NINTENDO has restored online play for two of its popular online games after addressing a security issue that took them offline almost five months ago.
That’s great news for players, but the company has warned that if further issues occur, it may have to discontinue online play for these titles at short notice.
Nintendo paused online play for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on the Wii U back in March 2023 due to urgent maintenance.
The issue was an unspecified security vulnerability which has now been fixed and online play will be back to normal as of tomorrow, August 3, 2023, according to a statement by Nintendo.
To be able to play online again, players will need to download a new update for each of the two games, which will also be released tomorrow, Nintendo explained.