Nintendo officially shutting off internet access for Wii and Nintendo DS

Breaking news! Nintendo is officially shutting the door on Wifi access for the Wii and DS, slated to happen on May 20th.
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Update: Nintendo has released a statement to Polygon confirming that users will still be able to Wii, DS and DSi games in offline mode. “Other online functionality on Wii and Nintendo DS, such as access to the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo DSi Shop and video-on-demand services, are also not affected at this time,” according to Nintendo. The global termination of the service will take place May 20, 2014 worldwide.

Online play for 3DS and Wii U will be unaffected, aside from Wii U’s Wii mode and “DS games played on Nintendo 3DS family systems.”

Original article: Wi-Fi service for Wii and DS will be shutting down as of May 20, Nintendo of Japan announced on Wednesday.

The shutdown will affect the likes of online play, matchmaking and leaderboards for DS/DSi and Wii users alike. However, the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop will remain unaffected for the time being, along with the Wii’s Delivery Channel, Hulu, Netflix, Internet Channel and YouTube. View the full list of games affected by the service’s shutdown after the jump.

A long list of Nintendo-published games that utilize online features will be affected following the cancellation of Nintendo’s Wi-Fi service for Wii and DS/DSi. The full list of games includes:

Wii

• Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City
• Battalion Wars 2
• Boom Street
• Endless Ocean
• Endless Ocean 2: Adventures of the Deep
• Mario Kart Wii
• Mario Sports Mix
• Mario Strikers Charged Football
• Pokémon Battle Revolution
• Samurai Warriors 3
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• The Last Story
• Trauma Center New Blood

Wii Ware

• Dr. Mario & Germ Buster
• Excitebike World Challenge
• LONPOS
• MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade
• ThruSpace High Velocity 3D Puzzle
• WarioWare: Do It Yourself-Showcase

Other

• Wii Speak

Nintendo DS/DSi games

• 100 Classic Book Collection
• Advance Wars: Dark Conflict
• Animal Crossing: Wild World
• Clubhouse Games
• Custom Robo Arena
• Diddy Kong Racing DS
• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2
• Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
• Mario Kart DS
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!
• Metroid Prime Hunters
• Nintendo presents: Style Boutique
• Picross DS
• Pokémon Black Version
• Pokémon Black Version 2
• Pokémon Conquest
• Pokémon Diamond
• Pokémon HeartGold Version
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time
• Pokémon Pearl
• Pokémon Platinum Version
• Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
• Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
• Pokémon SoulSilver Version
• Pokémon White Version
• Pokémon White Version 2
• Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village
• Professor Layton and the Last Specter
• Professor Layton and the Lost Future
• Star Fox Command
• Tenchu: Dark Secret
• TETRIS DS
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
• WarioWare: Do It Yourself

Nintendo DSiWare games

• Metal Torrent
• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
• Sujin Taisen: Number Battle
  
  Source: gengame.net