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Nintendo has two rounds of maintenance scheduled for this week thus far. The first period will specifically impact certain network services for 3DS (online play, rankings, etc.) while the second will affect Nintendo’s portable in addition to Switch and Wii U.

The full schedule is as follows:

3DS

– 5:50 PM PT (September 5) – 7:30 PM PT (September 5)
– 8:50 PM ET (September 5) – 10:30 PM ET (September 5)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (September 6) – 3:30 AM in the UK (September 6)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (September 6) – 4:30 AM in Europe (September 6)

Switch / Wii U / 3DS

– 9 PM PT (September 7) – 2 AM PT (September 8)
– 12 AM ET (September 8) – 5 AM ET (September 8)
– 5 AM in the UK (September 8) – 10 AM in the UK (September 8)
– 6 AM in Europe (September 8) – 11 AM in Europe (September 8)

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It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart. Super Mario Odyssey moves up to #2, while Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon enter the top five.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between August 10 and August 23.

Earlier tonight, the packaging images were revealed for the new Super Mario Odyssey amiibo. Fans have already been pouring over every tiny detail from the boxarts to see if anything is new. And as it turns out, it looks like we have the names of three more kingdoms – potential spoilers ahead.

Japanese magazine Famitsu put out its 1,500th issue this past week. In celebration of that, readers were asked to vote on the top 100 games of all time.

A number of Nintendo games made the list, including the a few in the top ten. These include Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon, which were selected fifth best and third best respectively.

The full list is as follows:

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A number of new items have been added to Miitomo. Among the selection you’ll find in the app, the following are now available:

– Cami dress
– Pop art long tee
– Two-tone tights

These items can be obtained by using Miitomo coins in Miitomo Shop.

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The North American teaser site for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is now live. You can head on over here to access it.

It’ll likely be at least a few weeks (if not a couple of months) before the full site goes live. However, it does currently have a trailer and some screenshots we’ve seen before. A general overview of the world and introductions to Rex and Pyra are also included.

Nintendo Sweden has posted the packaging images for the new Super Mario Odyssey amiibo. These include the 3-pack as well as the individual figures. We have the 3-pack above, and the standard ones below.

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Nintendo just went live with a trailer promoting the launch of Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver on the 3DS Virtual Console later this month. Watch it below.

Nintendo has published a new Japanese (web) commercial for Metroid: Samus Returns. See the advert for yourself below.

For those who missed out on the Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Collector’s Edition, the official soundtrack is now available digitally. Amazon is selling all 51 pieces of music here

If you’d like to see the full lineup of tracks, you can do so below. Just be warned that some of the titles are a bit spoilerish.


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