If you’re having issues connecting to the Wii Shop Channel, there’s a reason for that. Nintendo has said that the service is experiencing technical difficulties. It’s unclear when the store’s problems will clear up. We only know that service has been impacted since around 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET last night.

Nintendo announced last week that the Wii Shop Channel will be closing for good in 2019. Perhaps the store has been reloaded in recent days as people try to spend their last points and prepare for the end in advance by redownloading software.

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Update 3 (10/2): The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia is up on Amazon UK and Amazon Germany.

Update 2 (10/1): Pre-orders are discounted again, now down to $23.99 on Amazon.

Update (9/30): Pre-orders have been discounted to $34.10 on Amazon.

Original (9/28): Amazon has opened pre-orders for The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia. You can reserve your copy here. For those of you in Canada, you can get it here.

The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia features 320 pages covering the first game up through Twilight Princess HD. You’ll find “a comprehensive collection of enemies and items, potions to poes, an expansion of the lore touched upon in Hyrule Historia, concept art, screencaps, maps, main characters and how they relate, languages, and much, much more, including an exclusive interview with series producer, Eiji Aonuma”. It also has expanded coverage of the Zelda timeline and rare development sketches of characters.

The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia releases on April 24, 2018.

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The first-person horror game Don’t Knock Twice is coming to Switch, a listing on Nintendo’s website reveals. Assuming the included release date is accurate, it’s planned for October 17.

Nintendo’s website offers the following overview:

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In what looks to be a busy week for maintenance, Wii U and 3DS will be impacted on two separate occasions tonight. Nintendo has maintenance planned on both platforms, which will impact certain network services pertaining to online play.

The maintenance schedule is as follows:

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Stardew Valley finally has a release date on Switch. Announced today, the game arrives on the eShop later this week. Chucklefish will be handling publishing on October 5.

Nintendo quickly followed up on the news by adding a listing for Stardew Valley to the eShop in Europe. Thanks to that, we now know how much space it’ll take up. Stardew Valley requires 880MB on Switch.

We’ve also included a trailer for Stardew Valley below. It seems to be the original launch trailer but with Switch branding. We imagine some of you may have never seen it though, and it’ll get you ready for this week’s release.

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Some new rewards have been temporarily added to My Nintendo in Europe.

Here is the list:

Discounts

40% off Earthbound Beginnings (Wii U VC) – 180 Platinum Points
40% off Advance Wars (Wii U VC) – 180 Platinum Points
40% off Pandora’s Tower (Wii Download) – 60 Gold Points
50% off Kirby’s Pinball Land (3DS VC) – 15 Gold Points
50% off Kirby’s Block Ball (3DS VC) – 15 Gold Points
50% off Punch-Out!! (Wii U or 3DS VC) – 160 Platinum Points

3DS Themes

BOXBOY! 2.5th Anniversary – 20 Gold Points
Mario’s Halloween – 20 Gold Points
Halloween Link – 20 Gold Points
Animal Crossing Autumn Leaves – 20 Gold Points

If you’re in Europe, you can find the rewards listed on the site here.

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Stardew Valley is coming to Switch on October 5, Chucklefish and ConcernedApe have announced. The news applies to both North America and Europe.

Pricing for Stardew Valley will be set at $14.99.

Here’s the news straight from ConcernedApe:

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Publisher Team17 has partnered with Pathea Games to bring My Time at Portia to Switch. The game is due out on Nintendo’s console in 2018.

My Time at Portia is a 3D sandbox RPG inspired by classics such as Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, Dark Cloud 2, and the works of Miyazaki. Find more information about the project below, along with an alpha trailer.

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WWE 2K18’s official YouTube channel just posted a video showcasing the new Road to Glory mode, featuring a fully customizable character.

You can see the video right below.

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The BoxBoy! series is celebrating its 2.5th anniversary. In honor of the occasion, Nintendo is hosting a sale in Europe.

All three BoxBoy! games can currently be purchased at a 25 percent discount. My Nintendo members can also redeem a Qbby 3DS theme in exchange for 20 Gold Points.

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