Nintendo has restored online play to the Wii U versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon, after taking the games offline for five months to address a security vulnerability.

“In March 2023, Nintendo paused network services for the Wii U games Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 to address a vulnerability related to online play,” Nintendo said.

Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS was previously vulnerable to that exploit.Several Switch games apparently were too, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nintendo Switch Sports and ...

EDIT: Nintendo of America have also officially tweeted about Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 getting Wii U online play back in their region. The systems were made available again by August 2, 2023, 9 AM ...

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If you've been playing Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon on Wii U, you might have noticed online capabilities have been shut down! Details here!