Nintendo Has Taken Wii U Titles Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Offline Indefinitely While It Fixes Security Issues for Online Play

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Nintendo has taken both games offline as of Thursday when it issued a statement that it had discovered vulnerabilities in them. It is believed the exploit could allow someone to take over another's console simply by playing against them online. Nintendo has said it does not know when it will resume online play functionality for either yet. While the Wii U may not have been Nintendo's biggest seller both Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon have each seen millions of units sold.

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[Ranulfo]

I'm surprised they hadn't shut off the wii u's online play yet. I haven't played in so long I just kinda figured they had.