Nintendo maintenance schedule – November 23, 2025 – session planned, but only for 3DS
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of November 23, 2025.
There is one session planned, but believe it or not, Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch are being left alone. Instead, 3DS will be seeing a bit of downtime.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of November 23, 2025:
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Every Pokemon generation gimmick ranked, from Z-Moves to Mega Evolution
Posted on 2 weeks ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, Switch, Switch 2 | 0 comments
Since the release of Pokemon X and Y in 2013, new games in the series have had a battle “gimmick” of some sort to keep things fresh. It all started with Mega Evolution in X and Y, which was then expanded upon in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Then we got Z-Moves in Pokemon Sun and Moon, followed by Dynamax and Gigantamax in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Then we’ve got Terastallization in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and that’s where we’re at right now. We’re almost certain to see another new gimmick introduced in the tenth generation of Pokemon, which is getting closer and closer by the day given that Scarlet and Violet released three years ago already. So today, we’re taking a look at all of these battle gimmicks and ranking them from best to least best. None of the gimmicks are outright terrible – they’re all inspired and thematically appropriate for their regions, but some are certainly better than others.
Nintendo maintenance schedule – October 5, 2025 – Nintendo Network ID downtime
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has released its maintenance schedule for the week of October 5, 2025.
We don’t see this very often these days, but there’s some downtime involving Nintendo Network IDs. That actually means that only Wii U and 3DS will be affected. As of now, nothing official has been announced for Nintendo Switch.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of October 5, 2025:
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Dev behind Nintendo’s Elite Beat Agents toyed around with for new 3DS entry
Posted on 2 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendo’s Elite Beat Agents series never left the DS, but fans might be interested to hear that the game’s developers tinkered around for a prototype on 3DS.
Elite Beat Agents is a bit of a niche franchise and hasn’t been seen for quite some time, so some Nintendo fans may not have heard about the IP previously. Essentially, it was a western version of iNiS’ rhythm game Osu Tatakae Ouendan.
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Nintendo ending 2DS XL, Famicom and Super Famicom Mini repairs in Japan [update: service ended]
Posted on 3 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
September 24: Nintendo announced today that repairs for the 2DS XL, Famicom Mini, and Super Famicom Mini are coming to an end in Japan.
An exact end date wasn’t provided. However, that’s because it all comes down to how long spare parts are available. Once Nintendo runs out of stock, that’ll be it for repairs. Devices will no longer be accepted once those parts are used up.
Bayonetta creator told Sakurai “to do whatever he wanted” when bringing the character to Smash Bros.
Posted on 6 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 0 comments
MinnMax recently conducted a rapid-fire interview with game developer Hideki Kamiya, and one of the topics quickly discussed was Bayonetta’s inclusion in Smash Bros.
Bayonetta made her first appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U / 3DS as the final DLC addition. Kamiya created the character, but seemed to let director Masahiro Sakurai do his thing in bringing her into the Smash Bros. universe.
A quick and complete history of Mario Kart ahead of Mario Kart World
Posted on 6 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, DS, Features, GameCube, GBA, Switch, Switch 2, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
After over ten long years, the future of Mario Kart is finally here. Indeed, the gap between Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart World has been the longest in the franchise’s history. Sure, we received Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart Tour, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, but none of these were intended to be the next big Mario Kart game. Mario Kart World is exactly that, and with a new era for the series soon beginning, we figured it’s a great time to look at the development history of the Mario Kart franchise as a whole. There’s an absolutely huge amount of information here, so we’ll be telling the condensed version of Mario Kart’s history.
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Ranking the Paper Mario games, from best to worst
Posted on 6 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
When it comes to game rankings, the Paper Mario series has always been rather defined in terms of which games are “good” and “bad”. There are three main eras of Paper Mario games: the first three games (64, The Thousand-Year Door, and Super), the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS titles (Sticker Star and Color Splash), and whichever era we’re in now (The Thousand-Year Door Nintendo Switch version). Given the amount of love and care that was put into The Thousand-Year Door remaster and how positively it was received both after its announcement and after its release, we think the future of the Paper Mario series is bright. And while we wait patiently for the next new game in the series, we’ve ranked all six Paper Mario games from worst to best. Do keep in mind that this is a subjective list, however, and we’d love to hear your thoughts and rankings for the Paper Mario games down below.
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Louvre museum removing Nintendo 3DS audio guides
Posted on 7 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
Nintendo 3DS audio guides at the Louvre museum, which have been a staple for over a decade, will soon be going out of operation. A notice on the official website states that this is going into effect in September 2025.
According to the site, “a new system” will be taking its place. While it’s technically possible that Louvre could work with Nintendo again, we wouldn’t necessarily ben on it.
Revisiting the four “worst” Kirby games
Posted on 7 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, 3DS eShop, Features, Switch, Switch eShop | 0 comments
If you’re deep into the Nintendo discourse sphere online, you might sometimes hear people say “Kirby has no bad games”. And to an extent, that’s definitely true – Kirby’s highs and lows aren’t as far apart compared to other Nintendo franchises. But is it really true that Kirby doesn’t have any bad games? A “bad game” could mean something different depending on who you talk to. It could mean that the game isn’t fun to play, or it could mean that the game is poor by Kirby standards, but not terrible objectively.
Regardless, today we’re looking at some of the less-loved entries in the Kirby series to see how they hold up today. One thing is true: Kirby doesn’t have any bad main series games. Even Kirby Star Allies, which is regarded as one of the weaker recent titles, isn’t bad – it’s inoffensive at worst. In other words, the Kirby games we’re talking about today aren’t main series games, but the smaller ones that tend to fly under the radar.
