Many Pokemon players are experiencing issues registering and logging in to the Pokemon Global Link. This is needed in order to log progress in Global Missions.
As Kotaku points out, a Pokemon Trainer Account is required to sync game progress online. That’s where you ultimately gain access to the Pokemon Global Link. While it seems as though Trainer Accounts are fine, attempting to log in with that information on Pokemon Global Link refreshes the page rather than logging you in. Newly registered accounts appear to be primarily affected.
Unfortunately, these issues have been taking place for a month without any resolution in sight. One suggestion has been to add your name to your Pokemon Trainer Account and set your PGL settings to “Nobody”, but it’s definitely not a solution for all players. The situation may also explain why the first Global Missions in Pokemon Sun/Moon have ended in failure.
The nominees are in for the 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards. Pokemon Moon (no Sun for whatever reason) and Paper Mario: Color Splash make up the main highlights in the “Favorite Video Game” category. Just Dance 2017, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and Minecraft: Story Mode are the other nominees.
The 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards will take place on March 11. Nintendo will be sponsoring the event.
Wii U and 3DS will once again be impacted by maintenance tonight in North America (tomorrow for those in Europe). Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be unavailable.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT (February 2) – 8 PM PT (February 2)
– 8 PM ET (February 2) – 11 PM ET (February 2)
– 1 AM in the UK (February 3) – 4 AM in the UK (February 3)
– 2 AM in Europe (February 3) – 5 AM in Europe (February 3)
It seems that MixedBag Games has fulfilled their promise and we’ll see forma.8 on Wii U very soon.
Thanks to the already available page on the European Wii U eShop, we know that forma.8 is going to be available February 23rd and that it will have an estimated size of 1664.3 MB.
Keep in mind that this is the release date for Europe. It could be different for America.
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GameXplain recently attended Defenders of the Triforce, the new Zelda escape room-esque experience. You can get a good feel for what the event offers with their video tour below.
This spring, LEGO Dimensions will be receiving three new packs. Warner Bros. announced today that the Goonies Level Pack, Harry Potter Fun Pack, and LEGO City Fun Pack will arrive on May 9 in North America and May 12 in the UK.
LEGO minifigures included with each pack have special golden Toy Tags. These are used to unlock a free play Adventure World of the corresponding entertainment brand along with a Battle Arena that can be reached through Vorton. Battle Arenas are customized to the world of the character used to unlock it and features competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four players.
Screenshots and information for the new LEGO Dimensions packs can be found below.
Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits & Fleshy Souls has been out in America since last fall, but they were yet to arrive to Europe. Now we finally received confirmation that both versions of the game will be coming to the European countries on April 7, so mark your calendars. See the official boxarts above.
Source: Nintendo PR
Activision is extending its Skylanders Academy animated series further. The company announced today that the show has been renewed for a third season, which will begin production in February.
Season 3 kicks off in 2018. As for the second season, here’s what fans can look forward to:
“This year, audiences can enjoy Season 2 of ‘Skylanders Academy,’ which brings back Justin Long as Spyro, Ashley Tisdale as Stealth Elf, Jonathan Banks as Eruptor and Norm Macdonald as Glumshanks.
New addition Felicia Day (The Guild, Supernatural and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) will join the cast in Season 2, voicing the role of Cynder, a new cadet at the Academy with a mysterious past. The Diamond Minecart (Daniel Middleton) will reprise his role as Cy and Daniel Wu returns as King Pen. Additional voice talent in Season 2 includes Susan Sarandon, Parker Posey, James Hetfield, Catherine O’Hara, Bobcat Goldthwait, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jonny Rees, Harland Williams and Richard Horvitz. The series features the exclusive song ‘Harmony’ (Skylanders Academy Theme) produced by GRAMMY® Award winner Timbaland and performed by Timbaland fet. Dalton Diehl.”
Source: Activision PR
This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Mobile
Fire Emblem Heroes – free-to-play (available later today)
Wii U Download
I C REDD – $1.49
Lucentek Beyond – $3.99
Star Splash: Shattered Star – $3.49
Wii U Virtual Console
Bomberman ’94 – $6.99
Gradius – $6.99
Fire Emblem Heroes has started to launch in major regions like Europe and Japan. Players are now beginning to take plenty of footage of their experiences, so we’ve included some of these videos below.
