![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 | GamesRadar+ 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 | GamesRadar+](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rF8YjWRSuxFkanoph3EVaE.jpg)
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 | GamesRadar+
![OatmealDome on X: "[Splatoon 1 / Mario Kart 8] Nintendo has taken down the servers for these games and begun "emergency temporary maintenance" due to a security vulnerability. They state that an “ OatmealDome on X: "[Splatoon 1 / Mario Kart 8] Nintendo has taken down the servers for these games and begun "emergency temporary maintenance" due to a security vulnerability. They state that an “](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqRNHzGWYAAs37d.jpg)
OatmealDome on X: "[Splatoon 1 / Mario Kart 8] Nintendo has taken down the servers for these games and begun "emergency temporary maintenance" due to a security vulnerability. They state that an “
![I'm so happy Mario Kart Wii is still active. The fact that I have no issue find 12 people rooms almost 7 years after the servers were shut down is so amazing. : I'm so happy Mario Kart Wii is still active. The fact that I have no issue find 12 people rooms almost 7 years after the servers were shut down is so amazing. :](https://i.redd.it/p9jvbxmxcqw61.jpg)
I'm so happy Mario Kart Wii is still active. The fact that I have no issue find 12 people rooms almost 7 years after the servers were shut down is so amazing. :
![Mario Kart suffers false start as server overload cripples smartphone debut | Science & Tech News | Sky News Mario Kart suffers false start as server overload cripples smartphone debut | Science & Tech News | Sky News](https://e3.365dm.com/19/09/2048x1152/skynews-mario-kart-tour-nintendo_4785879.jpg)