Official Nintendo Forums Closed Indefinitely

Nintendo.com is currently undergoing a major overhaul (“to support the continued success of Nintendo DS and Wii,” natch), and as part of that overhaul, the official Nintendo NSider forums have been closed indefinitely, beginning yesterday, September 17.

An official message from NOA_Andy states:

For more than four years, these NSider Forums have fostered engaging, robust debates, a strong community and friendships. While their future remains uncertain, in the interim we invite our fans to build on the spirit of community by starting their own Nintendo discussion sites. Remember also that the unique features available with Nintendo DS and Wii give Nintendo the opportunity to communicate directly with fans, while also enabling fans and friends around the world to communicate with each other.

Nintendo has the greatest fans in the world, and it is because of their support and passion that Nintendo DS and Wii have become so hugely successful around the world. We hope that the faithful Nintendo community members will look forward to the future games and website updates that will enhance Nintendo’s global community of Wii and Nintendo DS owners.

Starting Sept. 17, existing NSider Forums will be available in Read Only format for one week. Private Messages will be disabled. On Monday, Sept. 24, the forums will be removed from public view.

As Evil Avatar points out, “Who needs a official community discussion area where people can go to laboriously heap praise upon your products and services? Evidently, not Nintendo.” And beyond that – since when does the DS sport “unique features … enabling fans and friends around the world to communicate with each other”? And the Wii’s message service ain’t exactly Xbox Live, either.

On the bright side, if you’re a victim of the Nintendo.com forums closing, feel free to register and jump into the FileFront.com forums and post away to your heart’s content.