Summary
A number of classicCall of Dutygames appear to have gone permanently offline on select Nintendo platforms, making it impossible for players to join up for multiplayer matches or engage in any online activity. Though mostCODfans have moved on from these titles, the fact that some of their most important features are now unavailable is not great news.
It’s particularly notable that the games affected by the aforementioned issue are all from a time when the franchise was slightly more grounded in realism, narratively speaking, and beforeCall of Dutykept reviving its villains. Those who aren’t particularly keen on the more recent shark-jumping escapades ofCODmay therefore be particularly saddened with what’s happened.
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Specifically, all theCall of Dutygames on Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS systems have now gone offline, according to reports. CharlieIntel managed to get Activision to chime in on the issue, only to discover that the source of the problem is the discontinuation of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service on the Wii, DS, and DSi consoles.CODtitles released on the referenced platforms used the Wi-Fi Connection service for their online features, and its sunsetting means that the games' respective multiplayer components are now dead in the water.
Though it’s a given that very few people would be playingCall of Dutyon Nintendo’s old consoles, somegamers still enjoy classicCODquite a lot. Moreover, the newer titles and their live-service approach to content, balancing, progression, and monetization may have put some people off, making them jump back into franchise entries from the early 2010s instead.
The good news, of course, is that the console and PC versions ofCall of Dutyfrom this era, notably titles such asModern Warfare 3andBlack Ops, are still up and running just fine. And it’s entirely possible that afutureCODmight bring back classic featuresfor veteran players' sake, even if said veterans would almost certainly need to contend with neon-colored celebrity skins and the ever-present seasonal content grind in the end.
ThenextCall of Dutygame is getting revealedvery soon, in fact, and everything points to it being a direct follow-up to 2022’sModern Warfare 2, with some of that game’s content transitioning over to the new title. It’s sure to be a far cry from the classics whose multiplayer features were lost on Nintendo consoles, but it’s still worth keeping an eye on.
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