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'''Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection''', or '''WFC''', was a service from [[Nintendo]] that allowed Nintendo [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] games and applications to connect to the Internet. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was one of the many games that had compatibility with the service, using it to allow for online brawls [[ | '''Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection''', or '''WFC''', was a service from [[Nintendo]] that allowed Nintendo [[Wii]] and [[Nintendo DS]] games and applications to connect to the Internet. ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' was one of the many games that had compatibility with the service, using it to allow for online brawls [[with friends]] or [[with anyone]]; in addition, players could also exchange some data with each other with the service. | ||
The service was later superseded by the [[Nintendo Network]] for the [[Wii U]] and [[3DS]], though the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection continued to act as a legacy connection for the Wii and DS consoles; both the Wii U and 3DS had only limited compatibility with the service. | The service was later superseded by the [[Nintendo Network]] for the [[Wii U]] and [[3DS]], though the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection continued to act as a legacy connection for the Wii and DS consoles; both the Wii U and 3DS had only limited compatibility with the service. | ||
With the shutdown of the service's network provider | With the shutdown of the service's network provider [[wikipedia:GameSpy|GameSpy]] in May 2014, the service was taken offline on 20 May 2014. Hacks, however, have been developed to allow players to continue playing compatible games via private servers. | ||
==In ''Brawl'' == | ==In ''Brawl'' == | ||