Nintendo has issued yet another response to the situation surrounding its online services outage.
In the note, the company explained that the initial issues came about due to an influx of new accounts being created and accessing the eShop, as well as existing 3DS account information being moved to new Nintendo Network accounts. Nintendo also said that additional maintenance may be needed in the future.
You can find Nintendo’s full message after the break.
FuRyu has announced Cardfight!! Vanguard: Lock on Victory, the series’ second entry on the 3DS. The game’s first screenshots can be found above, and details are posted below.
– Cards that have been used previously will remain
– Addition of the new “Link Joker Guide” Recording Card
– New skills, Break Ride, Curse (Lock), and Curse Removal (Unlock) will support up to Grade 4
– A new, original story to help expand the game, meaning you’ll go through the story while enjoying high school life
– As part of the Miyaji Academy, from the midst of Hitsue and Fukuhara High School, the player will aim to dominate the VF Koshien at each high school affiliated
– The original protagonist will make an appearance
– Players can select their desired character and choose their favorite high school to help expand the story
– The game has evolved tremendously, including the likes of the communication mode
– While playing with someone in communication play, competition will be switched to an AI opponent if the connection is interrupted
– Winning against the AI in an interrupted match will still count as a win
– StreetPass support of some kind
Update: Nintendo says the North American 3DS eShop will be open until 4 PM ET.
eShop update: We’re making progress in restoring our global network. The Nintendo eShop will be available in North America until 4 p.m. ET.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
If you’ve been waiting to redeem download codes or use eShop gift cards, you can do so until 4 p.m. ET. We’ll have more updates soon.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
Thank you so much for your patience as we work to restore the full functionality of the Nintendo Network.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
We're making progress, but to manage global traffic, we temporarily closed the eShop on 3DS. The outage will last until 4 a.m. ET on 12/29.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 28, 2013
Original: Nintendo will be taking the European 3DS eShop offline once again today. Between 10 PM CET (9 PM GMT) and 10 AM CET (9 AM CET), the store will be inaccessible.
Once again today we will temporarily close the European 3DS eShop between 10 pm and 10 am CET. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) December 28, 2013
Once again today we will temporarily close the European 3DS eShop between 9 pm and 9 am GMT. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) December 28, 2013
No word yet on whether there are similar plans for the North American 3DS eShop.
Gunman Clive sales have topped 250,000, creator Bertil Hörberg has revealed.
The milestone was shared on Twitter earlier today. According to Hörberg, “the vast majority” of sales have come from the 3DS version.
Hörberg tweeted:
Gunman Clive has now sold more than a quarter of a million copies; the vast majority of which were on the 3DS eShop
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) December 28, 2013
Hörberg also says that sales in Japan “are very good”:
@Sab_Mas Yes the Japanese sales are very good, basically the same as the rest of the world combined
— Bertil Hörberg (@BertilHrberg) December 28, 2013
The Wii U eShop as well as the 3DS eShop appear to be back up and running follow Nintendo’s 12-hour maintenance period. They’re up in the US, and we’re hearing that all is well in Europe in addition. Other online features such as Miiverse are also functioning properly.
Bravely Default/Bravely Second producer Tomoya Asano has previously mentioned that he hopes to create a new entry in the series each year. Annual releases don’t appear to be set in stone, however.
In an interview with 4Gamer, Asano mentioned how Bravely Default’s future relies upon the success of Bravely Second. This makes 2014 a particularly important year, Asano says.
