Xenoblade Chronicles X maintenance tomorrow, more Wii U and 3DS maintenance
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has updated its maintenance schedule for the next few days.
Xenoblade Chronicles X is up first, with 100 minutes of downtime planned for network services. Wii U and 3DS will also be affected by maintenance on Friday, followed by 3DS-specific maintenance on Monday. This will impact online elements such as online play and rankings.
Here’s the full lineup:
Xenoblade Chronicles X
– 5:50 PM PT (Thursday) – 7:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 8:50 PM ET (Thursday) – 10:30 PM ET (Thursday)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (Friday) – 3:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (Friday) – 4:30 AM in Europe (Friday)
Wii U/3DS
– 9 PM PT (Thursday) – 12 AM PT (Friday)
– 12 AM ET (Friday) – 3 AM ET (Friday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Friday) – 8 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Friday) – 9 AM in Europe (Friday)
3DS
– 1 PM PT (Monday) – 6 PM PT (Monday)
– 4 PM ET (Monday) – 9 PM ET (Monday)
– 9 AM in the UK (Monday) – 2 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 10 AM in Europe (Monday) – 3 AM in Europe (Tuesday)
Media Create sales (2/1/16 – 2/7/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 21 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 31,058
Vita 23,090
New 3DS LL – 19,991
New 3DS – 4,389
Wii U – 3,939
3DS – 2,705
PS3 – 1,715
3DS LL – 459
Xbox One – 286
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Vita – 45,114
PS4 – 32,557
New 3DS LL – 22,593
Wii U – 8,931
New 3DS – 4,978
3DS – 3,298
PS3 – 1,993
3DS LL – 558
Xbox One – 92
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – 64,446 / NEW
2. [PSV] Dragon Quesgt Builders – 46,391 / 224,407
3. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders – 32,784 / 174,153
4. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders – 19,151 / 72,305
5. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra msash – 17,856 / 73,187
6. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 13,391 / 2,674,914
7. [WIU] Splatoon – 11,816 / 1,240,225
8. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 10,171 / 2,193,737
9. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,926 / 651,150
10. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami – 8,046 / 131,562
11. [3DS] Monster Strike – 7,891 / 787,645
12. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami – 7,243 / 85,262
13. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends – 6,685 / 76,338
14. [WIU] Super Mario Maker – 4,623 / 790,345
15. [PS4] Just Cause 3 – 4,414 / 47,002
16. [PSV] Sangokushi 13 – 4,359 / NEW
17. [PS4] Sangoku Koi Senki: Omoide Gaeshi CS Edition – 3,950 / 24,051
18. [PS4] Rainbow Six Siege – 3,868 / 68,593
19. [3DS] Disney Magical World 2 – 3,659 / 270,985
20. [PS3] Sangokushi 13 – 3,528 / 18,959
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Online Wii U and 3DS maintenance happening in a few hours
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
There’s been no shortage of Wii U and 3DS maintenance as of late. In a few hours, Nintendo will keep things going with more downtime for its two platforms. Wii U and 3DS online play, rankings, and other network services will be affected.
The first period is actually only for Wii U. Maintenance will begin at the following times:
– 4:50 PM PT (Tuesday) – 6:30 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 7:50 PM ET (Tuesday) – 9:30 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 12:50 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 2:30 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 3:30 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
More Wii U and 3DS maintenance will begin a couple of hours later:
– 8 PM PT (Tuesday) – 1 AM PT (Wednesday)
– 11 PM ET (Tuesday) – 4 AM ET (Wednesday)
– 4 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 9 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 5 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 10 AM in Europe (Wednesday)
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Wii U facing some supply issues in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 55 Comments
The Wii U is having a tough time with supply in Japan at the moment. It has sold out at one chain completely (Yodobashi) and is not available online at Amazon or Tsutaya. With Yodobashi, only backorders are available. That’s all mixed in with users reports on Twitter.
Gamerlife speculates that production may not have kept up with demand following perhaps unexpectedly good sales during the holiday season. We’re not talking about a phenomenon like the Wii during its early days, but there does seem to be a lack of supply currently.
Sakurai talks about trying to keep Smash Bros. fresh with new fighters
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 56 Comments
Last week, Nintendo brought out the final DLC characters in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Director Masahiro Sakurai gets reflective in his Famitsu column with development having wrapped up. His piece is about exhaustion and stimulation. Based on what’s written, it seems to refer to a cycle with continuous updates, where a game starts being exciting, but over time people may get a little bored (exhausted), and that’s when the development staff have to think about new things (schemes) and implement them into the game so that it becomes exciting again (stimulant).
Sakurai starts off by touching on Smash Bros. DLC just slightly. Aside from Lucas and Roy – who have been represented in Smash before – the DLC characters were made to offer unique gameplay. Sakurai refers to Corrin with his transformation and super range as well as Bayonetta who makes use of special combos, gun shots, and Witch Time.
Scans roundup – Ace Attorney 6, new Story of Seasons, Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Wii U | 2 Comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Ace Attorney 6, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Shin Megami Tensei IV Final, and Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD tweet (2/8/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 20 Comments
“Malo” is back with his latest Twilight Princess HD on the Japanese Zelda Twitter page. Today, the character talks a bit more about Hero Mode.
Here’s our translation:
“…It’s Malo. In Hero Mode, the world becomes horizontally reversed… You also take twice the damage… You look so glad aren’t you… then stack it up with Ganondorf’s amiibo… You’ll take 4 times more damage then. …You look really glad now. So you have such a hobby eh…”
Big Red Button reflects on Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, SEGA on Sonic’s future and more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 50 Comments
Today, Polygon published a massive piece about Sonic’s history. The site chronicled the series’ early times all the way up through Rise of Lyric as well as the future (in general terms).
We highly suggest giving the full article a read here if you’re a fan of Sonic. But after the break, you can find a breakdown of comments from Big Red Button CEO and co-founder Bob Rafei about Rise of Lyric as well as other comments from SEGA about the franchise.
UK software sales (Week ending 02/06/2016) – Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 8 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Wii U
1. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Splatoon – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
4. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
5. Yoshi’s Woolly World – Nintendo
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – Nintendo
7. Xenoblade Chronicles X – Nintendo
8. Bayonetta 2 – Nintendo
9. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
10. Just Dance 2016 – Ubisoft
3DS
1. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
2. Mario Kart 7- Nintendo
3. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire – Nintendo
4. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
5. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Legacy – NIS America
10. Mario Party: Island Tour – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
