Nintendo maintenance schedule – February 7, 2021
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Nintendo has quite a bit of maintenance scheduled, though all upcoming sessions will be complete towards the start of next week. All of the Big N’s platforms will be impacted.
Here’s the full schedule:
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, combined with original Wii U game, now the best-selling entry in the series
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Mario Kart 8 on Wii U combined with the enhanced Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Switch are collectively the series’ best-selling entry ever. The game’s total sales now come in at 41.86 million units, surpassing the 37.38 total of Mario Kart Wii.
Mario Kart 8 originally moved 8.45 million on Wii U. The Deluxe version for Switch is currently at 33.41 million. It’s likely just a matter of time until Mario Kart 8 Deluxe surpasses the Wii title on its own.
Here’s a look at the sales of every Mario Kart title:
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Reggie points to Switch as his “lasting memory” at Nintendo, talks the need for a hit after Wii U’s poor performance
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Earlier this week, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime participated in a joint interview with Jack Tretton and Robbie Bach, who were previously the leading executives for PlayStation and Xbox.
At one point, Reggie was asked about his defining achievement at Nintendo. He pointed to Switch, which has seen incredible success following the disappointment that was the Wii U.
Reggie said:
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2007 Nintendo Company Handbook shows lots of different tentative logos for Wii
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NintendoMemo shared a few images today that are a real blast from the past. Back when Nintendo was still settling on how Wii would be presented to the world, the company came up with a ton of logo ideas. Only one was chosen in the end, but images now uploaded from Nintendo’s 2007 Company Handbook highlight the many different designs that were considered at one point or another.
Here’s the full set:
Skyloft from Skyward Sword recreated in Zelda: Breath of the Wild with new modding breakthrough
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With a new modding breakthrough, YouTuber Waikuteru has managed to recreate the town of Skyloft from Skyward Sword in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The area’s geography, color palette, and more were preserved.
Waikuteru found a way to freely edit a portion of the overworld in Breath of the Wild. The game has a number of sections that can be freely used, and section 75 is where Skyloft was placed.
Waikuteru further explains how it all works:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild glitch lets you duplicate Spirit Orbs and more
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Spirit Orbs are among the most valuable items in The legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. You can use them to increase the amount of hearts you have or raise your total stamina. There are around 120 Spirit Orbs in Breath of the Wild, but that number can now be increased with a new glitch.
You may recall something we posted about for Breath of the Wild known as the Memory Storage glitch. That same method is used again here. You’ll need to watch a memory right after loading the game, kill Link to set up a ‘no death’ run on a new file with glitchy effects, put the Travel Medallion near Eventide Island, enter any shrine you haven’t beaten, claim the Spirit Orb and then quit the game, reload your save file, start the Eventide Island quest, and immediately give up.
Here’s a look at all of the steps in video form:
Axiom Verge reveals first free update six years after release, adding Randomizer Mode
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Much of the discussion surrounding the Axiom Verge series has focused on the game’s upcoming sequel. But six years after its initial launch, creator Thomas Happ is planning Axiom Verge 1’s first ever free content update with a Randomizer Mode.
Here are all of the notable details (minor spoilers):
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New discovery reveals that Zelda: Breath of the Wild NPCs are based on an advanced version of the Mii format
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A major discovery has come to light regarding the manner in which NPCs were created in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It turns out that they have a major connection to Miis.
Twitter user HEYimHeroic learned that NPCs in the game use an advanced version of the Mii format, known in the files as “UMii”. UMiis are similar to Miis from Wii U and 3DS with most of the same parameters. There are some differences like moles no longer being supported.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – “Memory Storage” glitch lets you keep the Bow of Light and more
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild is quickly approaching its fourth anniversary. The game originally came out in March 2017, and fans have continued to come across interesting discoveries, secrets, and glitches.
On the topic of glitches, a very interesting discovery has now surfaced. Known as the “Memory Storage” glitch, the game can be exploited so that players carry over the Bow of Light to a new save file – and more.
Nintendo recovers lost wedding ring stuck inside a Wii U and repairs the system
Posted on 4 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
One Twitter user has come out with a bit of a wild Nintendo repair service story.
sam_nama lost a wedding ring after his daughter placed it inside a Wii U. He ended up sending it in to Nintendo, and thankfully, it was recovered. The Big N even went as far as to clean the ring. Of course, the Wii U was repaired as well.
sam_nama says he didn’t anticipate that his daughter would actually go ahead and shove the ring in there. She seemed to think of it like a piggy bank. Fortunately, it all turned out well in the end.