The last Pokemon player has made the ultimate sign-off as 6 survivors hang on to keep the Wii U and 3DS servers alive

May. 8, 2024

“Pokemon is finally dead on the Nintendo Network”

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A small handful of old video game loyalists arecontinuing to keep the Wii U and 3DS servers aliveeven now, but the war has lost an important soldier, as the last remaining Pokemon player has logged out for the last time.

That player was known as Amanda, and had been logged into the Pokemon XY servers. Now, GaffsNotLaffs onTwitter, who has been regularly reporting on the status of the last remaining players, says “Amanda has disconnected from XY. Pokémon is finally dead on the Nintendo Network. 6 known players remain on the Nintendo Network.”

That leaves us with two players in Mario Kart 7, one player in Super Mario Maker, one player in Splatoon, and two players left in Xenoblade Chronicles X. The proud. The few. The final six. It’s possible that there are more players hanging on somewhere out there right now, but they’re yet to be discovered, and I’d guess that anyone dedicated enough to keep a Wii U or 3DS game running this long is probably also dedicated enough to have spoken with some like-minded players.

The Nintendo 3DS and Wii U’s real legacy is how they brought players together.

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