Topic: Online Service For Original Splatoon And Mario Kart 8 To Be Restored Soon

[Shaymin]

Taken down for pretty gnarly security fixes.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/64439/online-service-for-original-splatoon-and-mario-kart-8-to-be-restored-soon

The online services for two Wii U games are actually coming back soon.

A social media post from Nintendo UK announced that online services for the original Splatoon and Mario Kart 8's Wii U version will be restored on 3 August.

The servers were taken offline in March in order to resolve an issue where data could be sent to the Wii U that would cause remote code to be run on the system. The flaw, disclosed on Christmas Eve 2022, affected Switch games (which were all updated) and Mario Kart 7 on the 3DS.

[Mop it up]

I'm honestly surprised they bothered to bring these two games back online, especially since with the eShop closure, they're no longer being sold. I guess it's a sign of goodwill towards, uh... the... three people still playing Wii U...?