A new round of maintenance is lined up for the next couple of days.
First up, maintenance for Minecraft: Wii U Edition is taking place tomorrow:
– 5:50 PM PT (May 31) – 7:30 PM PT (May 31)
– 8:50 PM ET (May 31) – 10:30 PM ET (May 31)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (June 1) – 3:30 AM in the UK (June 1)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (June 1) – 4:30 AM in Europe (June 1)
There will also be Wii U / 3DS maintenance later in the week:
– 6 PM PT (June 1) – 8:30 PM PT (June 1)
– 9 PM ET (June 1) – 11:30 PM ET (June 1)
– 2 AM in the UK (June 2) – 4:30 AM in the UK (June 2)
– 3 AM in Europe (June 2) – 5:30 AM in Europe (June 2)
Also, as a bit of an aside, the eShop maintenance we reported on for this week is no longer taking place. We’ll see if Nintendo reschedules it at some point.
The deadline for the Mighty No. 9 platform survey, which lets backers select their platform of choice, originally was supposed to end yesterday. However, comcept have decided to extend the deadline until June 1st, 11:59 PM (PDT) since over 13,000 backers have not taken part in the survey yet.
If you haven’t filled out the survey yet, check your e-mail and do so now! Backers who don’t select a platform in time will receive a Steam key by default.
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Wii U Download
Kick & Fennick – Special launch offer: €10.49/ £9.44 / CHF 14.70 until 16/06/2016, regular price: €14.99/ £13.49 / CHF 21.00
New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble (SNES) – Special launch offer: €5.59/ £4.99 / CHF 7.80 until 09/06/2016, regular price: €7.99/ £7.19 / CHF 11.20
3DS DLC
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 4 Ghostly Gold – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Fire Emblem Fates: Map 5 Museum Melee – €2.49/ £2.29 / CHF 3.50
3DS Themes
Ashley’s Magic – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80
eShop Sales
Wii U
Art of Balance – €6.70/ £5.36 / CHF 8.20 until 23/06/2016, regular price €8.99 / £7.15 / CHF 10.95
Rock ‘N Racing Off Road – €2.99/ £2.69 / CHF 4.20 until 30/06/2016, regular price €5.99 / £5.39 / CHF 8.40
99Seconds – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Darts Up – €1.49/ £1.34 / CHF 2.10 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.49 / £2.29 / CHF 3.50
Epic Dumpster Bear – €4.49/ £3.49 / CHF 4.89 until 30/06/2016, regular price €6.49 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Puzzle Monkeys – €1.49/ £1.49 / CHF 1.99 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 3.99
Jones on Fire – €2.99/ £2.29 / CHF 2.99 until 16/06/2016, regular price €5.99 / £4.59 / CHF 5.99
Queen’s Garden – €5.59/ £4.39 / CHF 5.59 until 16/06/2016, regular price €6.99 / £5.49 / CHF 6.99
3DS
3D MahJongg – €3.99/ £3.59 / CHF 3.99 until 16/06/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 4.99
Gardenscapes – €5.99/ £4.49 / CHF 5.99 until 16/06/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Murder on the Titanic – €5.35/ £4.00 / CHF 5.33 until 16/06/2016, regular price €7.99 / £5.99 / CHF 7.99
Safari Quest -€4.68/ £3.33 / CHF 4.68 until 16/06/2016, regular price €6.99 / £4.99 / CHF 6.99
Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas – €3.99/ £3.19 / CHF 4.80 until 23/06/2016, regular price €4.99 / £3.99 / CHF 6.00
WAKEDAS – €1.99/ £1.69 / CHF 2.45 until 23/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.49 / CHF 3.50
Football Up Online – €1.99/ £1.79 / CHF 2.80 until 30/06/2016, regular price €3.99 / £3.59 / CHF 5.60
Battleminer – €3.29/ £2.99 / CHF 4.59 until 30/06/2016, regular price €4.99 / £4.49 / CHF 7.00
The Magic Hammer – €1.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.80 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 4.20
Toy Stunt Bike – €1.99/ £1.99 / CHF 2.80 until 30/06/2016, regular price €2.99 / £2.99 / CHF 4.20
Source: Nintendo PR
Capcom continues its promotional efforts of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice in Japan with a new commercial. We have it below.
Dragon Quest IX ending up as a DS exclusive was a big deal back in the day. But how’d that come about in any case?
During the Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Countdown Special this past week, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino spoke about how he convinced series creator Yuji Horii to make IX for DS. Hino was also developing Professor Layton at that time, and Nintendo’s portable was experiencing great momentum. Horii hesitated at first and questioned having a numbered Dragon Quest game on a handheld, but Hino kept pushing him to do it.
Horii became a big fan of the tag mode in Dragon Quest IX, which would end up partially inspiring StreetPass support for the 3DS. He liked how it connected the game world and real world together.
Horii also said that his wish is just to “have Dragon Quest be enjoyed by as many people as possible”.
Miitomo has added a new round of clothing, including armor and more. Here’s the full lineup:
– Camo bucket hat
– Duster cardigan
– Pants w/ checkered hem
– Basic mid-length socks
– Zebra-print pumps
– Fluffy puppy tail
– Plate armor helmet (set)
– Plate armor suit (set)
All of these items can be redeemed in Miitomo Shop in exchange for coins.
It’s time for the latest Famitsu‘s most wanted games chart! Things mostly stay the same, but Etrian Odyssey V is now in the top 10.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between May 12 and May 18.