www/bejne/laXQdXttpL-tsMk

[@donato8983]

Top 10 saddest anime flashbacks

[@PaintyMations757]

Who's here after the 3ds-Wii-U shutdown? 😮

[@NeoGio87]

“You were disconnected from the other players.” And with that message, everything ended. All the laughter, screaming, and cursing out the blue shells that come at you, all of it stopped. The only thing left is a message. “Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for this software has been discontinued.”

[@byjumbur]

Watching this after the Nintendo Switch Server died, hits so hard :( (im from the future)

[@harerodent453]

Are you in 2034

[@gamecubeplayer]

do you have pretendo smitch online?

[@aidenstanley7305]

@@gamecubeplayeri mean you have to pay for 2024 pretendo so pretendo switch online probably wouldn't be any different 💀

[@S.J.C._Entertainment]

@@aidenstanley7305no you don’t. You can donate and get some stuff early but for the most part it’s entirely free.

[@BetaRabbit64]

Watching this is like looking at a photograph of a loved one who you’ll never see again. I actually miss the simplicity of Nintendo WFC, honestly. No need for an account or a paid subscription. Just connect to the internet and play.

[@luxlox9029]

Ngl when i saw that notification in person on the day, I cried a little

[@Engiman]

Some legends say this race is still going to this day

[@RDR2Jammy1337]

Engi Man in the disconnected void...

[@comfy88338]

@@RDR2Jammy1337 ...With all the characters forced to race Infinitely....

[@RDR2Jammy1337]

Some Internet Guy ...why were the racing you may ask...

[@absent6792]

I honestly think this kinda stuff and error messages are eerie and creepy when they randomly happen, anyone else?

[@StarTheKid16]

I still can't believe it's truly gone. I remember when I ran home from school every day in order to get on my Wii as fast as possible, and get on an online race as fast as possible. I got pretty good, but when MK7 came out I mostly moved on to that. When I heard that they were shutting it down, for the last 2 hours of the service I played this game nonstop for the first time in around a year. I got this as well - I was leading on the final lap of a Maple Treeway race (I was Yoshi, because that's who I always was as a kid), when my screen faded to black like this. At first, I thought I had just gotten disconnected - it happened a lot when I was younger (our wifi wasn't the greatest). Then, when I selected the 1-player again, I got the message. I cried once more for a game that had made me cry, both for joy and sadness, for over 4 years of my childhood. Thank you, Mariokart Wii, for being such a big part of my childhood. I will never forget you.

[@therealzhenplaz200]

I like the guy named 'BYE MKWii'

[@alozyt]

how to make a grown man cry

[@squished941]

THE LIGHTNING CLOUD WAS SO POWERFUL IT LITERALLY SHUT DOWN ALL THE SERVERS

[@MinerzUnlimited]

This was a literal spear to my heart because I have the lot of nostalgia to this game

[@slovakiaballif24]

Watching my childhood die in real time

[@roy7031]

There goes my childhood....

[@sadtoad250]

That fade to black and the message afterwards are haunting

[@mynameiskrysta]

I remember one time I accidentally played a game w one of my friends, we just happened to play at the same time

[@vinn5821]

man, Mario Kart brings back NOSTALGIA!!!

[@saelidoesart4566]

if this happened to me i’d surely get scared and start crying bc i was a v weak child and i was only 8 when they stopped the connections lmao

[@acommenterwhofrequentlycha8699]

saelidoesart So you're 12 now? Anyways, I only played a few times online in Mkwii, but even I am still sad that the NFC was discontinued because this is the best Mario Kart game!

[@zifayxbl7219]

I played online since I was 3 or 4 and I am now 12 so sad

[@marlind4462]

Just get wiimfi by mr.bean

[@jumpman2326]

saelidoesart use wiimmfi

[@speedxpnew3871]

when u commented this you was still a child

[@Ryan-lr1gy]

Nine years later… still waiting for the MK8 on Wii U vid lmao, there’s no end in sight

[@SupaDaBloopa]

Nothing made me quite as happy as coming home after school and playing MKWii online for hours. Spending countless warm summer nights listening to the online waiting music as I waited my turn to get into a lobby. The loss of Mario Kart Wii’s official online servers strikes a cord in my heart, as if losing a loved one. Knowing that one moment you had everything, the next moment, nothing.

[@joshkidvr]

just get ctgp revolution, then you will have wiimmfi