Nintendo Shutting Down Online Services for 3DS and Wii U in 2024, But Pokémon Bank Will Stay Online

Nintendo shutting down online servers for 3DS and Wii U games in April 2024, Pokémon Bank will remain online.

Online play, rankings, data distribution ending, StreetPass using local communication will survive.

Pokémon Bank connecting Game Boy games with 3DS/Switch will continue, only way to transfer Pokémon.

Games can still be played offline, eShops already shut down in March 2023.

Nintendo planning next-gen console release in 2nd half of 2024, will support Switch until at least 2025.