The end is near.... :(
I'm glad Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter are staying open for the foreseeable future at the very least (although it been years since I've used either of them). It will be a painful day for collectors when they eventually close as well.
I was super sad to hear this news. I spent an ungodly amount of hours playing Splatoon, Smash Wii U & Mario Kart 8 online back in the day. They all have successors now, but it almost feels like a part of me is being lost with these original versions being somewhat neutered (or extremely neutered...