23rd July 2017, 7:31 PM
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/07...n_end_soon
So there was a Wii U system update recently, and apparently a 'Miiverse has been shut down' message is hidden in it, presumably for use at some point once they do that. That would be a huge shame; while I haven't made a huge amount of use out of Miiverse it is entertaining to check out once in a while. The idea of having a separate message forum for every game on the systems it supports, Wii U and 3DS, is a fantastic idea and it's implemented reasonably well. A few things, such as an easy way to get into a games' Miiverse if it's currently running, would have been nice (that doesn't exist, does it?) but it's a nice thing which was a good idea... until Nintendo decided to abandon running their own internet anything in favor of forcing people to use the regular social networks like Twitter and Facebook. I don't use or like those services at all, and it's not like those have easy-to-access message sections for each game of course, so Nintendo going in this direction is unfortunate. Yes, Nintendo was never going to make a social network as popular as those are, but completely giving up on it wasn't the right move. Ah well.
But the worst thing here is the suggestion that Miiverse, even limited as it is to only the 3DS and Wii U, might go away completely in the near-ish future. Yes, those servers cost money to run, but Nintendo has plenty of cash, they should be able to afford to run it at least for a few more years, until the 3DS is dead at minimum since it is also a 3DS service. As for the Wii U that system is now dying of course, but some of the biggest Wii U games have deep Miiverse integration (Mario Maker and Splatoon most obviously), so as long as many people are still playing Wii U they shouldn't turn off Miiverse. "Shouldn't" is the operative word though, and you never know if Nintendo is going to do what they should or not so... RIP Miiverse, perhaps? :(
So there was a Wii U system update recently, and apparently a 'Miiverse has been shut down' message is hidden in it, presumably for use at some point once they do that. That would be a huge shame; while I haven't made a huge amount of use out of Miiverse it is entertaining to check out once in a while. The idea of having a separate message forum for every game on the systems it supports, Wii U and 3DS, is a fantastic idea and it's implemented reasonably well. A few things, such as an easy way to get into a games' Miiverse if it's currently running, would have been nice (that doesn't exist, does it?) but it's a nice thing which was a good idea... until Nintendo decided to abandon running their own internet anything in favor of forcing people to use the regular social networks like Twitter and Facebook. I don't use or like those services at all, and it's not like those have easy-to-access message sections for each game of course, so Nintendo going in this direction is unfortunate. Yes, Nintendo was never going to make a social network as popular as those are, but completely giving up on it wasn't the right move. Ah well.
But the worst thing here is the suggestion that Miiverse, even limited as it is to only the 3DS and Wii U, might go away completely in the near-ish future. Yes, those servers cost money to run, but Nintendo has plenty of cash, they should be able to afford to run it at least for a few more years, until the 3DS is dead at minimum since it is also a 3DS service. As for the Wii U that system is now dying of course, but some of the biggest Wii U games have deep Miiverse integration (Mario Maker and Splatoon most obviously), so as long as many people are still playing Wii U they shouldn't turn off Miiverse. "Shouldn't" is the operative word though, and you never know if Nintendo is going to do what they should or not so... RIP Miiverse, perhaps? :(