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Nintendo has more maintenance lined up for Xenoblade Chronicles X. It’ll be taking place tomorrow for folks in North America, and later tonight for those in Europe.

Here are the exact times:

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

Xenoblade Chronicles X’s maintenance will affect all network services.

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Inti Creates has announced yet another sales milestone for Azure Striker Gunvolt. Today, the company confirmed that the game surpassed 140,000 downloads worldwide.

It was previously confirmed last September that Azure Striker Gunvolt had achieved 130,000 downloads.

The news was celebrated with another special art piece. As usual, we’ve attached it above.

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The full lineup for Evo 2016 was just announced from the Red Bull eSports studio.

During a Twitch stream, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Melee were both confirmed as returning games for the fighting tournament. With Smash Bros. Wii U, DLC characters will be permitted. Pokken Tournament, which will be played locally through LAN connectivity, was also revealed as a new title for Evo.

Evo 2016 will take place between July 15 and July 17 in Las Vegas.

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Another new Twilight Princess HD tweet has been posted on the Japanese Zelda Twitter account. Similar to the most recent entry, today’s message focuses on a particular character and shows off concept art.

Here’s the lowdown on Ilia from “Malo”:

“…It’s Malo. Hey you… Are you frightened by Ilia? She’s normally kind, but when she’s mad she’s very scary indeed… such Ilia used to be naughty in the past… You see, she put things like a fairy sticker on her forehead… But when you look at it closer, it feels rather eerie.”

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The full North American website for Fire Emblem Fates is now live. To access it, head on over here. You can view plenty of information about the game, tons of images, and much more.

Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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A few new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the full lineup:

– Mamotte Knight 2 (x2) – 200 yen each
– Nazo no Mini Game (x2) – 150 yen each
– SHOW BY ROCK!! No. 13-17 – 200 yen each

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Several new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on February 3. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Cube Life: Island Survival – 1,000 yen

Wii U Virtual Console

Kirby Canvas Curse (DS, 950 yen)
Konami Krazy Racers (GBA, 702 yen)

3DS Download

Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination – 1,200 yen through February 29, normally 1,500 yen

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Nintendo released official videos for Usagi no Kuni no Kangaroo Race Wallaby!!, Medabots: Metabee Version, and Medabots: Rokusho Version on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Final Fantasy Explorers made it out today in North America, and it’s due out in Europe at the end of the week. You can purchase the game either physically or digitally. If opting for the latter, you’ll need to reserve 5,021 of free blocks on an SD card. That amounts to roughly 627.6MB.

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The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Super Mario Maker. Check it out below.

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