the final day of wii u online

the final day of wii u online
Twitter: / poofesure

[@Poofesure]

less than 24 hours from now if any of you wanna give it one last go 🥲

[@prezdough3049]

noo

[@Crussell04]

Sad day poof

[@maplefoxxo]

I'm so sad..

[@BobaFett_]

my wii u broke i cant

[@goofyah4880]

😢😢

[@MrNocturnOwl]

There’s gonna be some random dude in Botswana who’s been using the WillU for Netflix for the last decade and he’s gonna wake up and be pissed.

[@thekiddshow]

it might still work considerinh netflix doesn't use nintendo servers i think

[@kingbrettpro]

Netflix needs to be on the Switch, we have Crunchyroll and Hulu on the Switch, but not Netflix.

[@kyleplair4929]

Didn't the Netflix servers shut down for Wii u and 3ds?

[@OrangeToadGamer]

Netflix on Wii U was discontinued back in 2021 💀 Couldn't even download it before the Eshop ended either *not sure if Pretendo's servers would allow it to function again though*

[@kyleplair4929]

@@OrangeToadGamer no it won't. Those streaming apps work on their own servers.

[@JoshMacDonald-mm3tq]

Rest In Peace my friends 3ds and Wii u you both were the best things for my childhood 😢

[@austinh.]

Dat timing im in a mcdonalds (similar to your username) and the song in the store is playing "the final countdown" and I found this vid in my home page, like its counting down to its last minute.

[@screamingpuppy211]

@@austinh.lol, was the final countdown for this?

[@austinh.]

@@screamingpuppy211 if u meant by random on the radio, yes! unlike the countdown for smth exciting, its the countdown of a death (wii u and 3ds online)

[@SpritBit]

Pretendo Network. Look it up!

[@SoosRamirez1]

Pretendo:

[@ZakiyahCallender]

2:16 chel-see-uh 😭okay guy

[@luciaamaro8500]

Took me so off guard I had to go back to make sure I heard him right 😭💀

[@marccram2664]

I love his mispronounciations even though some are too obvious to spell out🤣🤣

[@courtney.22]

I noticed that too 💀

[@Crazyclay78YT]

lmfao thats my name and im like wtf lol

[@c_paige__5015]

i discovered this guy only 3 days ago and have already heard him mispronounce like a quarter of the english language 😭😭

[@TheB-Train]

Even if the Wii U was a flop, it's still sad to see the services cut, and the huge lot of games that fall with it.

[@CiphersVII]

the eshops were actually already taken down, around 3 weeks ago

[@TheB-Train]

@@CiphersVII I'm pretty sure it was a lot longer than that...

[@CiphersVII]

@@TheB-Train it said starting mid-late March you will not be able to purchase from the eshops, so unless they decided to close it down earlier than that then that is the closure date.

[@damianosjawline]

it’s sad to see Splatoon finally go :(

[@crazycockatoo5816]

That happened last year.

[@angrytoastcrunch]

rip wii u and 3ds servers I never really used the online features of these consoles that much but im still sad that they are fully dying

[@oomfiekat]

Same. :(

[@NightwiII]

Pokémon alpha sapphire will never be the same.

[@SpritBit]

Pretendo Network. Look it up!

[@The-one-and-only-Fruitcake]

Rip to my mii’s first kid on tomodachi life :(

[@LocalizedBozo]

Scare scraper in LM2 will always stick with me.

[@BobaFett_]

wii u online will be faithful in the wii sports community. rest in peace

[@Happwer2]

Bro: why aren’t you happy for the eclipse on the 8th? Me: *staring into darkness*

[@randomacts1767]

I don’t like that profile pfp

[@andybandy4662]

imagine stealing comments

[@the-rats-ruckus]

​@@andybandy4662couldn't be me

[@austinh.]

​@@randomacts1767yours either

[@We-all-watched-the-video]

Nooo you’re spreading like the black plague you’re all over every community post I ever see I’m sure that you’re a robot

[@justarandompurplefox3243]

Rest in peace, Wii U. You were both an icon of Nintendo’s hubris, and an underrated classic.

[@Junkbotgamingchannel]

I know that I don’t play Wii U anymore, but the eclipse is more important.

[@Bloxxers_rcl]

​@@Junkbotgamingchanneli don't think the world will end on April 8th

[@BopDiva]

The next solar eclipse isn’t happening until 2030 something. As much as I love astronomy, I don’t play the Wii U much anyway, so I’m watching the eclipse. Not sorry.

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

​@@BopDiva I live in Britain, I can't even watch it

[@fffleak]

​@@BopDiva Eclipses are the most boring thing ever

[@MixelsFan15441]

*plays the MLG sad violin sound effect* RIP Wii U 2012 - 2024 Goodbye Wii U, we will always remember you. Edit: OMG, 1K likes? How did I get that many likes?

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

The Mario kart tour servers will shut down in 2026

[@juliannocartagena2007]

@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2How do you know! Where’d you even get that info?!

[@nicholassmith41]

You can still play Wii Sports Club, but it wouldn't be online

[@mantroll2891]

​@@juliannocartagena2007bro time traveled two years to warn us of the mario kart tour shut down.

[@c10cky80]

Wii wiil remember

[@Jeffs_Trove]

6:14 "Thats a goal in most sports" LOL

[@GamesbiteRtDL]

RIP Luigis Mansion 2 Scare Scraper Online 2013 - 2024 You were the very best, we'll see each other on the Switch when you get resurrected...

[@thepogisreal5231]

I remember having shitty teammates and ones who'd harass me for no reason. But yeah, good times.

[@lemonysnow47]

help help! i ain't played it in years due to losing the card for a while, but i really enjoyed it and now i'm not gonna be able to get all the cool ghosts :(

[@Maj0rasFlask]

@@lemonysnow47 its releasing on the switch so youll have plenty of time to %100 this time

[@TheFuturewave80]

Poof: man I’ll miss Wii U online 😢 Also Poof: Proceeds to be extremely toxic to everyone he encounters

[@mattguxxxtt9629]

its funny tho

[@AbsoluteDash21]

Gentleman, it was nice to meet you. It may be gone but never forgotten R.I.P. Wii U servers 2012 - 2024

[@Hazbeanz]

Pretendo is in the works!

[@SpritBit]

Pretendo Network. Look it up!

[@LazyboiYt.]

Rip Wii U 2012-2024 🪦

[@angrytoastcrunch]

its now biting the dust like the wii did in 2019

[@LazyboiYt.]

@@angrytoastcrunch dang

[@bally6645]

Yo i was playing tennis with u yesterday

[@LazyboiYt.]

@@bally6645 who me or him

[@bally6645]

@@LazyboiYt. you. You added me. I was aidan with the yellow shirt mii and red sunglasses. I beat you twice lol 😆

[@MrBnsftrain]

Congrats to Ian, Chelsea, Conrad, and Lazyboiyt for making it in a Poofessure video. If Poof posted that he was going to play online on Twitter or Twitch, other players including myself could've played against Poofessure! I did come across a Beef Boss in Mario Kart 8 though

[@TGFMusic]

Never in my almost 34 years of life did I imagine watching another kind of adult man play a video game so average, at best, and enjoy it so much. Poof you are truly a person. And deserve the Lamborghini’s because so many have done so much less for so much more.

[@porkyminch5131]

Literal chatgpt writing

[@Weed69420]

weed

[@jeremyp9760]

Damn 34??

[@triaxinex]

"Kind of adult man" 💀

[@potatosauce3525]

i remember when the wii u first came out, revolutionary ts was gas

[@brucelau2023]

Oh man the Wii U online is going to be devastated:( That’s tragic

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

Just keep setting your Wii u console to April seven 2024 and set new Zealand time zone

[@crashingblow3753]

Will it work for 3DS/2DS as well? I heard that online for that is also getting taken down. Not sure if it's true or not, but I just want to know just to be prepared.

[@the-rats-ruckus]

​@@crashingblow3753Yeah 😭😭

[@joodasia]

@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2that doesn’t stop them from shutting down their online services, that time isn’t presented on your console, that’s just the time they will cut it altogether.

[@CiphersVII]

​@@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2 that's not how it works, it isn't going to change anything. the online service will still go down at the same exact time as the US time zones

[@damigamermx-us8291]

I just played my last game of Splatoon 1 on Wii U. I will miss this era so much. But there’s a lot of offline games from Wii U that I haven’t tried so the fun isn’t over for me

[@the-eq5vh]

aww dont make me think about splatoon 1 D:

[@bootleg6477]

Try watchdogs on the WiiU and tell me how it is! I'm still looking for a copy in my area..

[@MaximusREAL]

Goodbye Mario Kart 7 online :( Edit: I have jail broken my 3DS so I can play online again! :D

[@HTA_Poseidon]

Look into the Pretendo network.

[@raupadhyaya04]

Jailbreak your 3ds

[@Hazbeanz]

Pretendo

[@somebodyoncerolledme7211]

Hopefully there will be a lot less disconnections from MK7 in the Pretendo era, the Nintendo servers have been unplayable for several years before the shutdown

[@HTA_Poseidon]

@@somebodyoncerolledme7211 what? I’ve been playing without disconnecting consistently for weeks leading up to the shutdown. As well as before the shutdown was even announced.

[@ConnorMiller417]

Goodbye Wii U, you were one of the greatest things about our childhoods. Thank you for bringing so many of us together to have lots of laughs and fun. ❤😢

[@lmtcasual]

It’s a sad day today let’s give a moment of silence ima miss this and I think we all are🫡🫡🫡 Wii sports club online: October 30 2013 - April 8 2024 🪦

[@SpritBit]

Pretendo Network. Look it up!

[@redfordcam9223]

RIP WII U online, forever we are grateful for the memories.

[@Shikai_Suigetsu]

I’m going to cry forever, I LOVED MINECRAFT WII U BATTLE MINIGAME 😭

[@Bargn]

Same, I met my first online friends through Battle Minigame, and I still haven't forgotten their names 8 years later, even if I'm not in contact with many of them still.

[@Shikai_Suigetsu]

@@Bargn so many memories…

[@neveloluigi6442]

RIP Smash 4, the game that got me into smash

[@J4denXW4lker]

Man... i remember being so excited to go over my cousin's house to play on their wii u 😢 those were some good times in my childhood R.I.P WII U thank you for all the wonderful childhood memories! ❤❤

[@BopDiva]

To answer Poof’s question, many Wii channels have been discontinued in 2013. This included: Nintendo Channel, News Channel, Forecast Channel, Everybody Votes Channel, and Mii Contest Channel (Check Mii Out Channel), and then Wii Shop Channel ended in 2019.

[@tylern6420]

i feel like all of these channels have gotten community support now especially considering you can order a Pizza on a wii

[@BopDiva]

@@tylern6420 yeah. People have tried reviving those.

[@tylern6420]

@@BopDiva and the Pizza thing was supposed to be only in japan but yknow what people do

[@octo_gab]

rip splatoon 1, a chaotic mess that will forever hold a place in my 2015 childhood

[@ProtsmanPanther]

there will still be unofficial servers that will be used, thankfully

[@TheMarioManiac]

The only good Splatoon

[@JoshMacDonald-mm3tq]

Me too

[@realFlashyy]

I agree with you, brother. I remember having such good memories on that game… :(

[@dagangsterpiggy5277]

Without online the Wii U is officially worthless

[@PhilliesFan07]

I’m Gonna Miss Playing Mario Kart 7 Online. 😞

[@wasteofspace6490]

same :(

[@YeetAHomeboi]

Ong that stuff was fun fr

[@nerfow25]

Same im playing rn

[@JoshMacDonald-mm3tq]

Me too it was so fun 🥺

[@TheE-Man9000]

Well Imma give it one final ride, who else?

[@Adam-gh3bi]

Love how ian started bantering😂

[@dannaphantom]

😂

[@kbunzzzz]

Man, I'm going to miss 3ds online. It really made my childhood.

[@dylanbaker12]

9:02 Beef Boss jumping up and down was really funny to me for some reason.

[@BeastGamer11138YT]

I think your the only one that noticed that

[@luffytard7512]

Saying "you can just homebrew your wii u and 3ds to play online" Is like your dad saying "don't worry son i can make another one" when your brother dies You can't replace the original

[@MJ-kx5eh]

I never been able to homebrew my 3ds cuz I’m afraid I might screw up the process and brick it.

[@giorginosbeloottino1866]

as far as i know you don't necessarily need to homebrew your wii u to play online, i think you have to only change the dns

[@okayokey]

@@MJ-kx5ehhey, don’t worry, if you do brick it, if you saved ur original sd card data, it’s possible to unbrick it! Same can’t go for Wii U tho…

[@trchorizon3526]

times are going by so fast. this is so sad.😢

[@ladiddas]

Played so much Mario Kart 7 online back in the day

[@LightAnxiety_]

Me on april 8th: When i realize pretendo is available to download:

[@santinogaretto160]

It's already available? I thought it was still on beta

[@Djdog1208]

@@santinogaretto160it’s currently on public beta so it’s available for anybody to play. When it goes off of public beta and back just testers only, there will still be some features available for free

[@imnotahumanimamoron42069]

I don't really know what pretendo is? Or how to download it

[@Djdog1208]

@@imnotahumanimamoron42069 Pretendo Network is basically a way to keep on plying Wii U and 3DS games online after the servers shut down. You need to mod your Wii U/ 3DS before downloading it which isn’t hard and just look up a tutorial if you wanna do so

[@B4mn]

​@imnotahumanimamoron42069 it's a mod that restores online functionality with fan servers

[@clonetrooper576]

Just remember this for those digital games you guys bought. IF IT AINT ON A DISC YOURE RENTING IT

[@ecglaceon2474]

I like how this video started out sappy, then Poof remembered how much he hates bowling.

[@therealsofiastar]

I love you so much dude😭😭😭

[@jaxson2323]

“Screw this game put it offline”😂

[@nintenjoedude1949]

I played Splatoon 1 last night and recorded my final turf war battles, the video will be up on my channel shortly…RIP Wii U and 3ds Online 😢

[@markymark443]

I gotta play a few races on MK8 on Wii U tomorrow before the servers are gone permanently, for the memes

[@user-yc1qn6im5k]

3:08 little does poof know the poof that screwed Chelsey… the one and only four pin

[@emeraldcordova8539]

F in the chat for Wii U Online 😔

[@HeidiBossFromTomodachiLife]

F

[@VictoriaTheVyondAnimator2001]

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[@juliannocartagena2007]

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[@DDDiego]

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[@uo9493]

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[@Djdog1208]

Poofesure get Pretendo Network once the servers shut down to keep playing online. Everybody like this comment so he sees

[@mattguxxxtt9629]

he’ll need to mod his wiiu which i doubt he wants to do

[@Djdog1208]

@@mattguxxxtt9629 I mean he modded his Wii before. Also there is a way to get Pretendo without hacking your Wii U

[@tdcamp03]

@@mattguxxxtt9629his Wii is modded

[@tdcamp03]

@@mattguxxxtt9629his Wii is modded

[@fiction.6913]

@@mattguxxxtt9629Have you seen the Storm Island videos? He’s definitely modded games before

[@c00lk1d86]

The Wii and DS was cut off in 2014, only for the Wii U and 3DS to be cut off a decade later.

[@pensuls7595]

😔🫡🫡🫡 never forget. rip mario maker. homebrew time I guess

[@Miniya]

fr I literally just modded my 3ds

[@gunkhead]

@@Miniya Awesome! Hope you have a good time with it, there's so much you can do ^^ Homebrew timeee

[@tylern6420]

​@@gunkheadwe dont have a Wii U, but we have a Wii thats been softmodded with homebrew channel and using USB loader GX ever since i remember first seeing it being used

[@Miniya]

@@gunkhead thank you!! so far i've managed to install my favorite gba games, missed playing them so much!

[@maggots-.and.-rice]

1:06 beefbosseatsass That's probably why it's getting skinned of its online privileges

[@ChrissGriffin2000]

And the Wii and 3DS has officially bit the dust. Definitely Nintendo’s greatest modern consoles

[@marquaviouschester6947]

Pretendo: NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ME…

[@BIGD-cc7ru]

3DS Kid Icarus Uprising matches were so much fun. Rest in peace 🫡

[@julianvillarreal1450]

Good thing I got to play Wii Sports Club online one last time before the shutdown. It’s really sad that both the 3DS and Wii U will be losing the online services tomorrow, April 8th. It was fun while it lasted. Goodbye to the 3DS (2011-2024) and Wii U (2012-2024) online services and the games, Wii Sports Club and the first Splatoon game since both games will be affected by the shutdown. I first started playing WSC online in November 2022 and now, it’s ending. I’m gonna miss playing it this game so much. I know Pretendo is here to replace the Nintendo Network, but it won’t be the same. 😔

[@alexthesplendidflippyhtffan]

It is really sad!

[@julianvillarreal1450]

Yes, it is.

[@Nyan_cat_anti_furry]

Rip Wii U 2012-2024

[@angrytoastcrunch]

its now joining its predecessor

[@santinogaretto160]

2012... Man I feel old

[@ramaicatseye]

yeah...

[@patrickmartin6449]

Seeing as how there are so few people playing Wii Sports Club on the eve of its termination, it reminded me of this quote from a famous American poet named T. S. Eliot where he said, "This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper." This quote came from one of his poems titled "The Hollow Men," and I think this video quite adequately exemplifies it.

[@severelyworriedmia]

I am genuinely so sad. it’s grieving over an important part of my childhood

[@Elliemaeggles]

I remember playing Mario kart 7 online with my best friend all the time. I’ll certainly miss it, but it had its time. Rip, Wii U and 3ds online. You have people great memories.

[@trailerparkpegasus]

the end of an era. i feel fucking old.

[@connerfranks3784]

Poof I hope you never stop making videos, I’ve been watching you for three years now and even bought a biff remote to try to support. Your videos are always hilarious and I look forward to the bidaily upload. (Without glazing) It’s nice to see you still have the drive to make consistent content after all these years

[@alexthesplendidflippyhtffan]

R.I.P. Wii U Online! You'll be missed! 😔

[@ZackMuffinMan]

rip wii u online

[@matigamer329]

I guess this is my final goodbye to all the games I played in MK7 online.

[@user-zb2tq2op5v]

Minecraft Wii U... I'll miss my friends and my tumble matches... I'll miss my SMP, always in my memory, goodbye.

[@Quintendo710]

R.I.P 3DS and Wii U Online Servers.. You will always be missed.... 😔

[@julianvillarreal1450]

Yep. It was fun while it lasted. 😔

[@SkyrushFanboy]

Pretendo: Looks like a job for me!

[@HTA_Poseidon]

No it won’t. These servers got replaced almost immediately.

[@nomoremike3075]

I will never forget the countless hours I screamed at my TV playing Splatoon 1. R.I.P.

[@caitsnotcait]

6:24 “Well that’s a goal in most sports, but in bowling that’s bad” 😭

[@proteus778]

and 2 more weeks until a group of people make wiiu online possible again.

[@ShiroRBX]

4:11 Lol this part is so funny

[@M_JW]

Got a little over an hour left now, I’ve just been grinding on MK8.

[@IHaveInsomnia333]

It is 2:00 PM today is a sad day for wii u and 3ds a couple days ago i found my 3ds from years ago gone i saw a lot of old photo's of me younger and it was great Rest in peace 3ds and wii u you Wiil be missed... 2012-2024

[@yoshi_chuck05]

Rip to the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS online… you will all be missed ❤❤❤

[@drxshock6957]

in 2014 the Nintendo WFC got discontinued 10 years later the same fate befalls the Wii U

[@turfed916]

maybe in 2034 the switch servers will close down

[@juliannocartagena2007]

@@turfed916Aw crap!

[@Para4es]

a moment of silence 😔

[@Sam-tv5rg]

I'm really gonna miss playing online on my wii u & 3ds. All those hours playing splatoon or mario kart. Definitely a big part of my childhood. 😢

[@fyeboiiryan4112]

Rip the 3ds and wiiu my childhood

[@Dorbellprod]

RIP Wii U online you were the fucking best

[@NunofYerbizness]

Somewhat odd that it gets brought up that this is the final day of the Wii U and 3DS's official online servers shutting down, but seemingly not the fact that it's the final day that free online gameplay exists for a Nintendo platform

[@itztoru330]

wait you're right

[@santinogaretto160]

Damn...

[@TheEmoPikachu32]

Wii u was awesome i miss every game on the wii u i love games on wii u also 3ds rip wii u be missed 😔

[@hadookin47]

Dang I’m glad it was 7 years after the Switch released. Homebrew made me love 3ds all over again

[@Cysphinx]

I love the Wii U and I was mad when they cut the Wii online services. Literally so many people still play these games so it just makes no sense to cut it.

[@calebgrant2652]

Wii U Online shutting down the same day as the Solar Ecipse? Suspicious Nintendo. Very suspicious...

[@patrickstar4435]

The Wii U and 3DS will be missed. I still have my Wii U and I might play on it on Thursday.

[@scaryterry1637]

Bro I swear I always come on KZbin right when Poof posts a new video. I feel so lucky :)

[@defectumdefectum9642]

Isn’t it ironic that Wii Sports Club online is ending on the day of the solar eclipse?

[@Salzui]

The date might have been chosen intentionally so there is other big stuff happening, the people & press have other topics, etc

[@TT5MTM]

I would recommend homebrewing your Wii U to Pretendo to use online again.

[@postboy2242]

Been there done that. We move!

[@TT5MTM]

@@postboy2242w

[@asackboyplush6508]

I already have

[@Awesome_Nova]

I've done that for both my wii u and new 3ds xl

[@TT5MTM]

@@Awesome_Nova awesome

[@iano97]

As someone called ian, this is absolutely hilarious to here poof trashtalking ian 😂

[@DEE1G]

Damn were getting old poofesure, seems like just yesterday the wii just came out can’t wait to watch 18 minutes of my fav KZbinr tho 🙌🏾

[@Dblman]

R.I.P Wii U 2012 - 2024😭

[@Solo_Ecuadorian]

2007?

[@herrkampf473]

Wii U ain't that old lmao

[@nomoremike3075]

It came out in like 2012

[@Falkite]

2012 - 2024*

[@Barak925]

2012-2017**

[@user-yc1qn6im5k]

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened - Dr. Seuss

[@MrWolfyGamer]

I had alot of memories on the 3DS... Rest In Peace

[@ACreatorOfRandomContent]

rip... the end of an era...

[@GermanVolk14]

Its been fun, all good things must eventually come to an end. Rest in peace Wii U, you will be missed, after April 8 the only thing we can do is look at the videos on KZbin as an archive of the forever discontinued online services

[@jurihanfan2009pictures]

Goodbye Wii U and 3DS, you will be missed :(

[@hitmondle]

Finally a reason to homebrew my Wii U. It's been in a box for years

[@scorpiojo1104]

Rip Nintendo Network 🫡

[@Deadmau5Awesome]

Oh it's you

[@juliannocartagena2007]

🫡

[@themidoritwins9228]

Poof did you know that Barb and Alice are sisters and the champions of tennis?

[@FellowGremlin]

It’s so sad that we have to leave the legacy of Wii U online. R.I.P

[@machineboyrecroom]

It’s finally the end for the Wii U

[@doubledominos6607]

The end of an era

[@santinogaretto160]

And the beginning of a new one with Pretendo. Won't be the same tho.

[@Fruit_Punch_CIown]

The darkness is really getting to me... Gonna miss splatoon 1, a game that will be missed by a clown and other people that are not clown

[@P_araps]

OMG is that a dougdoug reference-

[@sm0g-810]

"that would be a goal in most sports" fantastic burn