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Nintendo Asks Wii U Owners To Refrain From Using "Unauthorised" Online Services (www.nintendolife.com)
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[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 118 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Didn't they shut down their own Wii U servers?

[-] Turret3857@infosec.pub 67 points 8 months ago

yes

[-] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 102 points 8 months ago

Then they can fuck off.

[-] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

That's the point, planned obsolescence.
Shut down the Wii U online services to force people to buy newer hardware. If people create their own "unauthorized" services then, in their eyes, they're losing sales.
I imagine it's not too long before the software starts including an end of life date that bricks devices after a certain date.

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