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Update (2/13): Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp maintenance is currently underway. Additionally, 3DS has been added to the maintenance schedule for later today, so it won’t just be Wii U.


Original (2/9): Nintendo has started planning its maintenance schedule for next week, and both Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and Wii U in general will be affected. We have the full lineup of maintenance below.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

– 8 AM PT (February 13) – 3 PM PT (February 13)
– 11 AM ET (February 13) – 6 PM ET (February 13)
– 4 PM in the UK (February 13) – 11 PM in the UK (February 13)
– 5 PM in Europe (February 13) – 12 AM in Europe (February 14)

Wii U / 3DS

– 6 PM PT (February 13) – 7:30 PM PT (February 13)
– 9 PM ET (February 13) – 10:30 PM ET (February 13)
– 2 AM in the UK (February 14) – 3:30 AM in the UK (February 14)
– 3 AM in Europe (February 14) – 4:30 AM in Europe (February 14)

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Amazon UK is running a new sale this week. Depending on how much you spend, you can save up to £20 on a gaming purchase.

Here’s a full breakdown of the offer:

– Spend £150 or more on selected physical video games products and get £20 off using promo code VG20OFF150.
– Spend £75 or more on selected physical video games products and get £10 off using promo code VG10OFF75.
– Spend £35 or more on selected physical video games products and get £5 off using promo code VG5OFF35.

You can find the full lineup of eligible gaming products here. The sale lasts until February 15.

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Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology is out today on 3DS. We have the official launch trailer from Atlus below.

This week for Pokemon Shuffle a new Roserade (Winking) and competitive Mega Banette will be lasting until February 20th. Mew, Litten, Decidueye, Deoxys Attack Forme, Accelgor, Typhlosion and Pikachu (Enamored) have also begun their repeat runs.

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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Switch

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
2. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
3. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
4. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
5. Dragon Quest Builders – Nintendo
6. Splatoon 2 -Nintendo
7. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle – Ubisoft
8. FIFA 18 – EA
9. Pokken Tournament DX – Nintendo
10. Rocket League: Collector’s Edition – Warner Bros. Interactive

Wii U

1. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
2. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
6. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. Lego City Undercover – Nintendo
9. Wii Party U – Nintendo
10. Splatoon – Nintendo

3DS

1. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
2. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Crystal Version – Nintendo
7. Luigi’s Mansion 2 – Nintendo
8. Miitopia – Nintendo
9. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
10. Yoshi’s New Island – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track

Persona Q2

It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Persona Q2 is back at the top for Nintendo-related titles, and Bayonetta 3 reappears.

Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between January 25 and January 31.

New sales data is in from the UK for the month of January.

GamesIndustry reports that there was an increase in physical games sold last month compared to the same period the year prior. 1.25 million boxed games were sold, up slightly from the 1.24 million boxed games sold in January 2017. Revenue also rose year-over-year from £35 million to £37 million.

Nintendo is credited for the rise in performance, which makes sense given how Switch wasn’t around in January 2017. The Big N held a 9% share of the software market at that point, but in January 2018, rose to 13.6% and was the top games company in the UK in terms of physical sales.

Nintendo

Below are the latest Nintendo products that can be currently pre-ordered at retailers:

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Best Buy is running a new gaming sale this week. A number of Nintendo-related titles are on sale, including Rocket League ($20), LEGO City Undercover for Switch ($20), Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia ($30), and more.

You can find the full lineup of deals here. Best Buy doesn’t list an end date, but we assume it’ll last through February 17.

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System: 3DS
Release date: February 13, 2018
Developer: Atlus
Publisher: Atlus


It amazes me how even after years of incredible games from a system’s lifecycle, we have been consistently impressed with the “cherry on top”, if you will, at the very end that leaves its mark and gives players one last hoorah before the inevitable new generation. It was Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Wii U for example, and now Radiant Historia on 3DS. With Radiant Historia, we can revisit one of the titles that made the DS so great, and gladly add it to the 3DS’ ineffable library of RPGs. It’s an encore that shows nothing but respect for the craft, the legacy of the DS and 3DS, as well as the genre as whole.


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