Un mois après que Nintendo ait supprimé les serveurs 3DS et Wii U, huit joueurs finaux ont battu un record vieux de 14 ans détenu par Halo 2 superfans

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.

Nintendo officially killed 3DS and Wii U servers on April 8, 2024, meaning many beloved multiplayer games – such as Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Kid Icarus Uprising, and many more – lost all online functionality forever. (Kinda.)

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, Créateur de Mario, Xenoblade Chroniques X, et l'original éclaboussure, where one particular inkling is trapped in map purgatory for the next decade.

That means those eight players have held onto the disconnected Nintendo Network for longer than the final Halo 2 spartans did after the original Xbox Live was shut down. The Noble 14 similarly refused to turn off their OG Xboxes in a bid to desperately cling to their dying beloved, circa 2010, with the last superfan holding on for just over 25 days. Congratulations to the last people on Earth to be playing the 3DS and Wii U online, who just beat a new record, 14 c'était comme découvrir que leur père avait été une rock star.

The 3DS and Wii U went out with a bang, au moins, with the community gathering to celebrate both console’s final days in style. A Super 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.