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 [[File:WFC Logo.svg|thumb|200px|The worldwide Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection logo]]
 {{quote2|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection is simple to use. Beginning with free access… we have removed one of the major barriers that have kept people from going online to play games.|[[Reggie Fils-Aime]]|</span>Oct. 18, 2005 Press Release<span>}}
-'''{{wp|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection}}''' (abbreviated as '''WFC''') was [[Nintendo]]'s online matchmaking service used by specific games on a Nintendo system specifically designed to make use of the service. Both the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]], as well as the [[Nintendo DSi]], made use of the system. It began on November 14, 2005 for DS and Wii games. However, as announced on February 26, 2014, the system was terminated on May 20, 2014 due to the shutdown of GameSpy servers,<ref>[http://www.nintendo.com.au/termination-of-nintendo-wi-fi-connection Termination of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, Nintendo]</ref> and was succeeded by the [[Nintendo Network]], which will be shut down in early April 2024, on members of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] family and [[Wii U]], and [[Nintendo Switch Online]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]].
+'''{{wp|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection}}''' (abbreviated as '''WFC''') was [[Nintendo]]'s online matchmaking service used by specific games on a Nintendo system specifically designed to make use of the service. Both the [[Nintendo DS]] and [[Wii]], as well as the [[Nintendo DSi]], made use of the system. It began on November 14, 2005 for DS and Wii games. However, as announced on February 26, 2014, the system was terminated on May 20, 2014 due to the shutdown of GameSpy servers,<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2014/February/Termination-of-Nintendo-Wi-Fi-Connection-Service-for-Nintendo-DS-DSi-and-Wii-Software-859922.html Termination of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Service for Nintendo DS / DSi and Wii Software]. ''Nintendo UK''. Retrieved October 26, 2023.</ref> and was succeeded by the [[Nintendo Network]], which will be shut down in early April 2024, on members of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] family and [[Wii U]], and [[Nintendo Switch Online]] for the [[Nintendo Switch]].
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