Nintendo to shut down online features for Super Mario Maker on Wii U

Via its support page, Nintendo announced today it will discontinue online features for Super Mario Maker on Wii U.

As seen on the post, players won’t be able to upload courses for the mentioned Wii U game starting on March 31, 2021. Also, the Super Mario Maker Bookmark website will be shut down.

The discontinuation of these service won’t let players update the ranking of liked courses nor look up for bookmarked courses.

The Wii U game will no longer be available for purchase on the Nintendo eShop on Jan. 12, 2021. However, fans who purchase the game will still be able to re-download it after its removal from the digital store.

Beginning on 3/31, it will no longer be possible to upload courses in #SuperMarioMaker for #WiiU. Please see the link below for more information. Thank you to all the players for supporting the Wii U version of the Super Mario Maker game since 2015!https://t.co/aPtUh8QVd6 pic.twitter.com/bZahjD3yK7

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 25, 2020

The sequel, Super Mario Maker 2 for Nintendo Switch, won’t be affected.

There will be no impact on #SuperMarioMaker2 for the #NintendoSwitch system.

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 25, 2020

Nintendo released Super Mario Maker in September 2015.

[Source]: Nintendo: Super Mario Maker for Wii U Discontinuations FAQ.