
Nintendo issued a statement Friday regarding online connection problems users are having with the eShop, saying they're are limiting access time in different regions to improve server performance.

The rejection is non-final (and even when such rejections are labeled as “final”, the process is far from over, given that there can be, at minimum, an appeal to the Federal Circuit).
Good, as they should! A game mechanic like that shouldn't be locked behind a patent, and Nintendo didn't invent it either.
Nintendo wants to keep wasting money on bullshit lawsuits, real smart in this economy. They should put that money aside for other game projects. On the other hand, I don't care if they waste it all either, and they are screwed in the future maybe that will teach them a lesson.

Nintendo completed its share repurchase and set its secondary offering price at 8,347 yen ahead of March 16 delivery.

Nintendo filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade.
Nintendo of America is suing the United States government over the sweeping tariffs President Donald Trump put in place last year, according to a complaint filed Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade and obtained by Aftermath.
LOL I read this on gaff, will they refund the money back to the gamers? highly unlikely. Didn't they just raise prices and pass it onto the gamers? Only Nintendo would send out the Ninjas to the US government.
Argh Nintendo... I know this isn't your fault per se, but you guys REALLY have to step up your online services in just about every way...
I can get on now. I'm glad it didn't last through the weekend, that would have been terrible for everyone.
It's good that so many people bought a WiiU. I'm sure the network will be back to normal by the end of the weekend.
Just for 3DS folks. I can access the Wii U eShop just fine.
How about you improve the service instead?
Just managed to get on the uk EShop 3DS, got my mario 3 so I'm happy, guess we have to wait until next week for mario tennis on gameboy color, can't have it all ;)