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Jordan Gerblick

The most dedicated Nintendo server survivor has Mario Kart 3DS hooked up to an uninterruptible power supply "tucked away in a cabinet where no one can touch it"

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Mario Kart.

The Mario Kart 7 player still clinging to the now-defunct Nintendo 3DS servers has done so with extreme precautions to ensure his handheld doesn't lose power.

Speaking with GamesRadar+, the Mario Kart 3DS player going by Fishguy6564 explained how he's managed to stay online more than four months after the official 3DS and Wii U servers were shut down by Nintendo. He hasn't been the only one; the number of intrepid survivors still connected to 3DS and Wii U games like Splatoon, Smash Bros., and Mario Kart has slowly dwindled from around 23 to just one known player, and that's Fishguy6564.

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