Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

Nintendo’s various shops are undergoing some heavy maintenance in just a few days. This will begin Sunday evening for those of you in North America and in the very early morning on Monday over in Europe. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will be affected.

The upcoming maintenance is particularly notable due to its length. It seems that the maintenance period will last nearly an entire day.

Here’s the full breakdown of times:

– 7 PM PT (Sunday) – 7 PM PT (Monday)
– 10 PM ET (Sunday) – 10 PM ET (Monday)
– 3 AM in the UK (Monday) – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 4 AM in Europe (Monday) – 4 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

As for the reasoning behind the downtime, Nintendo says that it’s planning a large-scale exchange of servers. It’s also possible that the maintenance will end a bit early, though you should definitely expect it to take awhile!

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo has another round of maintenance scheduled for next week. Though if anything ends up like this week, there could be changes to the schedule or cancellations to certain maintenance.

In any case, here’s what’s on top for Monday:

Wii U/3DS – online play, rankings, etc.

– 2 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 5 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 11 PM in Europe – 4 PM in Europe (Tuesday)

Shop maintenance (eShop, DSi Shop, Wii Shopping Channel)

– 1 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 4 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 9 PM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 10 PM in Europe – 4 PM in Europe (Tuesday)

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

Update (10/17): Nintendo’s latest maintenance plans have been changed again. First, there will no longer be shop maintenance. Nintendo Network ID maintenance is still taking place at the times listed originally (see the very bottom of this post). Finally, Wii U and 3DS online features (rankings, etc.) will be down on Monday at the following times:

– 2 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 5 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 11 PM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

Update (10/16): Bumped to the top. The “All” maintenance we mentioned previously has now been updated to say “Using Nintendo Network ID”. So in addition to eShop maintenance, Nintendo Network ID will also be affected.

Original (10/14): Nintendo’s various online shops will be undergoing maintenance on Monday. That includes the Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop.

The maintenance period is planned for the following times:

– 1 PM PT – 5 PM PT
– 4 PM ET – 8 PM ET
– 9 PM in the UK – 1 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 10 PM in Europe – 2 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

For Wii U and 3DS, in addition to eShop maintenance, Nintendo listed “All”. I’m not quite sure what that means, but perhaps something else will be affected aside from the eShops.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Image & Form has kicked off a new SteamWorld-related video series. In the first episode below, the studio discusses the franchise’s timeline.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Update: Bumped to the top. The maintenance period has changed, as things have been bumped up two hours earlier. Here are the new times:

– 11 AM PT – 3 PM PT
– 2 PM ET – 6 PM ET
– 7 PM in the UK – 11 PM in the UK
– 8 PM in Europe – 12 AM in Europe

All of Nintendo’s shops will be experiencing online maintenance next week. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will all be down while this is taking place.

Here’s the relevant times for the maintenance:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

All of Nintendo’s digital store offerings will be down for a few hours of maintenance on Monday. That includes the Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop. This is taking place between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET / 1 PM PT and 5 PM PT.

Also, for what it’s worth, various game maintenance will be taking place on Monday as well. Here’s the full information on that:

From Monday, July 27, 2015 3:00 PM
– Monday, July 27, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time

During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.

Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Animal Crossing™ Plaza
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Art of Balance
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Darts Up
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Dr. Luigi
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Puddle
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Spy Chameleon
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Trine Enchanted Edition
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Wooden Sen’SeY
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Zen Pinball™ 2
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Jump Trials Supreme
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Mario Golf™: World Tour
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for SAMURAI WARRIORS: Chronicles 3
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for STORY OF SEASONS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for THEATRHYTHM FINAL FANTASY CURTAIN CALL

From Monday, July 27, 2015 2:00 PM
– Monday, July 27, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time

During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.

Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Fractured Soul
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Harvest Moon 3D:The Tale of Two Towns
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Kid Icarus: Uprising
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV?3D EDITION
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for THE “DENPA” MEN 2 : Beyond the Waves

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News | 6 Comments

Nintendo has pulled Brain Age Express: Sudoku from the 3DS eShop and DSi Shop. This applies to North America and Japan, and possibly Europe as well. The reasoning behind Brain Age Express: Sudoku’s removal is currently unknown.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii U eShop | 11 Comments

This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U Retail

Splatoon (available Friday) – $59.99

Wii U Download

Don’t Starve: Giant Edition – $14.99
Baila Latino – $29.90

Wii U Virtual Console

Mega Man Battle Network 4 Blue Moon – $7.99
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun – $7.99
Mega Man Zero 3 – $7.99
Rival Turf – $7.99

Wii U Demo

SDK Paint

3DS Download

Glory of Generals The Pacific – $6.99

3DS Themes

Mighty Switch Force! Theme – $1.99
Pokémon Shuffle – $1.99
Pokémon: Mega Charizard X – $1.99
Pokémon: Eevee Collection – $1.99
Splatoon: Fresh Squid – $1.99 (available Friday)

DSiWare

G.G Series Wonderland – $1.99

eShop Sales

Wii U/3DS

– Transformers Prime (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), The Amazing Spider-man 2 (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Activision are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 4.
– 1001 Spikes (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is 50 percent off (reduced from $15 to $7.49) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 18.
– Color Zen (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS), Color Zen Kids (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) and more games from Cypronia are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 30.
– Luv Me Buddies Wonderland (Wii U and Nintendo 3DS) is up to 48 percent off (reduced to $12.90) until 8:59 a.m. PT on July 31.

Wii U

– Zumba Fitness World Party is 75 percent off (reduced from $39.99 to $9.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 1 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 8.
– Fit Music is 56 percent off (reduced from $29.90 to $12.90) until 8: 59 a.m. PT on July 31.

3DS

– Crash City Mayhem is 75 percent off (reduced from $19.99 to $4.99) beginning at 9 a.m. PT on June 1 until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 8.
– Cave Story, VVVVVV and more games from Nicalis are on sale until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 18.
Monster Combine TD is 35 percent off (reduced from $3.99 to $2.59) until 8:59 a.m. PT on June 25.

Activities

– Miiverse Ink-redible Splatoon Sweepstakes – Head over to Miiverse for an opportunity to win the Splatoon game! A new community called “Miiverse Ink-redible Splatoon Sweepstakes” is open under the Play Nintendo community from May 26 until June 30. Visit the community here, which is already full of ink-redible drawings. To participate, just post your Splatoon fan art in the community. You can enter every week for your chance to win Splatoon.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to U.S. residents who are at least 13 years old. Sweepstakes begins 5/26/15 at 2pm PT and ends 6/30/15 at 11pm PST. Submit fan art via Miiverse to enter. Three weekly prizes: 1 Splatoon game (ARV $59.99 each). For alternate means of entry, full sweepstakes details and official rules: http://www.nintendo.com/corp/rules/miiverse-splatoon/. Sponsor: Nintendo of America Inc.

– Best Buy StreetPass Event – To celebrate the Nintendo World Championships 2015 qualifying events, a special StreetPass event will take place exclusively in all Best Buy locations in the United States and Canada from May 29 to May 31. Bring your Nintendo 3DS system with you to your closest Best Buy store to enhance StreetPass-enabled games you already own, such as Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. It’s also a great opportunity to collect Mii characters from new locations to help fill up puzzle panels in Puzzle Swap and help out in StreetPass Mii Plaza games. For more information about StreetPass, visit http://www.nintendo.com/3ds/features/streetpass.
Pokémon Shuffle Update – A major Pokémon Shuffle update is now available. This update marks the debut of new features and stages. This update includes the new Super Catch Power feature so now Pokémon become easier to catch than before. Improvements to gameplay include How Hearts Accumulate, Checking Out Pokémon and Combo Numbers Shown Longer. These are just a few of the adjustments being made to the game. For more details, please visit http://www.pokemonshuffle.com/en-us/.

– Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. “amiibo Agent” Tournament – See how your Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. squad stacks up online in Nintendo’s Public Tournaments. Top players earn unique titles that are visible online and earn major bragging rights with their friends and around the world. The new “amiibo Agent” tournament runs from May 28 to May 31. Opt in via the SpotPass feature for notifications about future tournaments, and click here for more information about multiplayer tournaments. Good luck, agents!

Source: Nintendo PR

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

Update 2 (4/18): I’m not sure what happened, but Nintendo is no longer planning shop maintenance. However, we do have the following game maintenance to add:

From Monday, April 20, 2015 3:30 PM
– Monday, April 20, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Fist of the North Star®: Ken’s Rage 2
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Pikmin™ 3
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for The Amazing Spider-Man™ Ultimate Edition
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for TNT Racers – Nitro Machines Edition
Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for AiRace Speed
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for AiRace Xeno
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Angry Birds™ Star Wars®
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Bird Mania Christmas 3D
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Chain Blaster
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cube Tactics
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cut the Rope
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cut the Rope®: Triple Treat
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Disney Magical World
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Luigi’s Mansion™: Dark Moon
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Mario and Donkey Kong™: Minis on the Move
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Yumi’s Odd Odyssey™
From Monday, April 20, 2015 2:00 PM
– Monday, April 20, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.
Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for CHARIOT
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Frenchy Bird

Update: It’s not as notable, but there will be maintenance for various games as well.

From Monday, April 20, 2015 4:00 PM
– Monday, April 20, 2015 7:00 PM Pacific Time
During the maintenance window, the following services may be unavailable.

Wii U
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Art of Balance
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Darts Up
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Dr. Luigi
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Spy Chameleon
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Wooden Sen’SeY
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Zen Pinball™ 2

Nintendo 3DS
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot
– Online Play, Rankings, etc. for STORY OF SEASONS

Nintendo’s digital shops will be down for a few hours on Monday, April 20 while maintenance takes place. This will be happening between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET (1 PM PT and 5 PM PT). The maintenance period will affect the Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, DSiWare, News, Wii Shop Channel, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo is gearing up for another round of shop maintenance next week. The Wii U and 3DS eShops, Wii Shopping Channel, and DSi Shop will be down on Monday between 4 PM ET and 8 PM ET (1 PM PT and 5 PM PT).

In slightly less important news, the Wii U and 3DS Image Share service will be down tonight between 12 AM ET and 3 AM ET (9 PM PT and 12 AM PT).

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