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Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of July 9, 2023 is now available. A number of different sessions are planned, including a couple of lengthy ones for Switch, 3DS, and Wii U impacting online play.

The full maintenance schedule for the week of July 9, 2023 is as follows:

Mario Kart Tour Pipe Tour 2023

Mario Kart Tour has revealed its latest event, with the Pipe Tour set to join the fray.

Piranha Pipe Pipeline will be featured as the latest course. Mountains, valleys, and pipes (naturally) are included.

Pokemon Sleep release date, how to play, pre-registration

The Pokemon Company just dropped a bunch of news for Pokemon Sleep, including an (almost) release date, new trailers (including how-to-play), and pre-registration (for Android users).

We were previously told that Pokemon Sleep was on track for this summer. As it turns out, the official launch is just on the horizon. While we’re waiting for an exact date, it’s confirmed for late this month.

Yet another Fire Emblem Heroes summoning event is on the way, this time for Summer Firsts. It will include Ivy: Tidal Breeze (voiced by Reba Buhr, art by cuboon), Fjorm: Seaside Thaw (voiced by Heather Watson, art by Maeshima Shigeki), Tharja: Beach Dark Mage (voiced by Stephanie Sheh, art by Mai Okuma), and Ymir: Seasons of Life (voiced by Erin Yvette and Xanthe Huynh, art by ichikawa Halu)

The skills for Ivy include Divine Draught, Glimmer, Still Water 4, Sabotage A/R 3, and Soaring Guidance. Fjorm can use Ice-Bound Brand, Frostbite Mirror, Atk/Spd Finish 4, Spurn 4, and Time’s Pulse 4. For Tharja it’s Seashell Bowl+, Draw Back, S/R Far Trace 3, and Atk/Spd Gap 3. Lastly, Ymir has Sparkling Sun, Moonbow, Fireblood Boost 3, Mystic Boost 4, and Everliving Domain.

Pokemon Home update 3.0.1

The latest update for Pokemon Home has been released, with the app moving up to version 3.0.1.

Three issues in particular have been addressed. These relate to problems for Spinda, Pokemon Legends: Arceus transfers, and ribbons not showing correctly.

We have the full patch notes for the Pokemon Home version 3.0.1 update below.

Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of July 2, 2023 is now available. As of now, only one session has been penciled in officially. This will affect the Nintendo Switch Online voice chat functionality.

The full maintenance schedule for the week of July 2, 2023 is as follows:

Pokemon Unite Umbreon, Leafeon

Original (5/10): Three more creatures have just been confirmed for Pokemon Unite – specifically Umbreon, Leafeon, and Inteleon.

Umbreon will arrive first, and is planned for May 25, 2023. Leafeon will follow on June 8. While we know that Inteleon is planned as well, a specific release date has yet to be provided.

Fire Emblem Heroes update 7.7.0

Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have announced the next update for Fire Emblem Heroes, version 7.7.0.

The game is adding new skills for a Legendary and Mythic Hero, the lineup of Limited-Time Combat Manuals is being updated, new weapon skills and weapons will be available, and more.

The official patch notes for the Fire Emblem Heroes version 7.7.0 update are as follows:

Guinivere: Princess of Bern has been revealed as the next Legendary Hero in Fire Emblem Heroes.

The character is voiced by Erika Harlacher and has art by Asatani Tomoyo. Her learnable skills include Radiant Aureola, Iceberg, Spd/Res Finish 4, Null C-Disrupt 4, and Bern’s New Way.

We have Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of June 25, 2023. 3DS will be impacted for a session of its own, along with Nintendo Switch Online.

The full maintenance schedule for the week of June 25, 2023 is as follows:


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