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Posted on 8 years ago by Matthew(@matthewburr) in News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Nintendo just announced they have started some serious maintenance work on Super Mario Maker. The updates are going to be focused on fixing glitches in the create mode and the maintenance is planned to last until Thursday evening (Friday morning in Europe and Japan). All online services for the game will be impacted by this maintenance. Below is Nintendo’s tweet about the maintenance (all Japanese).

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Nintendo has more maintenance lined up for Xenoblade Chronicles X. It’ll be taking place tomorrow for folks in North America, and later tonight for those in Europe.

Here are the exact times:

– 5:50 PM PT (Wednesday) – 7:30 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 8:50 PM ET (Wednesday) – 10:30 PM ET (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 3:30 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 4:30 AM in Europe (Thursday)

Xenoblade Chronicles X’s maintenance will affect all network services.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments

The full lineup for Evo 2016 was just announced from the Red Bull eSports studio.

During a Twitch stream, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Melee were both confirmed as returning games for the fighting tournament. With Smash Bros. Wii U, DLC characters will be permitted. Pokken Tournament, which will be played locally through LAN connectivity, was also revealed as a new title for Evo.

Evo 2016 will take place between July 15 and July 17 in Las Vegas.

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Another new Twilight Princess HD tweet has been posted on the Japanese Zelda Twitter account. Similar to the most recent entry, today’s message focuses on a particular character and shows off concept art.

Here’s the lowdown on Ilia from “Malo”:

“…It’s Malo. Hey you… Are you frightened by Ilia? She’s normally kind, but when she’s mad she’s very scary indeed… such Ilia used to be naughty in the past… You see, she put things like a fairy sticker on her forehead… But when you look at it closer, it feels rather eerie.”

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The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Super Mario Maker. Check it out below.

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The “React” channel is back with another gaming-centric video, this time for Super Mario Maker. Below, you can get an idea as to how adults feel about the Wii U title after taking on several levels.

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Blathers and Celeste are among the newest Animal Crossing amiibo. When used in amiibo Festival, the two characters act much like they do in previous Animal Crossing games.

You’ll notice that Blathers and Celeste snooze during the day. They’ll be hunched over, and both have sleep bubbles. When it’s their turn, they are shocked awake. Of course, if it’s night time, the two characters will be awake.

Siliconera points out that Blathers and Celeste are the first characters with unique behavior in Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival. That’s pretty neat!

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Game Informer has posted more footage of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. Take a look at the latest video below.

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With the game releasing today, Warner Bros. has published the launch trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. We’ve posted it below.

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Various Pokemon products can now be pre-ordered from the Nintendo UK store. These include the 2DS bundles, New 3DS cover plates, and Pokken Tournament. Links to each are below.

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