This week is a busy one for Nintendo maintenance, and that will keep up by the end of the week. Even more maintenance will be taking place on Thursday / Friday impacting Switch, Wii U, and 3DS.

The schedule is as follows:

– 9 PM PT – 2 AM PT
– 12 PM ET – 5 AM ET
– 5 AM in the UK – 10 AM in the UK
– 6 AM in Europe – 11 AM in Europe

Like other maintenance happening throughout the week, certain network services such as online play and rankings may be affected.

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Player creates flying contraption in Zelda: Breath of the Wild and ascends to the world’s highest point

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Early on, one popular means of flying in Zelda: Breath of the Wild was done with Octo Balloons. YouTuber mety333 has taken things a significant step further by creating a unique contraption.

mety333 took a metal box and placed it on top of a minecart. Then with the power of Magnesis, he was able to fly across the map and even reach its highest point.

As you can see, there are still plenty of interesting discoveries to be made in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. What will players think of next?

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild player takes on two of the game’s toughest enemies at once, avoids all damage

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild has one type of enemy in particular found in various places of the world that aren’t the easiest to overcome. But YouTuber GamingCrusader decided to up the challenge by not only taking on two at once, but also avoiding all damage entirely. Head past the break for more.

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Digital Foundry tests Zelda: Breath of the Wild version 1.1.1 on both Switch and Wii U

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We’ve seen a few videos comparing the performance of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s before and after the new 1.1.1 patch came out last week. Digital Foundry now has its own video up as well, and explores both versions of the game – Switch and Wii U.

We once again see that Zelda has been given a noticeable boost on Switch. On Wii U though, the improvements aren’t quite as pronounced.

Here’s the full analysis:

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs on Ganon and Zelda, story positioning, using open air concept in the future

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This week, Famitsu is publishing an interview with some of the developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and series producer Eiji Aonuma spoke about the game in-depth, among others. Ahead of the magazine’s official release tomorrow, some tidbits from the interview have appeared online.

First, Famitsu asks about how Nintendo settled on Ganon’s role in the game. Zelda was given a fairly deep portrayal, but Ganon only exists as a calamity. Fujibayashi responded by saying that, role-wise, it was unnecessary for him to be personified. If he talks, then his background would need to be shown and that would only be an obstruction in the game. That’s why Ganon is shaped as it is.

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More Switch, Wii U maintenance taking place later today / tomorrow

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Nintendo had already announced maintenance for Switch, Wii U, and 3DS taking place on Wednesday / Thursday. Prior to that, Wii U and 3DS will have a specific round of maintenance as well. This has been scheduled for later today (tomorrow in Europe) and may impact certain network services such as online play and rankings.

The times are as follows:

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

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Switch, Wii U & 3DS online maintenance taking place on April 5th/6th

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Nintendo just announced some maintenance for the Switch, Wii U and 3DS on April 5th/6th. Some network services, such as online play and rankings, will be unavailable for 75 minutes. Below are the exact times:

6:45 PM PT (April 5) – 8 PM PT (April 5)
9:45 PM ET (April 5) – 11 PM ET (April 5)
2:45 AM in the UK (April 6) – 4 AM in the UK (April 6)
3:45 AM in Europe (April 6) – 5 AM in Europe (April 6)

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UK software sales (Week ending 04/01/2017) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts

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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:

Switch

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. 1-2-Switch – Nintendo
3. Just Dance 2017 – Ubisoft
4. Super Bomberman R – Konami
5. Skylanders Imaginators – Activision Blizzard

Wii U

1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. New Super Mario Bros. U + Super Luigi U – Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
8. Splatoon – Nintendo
9. Pokken Tournament – Nintendo
10. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – Nintendo

3DS

1. Pokemon Sun – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Pokemon Moon – Nintendo
5. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
6. Mario Sports Superstars – Nintendo
7. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – Nintendo
9. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo

Source: Chart-Track