Nintendo pre-order updates – January 5, 2025
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Nintendo maintenance schedule – January 5, 2025
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Nintendo’s latest maintenance schedule for the week of January 5, 2025 is now available.
After some time off for the holidays, a new session has been added to the docket. Nintendo Switch Online will be impacted just slightly a few days from now.
Below is the full Nintendo maintenance schedule for the week of January 5, 2025:
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Nintendo felt Mario & Luigi had “low recognition”, wanted the art and in-game graphics to match
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In a recent interview, Nintendo producer Akira Otani spoke more about the origins of Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
Otani, who has been working the series since Partners in Time on Nintendo DS, said that it’s been a challenge to match the franchise’s artwork with the in-game graphics. This is what partially promoted the decision to feature full 3D visuals on Mario & Luigi: Brothership and release it for Nintendo Switch.
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Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom reportedly started out as Link to the Past sequel
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A report that went under the radar seems to indicate that The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was originally planned to be a sequel to A Link to the Past.
Prior to the launch of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, some fans have pointed out that the game’s map was very reminiscent of the map from A Link to the Past. It turns out there’s apparently a reason for that. Before Nintendo and Grezzo settled on things like the Echoes and having Zelda take the starring role, the game was imagined as a sequel to the SNES classic. That changed once the project entered full development.
These 5 fighters need a new Final Smash in the next Smash Bros. game
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With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate turning seven years old not too long ago, we’ve reached this sort of impasse within the series. Many are wondering where it’s headed next and how could it possibly be surpassed – especially given that Ultimate will be playable on Nintendo’s new hardware via backwards compatibility. We think the most likely solution is a new Smash game with fewer characters and stages, but with reworks and new moves provided to its veterans. One aspect of each fighter that could use a refresh are their Final Smashes. These powerful and cinematic moves are the cornerstone of each fighter’s moveset – in casual play, that is. But to this day, some fighters’ Final Smashes are outdated or no longer accurately represent them. We’ve come up with five particular characters who need new Final Smashes in the next Smash, as well as ideas for what those new attacks might look like.
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SteamWorld Build Nintendo Switch physical release announced
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Super Rare Games just revealed its first Nintendo Switch physical release of 2025, which is SteamWorld Build.
4,000 copies will be made available on the console in total. You’ll get interior art, a full-color manual, an exclusive sticker, and a trading card pack will be included in each unit.
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Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 to receive Nintendo Switch physical release
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Based on retailer listings, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 will be receiving a physical release on Nintendo Switch in the near future. Maximum Entertainment will be in charge of distribution.
The game has already been out digitally on the Nintendo eShop. That took place this past November.
Urban Myth Dissolution Center release date set for February, new video
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October 15: Shueisha Games and Hakababunko just shared the release date for Urban Myth Dissolution Center. The game is slated for February 13, 2025 on Switch.
Urban Myth Dissolution Center was previously announced last November. Originally planned for this year, it has now slipped to early 2025.
Here’s an overview of the game:
Why Yoshi’s Woolly World deserves a second chance on Nintendo Switch
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Of all the Wii U titles that haven’t made the jump to Nintendo Switch, Yoshi’s Woolly World is absolutely one of the most deserving.
Early on in the Switch’s life span, Nintendo filled what would have otherwise been gaps in their release schedule with plenty of Wii U ports. Between Super Mario 3D World, Pikmin 3, New Super Mario Bros. U, and especially Mario Kart 8, many of that console’s best-received titles found new life on Nintendo Switch. Lately though, we haven’t been seeing many Wii U ports at all. Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition could be counted as one, but between the graphical overhaul and added story content, one could argue that it goes beyond that.
The point is, we likely won’t be seeing many more Wii U ports on Nintendo Switch or even Switch 2. Nintendo has, for the most part, ported all of its heavy hitters. However, we’re now talking about one particular Wii U game that has sort of fallen into obscurity: Yoshi’s Woolly World.
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UK software sales chart for the week ending December 28, 2024
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The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending December 28, 2024 is now available.
If the top five looks similar, that’s because there’s been no change this time around. That means Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is again the highest charting Nintendo Switch exclusive. For all games on the platform, Hogwarts Legacy is the highest at #2.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending December 28, 2024:
