Nintendo has a whole slew of maintenance planned for the next week. Most of it involves Wii U and 3DS (network services for online play, rankings, etc.), although there is a period for Nintendo Badge Arcade as well.
Here’s the full rundown:
Wii U/3DS
– 9 PM PT (Feb. 16) – 12:30 AM PT (Feb. 17)
– 12 AM ET (Feb. 17) – 3:30 AM ET (Feb. 17)
– 5 AM in the UK (Feb. 17) – 8:30 AM in the UK (Feb. 17)
– 6 AM in Europe (Feb. 17) – 9:30 AM in Europe (Feb. 17)
Wii U/3DS
– 9 PM PT (Feb. 17) – 12 AM PT (Feb. 18)
– 12 AM ET (Feb. 18) – 3 AM ET (Feb. 18)
– 5 AM in the UK (Feb. 18) – 8 AM in the UK (Feb. 18)
– 6 AM in Europe (Feb. 18) – 9 AM in Europe(Feb. 18)
Nintendo Badge Arcade
– 10:40 AM PT (Feb. 18) – 6 PM PT (Feb. 18)
– 1:40 PM ET (Feb. 18) – 9 PM ET (Feb. 18)
– 6:40 PM in the UK (Feb. 18) – 2 AM in the UK (Feb. 19)
– 7:40 AM in Europe (Feb. 18) – 3 AM in Europe (Feb. 19)
Wii U/3DS
– 9 PM PT (Feb. 18) – 12 AM PT (Feb. 19)
– 12 AM ET (Feb. 19) – 3 AM ET (Feb. 19)
– 5 AM in the UK (Feb. 19) – 8 AM in the UK (Feb. 19)
– 6 AM in Europe (Feb. 19) – 9 AM in Europe (Feb. 19)
Wii U/3DS
– 5 PM PT (Feb. 21) – 3 AM PT (Feb. 22)
– 8 PM ET (Feb. 21) – 6 AM ET (Feb. 22)
– 1 AM in the UK (Feb. 22) – 12 PM in the UK (Feb. 22)
– 2 AM in Europe (Feb. 22) – 1 PM in Europe (Feb. 22)
Temple of Yog’s first big update, which we previously reported on, will be available in North America this week. CHUDCHUD Industries’ Cody Diefenthaler confirmed on Twitter that the 1.1 patch is going live on Thursday.
The new Temple of Yog update involves more quests, a new enemy type, improved AI, and other fixes/additions. You can find the full rundown here.
#TEMPLEOFYOG update headed to @NintendoAmerica #WiiU #eShop this Thursday! More details at: https://t.co/xFtwNGQpYi pic.twitter.com/OO90Ot6DCC
— Cody Diefenthaler (@chudchud) February 16, 2016
Flyhigh Works has come out with a second trailer for Witch & Hero II. You can view it below.
Brain Age: Concentration Training came out in Japan almost four years ago. In North America, the title arrived in 2013. But in Europe – where it was to be known as Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training – it has still yet to launch.
Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training has been continuously listed for Europe in Nintendo’s release schedules. However, there’s been no official word on when it will be distributed across PAL regions. Given that, perhaps this latest news shouldn’t come as a big surprise.
Tesco Direct has started cancelling pre-orders for Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training. Why, you ask? The retailer states in emails sent to consumers that this is due to “the supplier no longer publishing the game”.
Here’s the full email:
Dr Kawashima’s Devilish Brain Training was last planned for April 2013 in Europe. Nintendo ended up delaying it to “optimise the best possible launch timing of this title within the European market.”
RCMADIAX has made over a dozen games for Wii U starting with BLOK DROP U back in 2014. But going forward, the indie developer will be looking to focus on quality over quantity.
In an interview with Nintendo Life, RCMADIAX’s Michael Aschenbrener mentioned that he’d like to launch only a game or two each year. He hopes to start this with his next release, Super Robo Mouse. If successful, we won’t see RCMADIAX’s next game until around 2018 or 2019.
Aschenbrener’s words in full:
“Ideally I would love to develop just a single project at a time – releasing maybe once per year or two. This is the goal starting with SUPER ROBO MOUSE, and should it prove successful, you would likely not see my next release until 2018/2019.”
Another new video has arrived for Fire Emblem Fates. Below, you can get a look at the amiibo battle involving Marth.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Unravel (PS4/XBO) – 8/9/9/9
Yuusha Shisu (PSV) – 9/8/9/8
Hyakka Hyakurou: Sengoku Ninpoujou (PSV) – 8/8/8/9
Diabolik Lovers: Lunatic Parade (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (PSV) – 8/8/8/8
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles (PS4/PSV) – 7/8/8/9
Mega Man Legacy Collection (3DS) – 8/8/8/7
Super Bike Rider: Gather! Super Beast Hunter (3DS) – 7/8/7/7
Kamen Rider Battride War Sousei (PS4/PS3/PSV) – 7/7/8/7
Shitsuji ga Aruji o Erabu Toki (PSV) – 7/6/6/6
Bravely Second’s European release date of February 26th is fast approaching and fans already got a taste of the game with the release of the demo last week. Today, Nintendo opened up the game’s official website.
While the website doesn’t really offer any new information, it’s a nice and fairly comprehensive overview of the game’s content and features, its world, characters and so on. Still, I’d recommend you check out at least two specific parts of it: the advanced techniques section which features two brief gameplay clips showcasing the Brave & Default and Bravely Second features, and the Jobs section which lists nearly all of the jobs found in the game, including almost all of the new ones (save for, incidentally, the controversial “Hawkeye” job).
Tuesday has arrived, and so has a Pokémon Shuffle update. The latest update is for both mobile and 3DS, bringing back Mew and adding in Beedrill and a Safari stage. The Beedrill stage is a speed challenge, with only 40 seconds for the player to catch the bug. The Safari stage, meanwhile, gives players a chance to catch Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam, and Tauros. The Beedrill and Safari stages will run until March 1st, while Mew will be around until the 8th.
