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Dustin Bailey

After 5 months, Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon Wii U servers are coming back online, but Nintendo's already threatening to take them down permanently

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After five months, Nintendo is bringing back servers for Splatoon and Mario Kart 8 on Wii U, but the company is already warning that a permanent shutdown could come without much notice.

Servers for both games will return on August 3, exactly five months and one day after they were taken down, according to a new post on Nintendo's support site. You will need to download an update before you can play, however. While both Japanese and European Nintendo branches have made the announcement, Nintendo of America hasn't officially done the same - though it's a safe bet that confirmation on the US side will be coming shortly.

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