A free-to-play crane arcade game in which players earn badges that can be used to decorate the 3DS Home Menu. From our time with The Last of Us Part II Remastered in January to December's Sonic 3 ...

A sign of things to come as Nintendo have announced they are shutting down the Badge Arcade in Japan, with the final update happening on May 26. No new badges will be added to the system beyond that ...

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Nintendo will end online support for 3DS and Wii U in April 2024, leaving only Pokémon Bank online. Nintendo Badge Arcade will also be discontinued. The exact shutdown date has not been revealed yet.

The declines of the 3DS and Wii U have been on their way for a long time now with things like social features and payment options being retired over time, so this next step was an expected one even if ...

Nintendo recently announced that the online services for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U will be terminated in early April 2024. The company stated that it would provide a specific date and time for the ...

In April 2024, Nintendo will discontinue online services across its Wii U and 3DS consoles. While the eShops for both systems were shut down in March 2023, this will remove the online functionality of ...