A month after Nintendo killed 3DS and Wii U servers, eight final players beat a 14-year-old record held by Halo 2 superfans
May. 5, 2024The last Halo 2 players held on for 25 days
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Nintendo 3DS and Wii U servers were shut down almost a month ago, but eight dedicated players who refuse to turn off their systems are, miraculously, still online and holding on to both consoles, beating a record long held by the final Halo 2 superfans.
According to YouTuber GaffsNotLaffs, who has been tracking the server’s final days and the resolute soldiers still connected, eight final players are still online across Pokemon XY, Mario Kart 7, Mario Maker, Xenoblade Chronicles X, and the originalSplatoon, where one particular inkling is trapped in map purgatoryfor the next decade.
The 3DS and Wii U went out with a bang, at least, with the community gathering to celebrate both console’s final days in style. ASuper Mario Maker community raced to finish every single level in the game, including one that was thought to have been humanly impossible.The SpotPass Archival Project also rushed to preserve over 23,000 data dumps.
The Nintendo 3DS and Wii U’s real legacy is how they brought players together.
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