Design for Mighty No. 9’s Call chosen
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments
Mighty No. 9 fans have chosen the design for Call, Beck’s partner in the upcoming game. “Call F”, made by Inti Creates’ Yuuji Natsume, was ultimately selected. The design ultimately garnered 43.39% of the vote.
More: Comcept, Inti Creates, Mighty No. 9, Yuuji Natsume
Nintendo issues another response to online services outage, explains what led to initial downtime
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments
Nintendo has issued yet another response to the situation surrounding its online services outage.
In the note, the company explained that the initial issues came about due to an influx of new accounts being created and accessing the eShop, as well as existing 3DS account information being moved to new Nintendo Network accounts. Nintendo also said that additional maintenance may be needed in the future.
You can find Nintendo’s full message after the break.
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Update: eShop open until 4 PM ET in US – 3DS eShop going down again for another 12 hours in Europe today
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments
Update: Nintendo says the North American 3DS eShop will be open until 4 PM ET.
eShop update: We’re making progress in restoring our global network. The Nintendo eShop will be available in North America until 4 p.m. ET.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
If you’ve been waiting to redeem download codes or use eShop gift cards, you can do so until 4 p.m. ET. We’ll have more updates soon.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
Thank you so much for your patience as we work to restore the full functionality of the Nintendo Network.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
We're making progress, but to manage global traffic, we temporarily closed the eShop on 3DS. The outage will last until 4 a.m. ET on 12/29.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
Original: Nintendo will be taking the European 3DS eShop offline once again today. Between 10 PM CET (9 PM GMT) and 10 AM CET (9 AM CET), the store will be inaccessible.
Once again today we will temporarily close the European 3DS eShop between 10 pm and 10 am CET. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) December 28, 2013
Once again today we will temporarily close the European 3DS eShop between 9 pm and 9 am GMT. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) December 28, 2013
No word yet on whether there are similar plans for the North American 3DS eShop.
Gunman Clive sells over 250,000 copies, “vast majority” of sales on 3DS
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
Gunman Clive sales have topped 250,000, creator Bertil Hörberg has revealed.
The milestone was shared on Twitter earlier today. According to Hörberg, “the vast majority” of sales have come from the 3DS version.
Hörberg tweeted:
Gunman Clive has now sold more than a quarter of a million copies; the vast majority of which were on the 3DS eShop
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) December 28, 2013
Hörberg also says that sales in Japan “are very good”:
@Sab_Mas Yes the Japanese sales are very good, basically the same as the rest of the world combined
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) December 28, 2013
More: Bertil Hörberg, Gunman Clive, sales, top
Wii U and 3DS eShops back up and running
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments
The Wii U eShop as well as the 3DS eShop appear to be back up and running follow Nintendo’s 12-hour maintenance period. They’re up in the US, and we’re hearing that all is well in Europe in addition. Other online features such as Miiverse are also functioning properly.
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Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind – Sasha DLC footage
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Karous: The Beast of Re: Eden details
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
More details have come in for Klon’s Karous: The Beast of Re: Eden. For the latest information, read on below.
– Can play short missions
– New to this 3DS version is how the missions play
– Features specific objectives for some missions, like “Take out the lead ship 10 times” or “Find and destroy the hidden box”
– This will help give players simple, achievable goals as baby steps
– Can spend time in Garage mode and fiddle around with your ship before heading out on missions
– Equip Assist Items if you so choose
– These include Death Wing
– Unclear what the functions of the Assist Items are, but they’ll make things easier
– Make your ship look different with a variety of different frames
– Level up your ship’s sword, shield, and gun
– Doing so makes them more powerful and gives them higher range
Nintendo further comments on eShop’s 12-hour maintenance; Two Tribes says online downtime could be awhile
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
At 4 PM ET, Nintendo took down both eShops once again for a 12-hour maintenance period. The company hopes to make significant progress with regard to the online issues plaguing its network services over the past few days.
In light of fans questioning why the eShops will be going offline once again, Nintendo took to Twitter to further explain the situation. The Big N said that this will allow for traffic volume to be properly managed, paving the way for full operation restoration.
Nintendo wrote:
We saw some questions about why we're taking the Nintendo eShop offline between 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. ET and how it will help.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 27, 2013
The Nintendo eShop will be offline at different times around the world to manage traffic volume until full operation is restored.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 27, 2013
Meanwhile, indie developer Two Tribes has weighed in on the situation as well. The studio, after receiving a notice from Nintendo, claimed that the overall online downtime “might take a while longer”.
I just got an email from Nintendo about the online stuff. This might take a while longer guys.
— Two Tribes (@TwoTribesGames) December 27, 2013
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More games discounted on the 3DS eShop
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Podcast Stories | 1 Comment
Another wave of games have been discounted on the 3DS eShop. Here’s the full roundup of the latest titles on sale:
Classic Games Overload: Card & Puzzle Edition – $14.99 (was $29.99) through 1/9
Dress To Play: Cute Witches! – $0.99 (was $3.99) through 1/8
Dress To Play: Magic Bubbles! – $0.99 (was $3.99) through 1/8
SteamWorld Dig – $6.99 (was $8.99) through 1/2
Super Little Acorns 3D Turbo – $1.99 (was $7.99) through 1/14
Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition – $9.99 (was $19.99) through 1/9
Japanese Pokemon Bank videos
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
