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Miiverse

discontinued social network developed by Nintendo

Miiverse[a] was a social network for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. It was made by Nintendo and Hatena. It was powered by the Nintendo Network. Miiverse was made for people to talk with handwritten messages. In some communities, they made videos of games.[2] You could use Miiverse with any web browser on PC, tablets, and smartphones. All users who got a Nintendo Network ID were given a Miiverse account. They then made a Mii avatar for that Nintendo Network ID.

Miiverse
Developer
TypeSocial network
Launch date
  • November 18, 2012 (Wii U)
  • April 24, 2013 (Smartphone, Tablet, & PC)
  • December 9, 2013 (Nintendo 3DS)
DiscontinuedNovember 7, 2017 at 10:00 PM PST
Last updatedDecember 10, 2015[1]
Platform(s)
StatusDiscontinued on November 7, 2017 (all platforms)
WebsiteOfficial website (No longer exists)

Shutdown

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On August 29, 2017, Nintendo of America said that Miiverse be shut down on November 7, 2017.[3][4][5][6] Users could ask to get posts and screenshots they had made. Replies to posts, however, would not be able to be seen.[7] It was shut down on November 7, 2017, at 10:00 pm PT.[8] Wii U Chat and the Japanese Nintendo TVii were also discontinued at this time.[9]

On January 3, 2018, an archive was made of every Miiverse that people could see. It had almost 17TB. This was called "Archiverse".[10][11][12][13]

Notes

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  1. ↑ A portmanteau of "Mii" and "universe"

References

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  1. ↑ "Miiverse Announcements". miiverse.nintendo.net. Tom. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nintendo 3DS Gets A Big Update Next Month". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Nintendo Kills Miiverse: Wii U Chat, Features for 100-Plus Games Gone". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  4. ↑ Foxx, Chris (August 29, 2017). "Nintendo to close Miiverse social network". BBC News. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Good, Owen S. (2017-08-29). "Nintendo Miiverse closing down on Wii U, 3DS in November". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. ↑ Alexander, Julia (2017-11-06). "Heartbroken Nintendo fans share nostalgic memories on eve of Miiverse closure". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. ↑ "Miiverse | Nintendo". miiverse.nintendo.net. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  8. ↑ "Miiverse Service Discontinuation FAQ | Nintendo Support". en-americas-support.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Nintendo to close Miiverse social network". BBC News. 2017-08-29. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  10. ↑ "Nintendo's Miiverse lives on in a giant internet archive". Engadget. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  11. ↑ "Archiverse – The Massive Miiverse Archive Has Almost 17 TB of Miiverse Memories". Archived from the original on 2022-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  12. ↑ "Nintendo's Miiverse is dead. Long live the Miiverse archive". Archived from the original on 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  13. ↑ McWhertor, Michael (2018-01-03). "Massive Miiverse archive goes online with 17 TB worth of posts". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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