Update: It took a few hours, but everything is now back up and running!
It seems like some of Nintendo’s online services are experiencing difficulties right now. Specifically, logging into games with your Nintendo Network ID doesn’t seem to work at the moment. Unfortunately, this means that games that require you to do that, such as Nintendo Badge Arcade, can’t be played at all at the moment.
Nintendo has acknowledged the problem on both their European and Japanese Twitter accounts, so it seems to be a global problem. They are hoping to resolve the issues as soon as possible.
FuRyu is working on another Japanese Doraemon game for 3DS. Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan, based on the upcoming movie of the same name, is slated for March 3.
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan is a “Primeval Life Adventure”. The single-player game lets players take control of five characters: Doraemon, Nobita, Gian, Suneo, and Shizuka. Adventuring in the world of 7,0000 years ago, using Doraemon’s secret tools, you can fight against enemies and wild beasts, cook, and decorate your room. Appearances of the antagonist “Immortal Spirit King” Gigazombie, as well as the “Great Spirit King” Dorazombie are also confirmed.
Check out some screenshots from Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan below. A teaser site is located here.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s arrival on the eShop is imminent. For those curious about the game’s size, the download is 591MB. It’s then dropped to 468MB once installed.
A few hours ago, Game Informer published a new interview with Splatoon co-director Yusuke Amano and producer Hisashi Nogami. The developers talked about things like the single-player campaign, why it wouldn’t work well on 3DS, and no plans for voice chat or paid DLC.
A good amount of Amano and Nogami’s can be found below. You can read the full interview over on Game Informer.
A new Splatoon patch is coming tomorrow, Nintendo has announced. Your game will be brought up to version 2.4.0 once downloaded.
Splatoon’s latest update makes updates to matchmaking, Rainmaker, and stages. Some battle fixes have been implemented as well. The full patch notes are posted below.
It’s also worth mentioning that some Splatoon maintenance will be taking place tomorrow. All network services for the game will be affected at the following times:
– 4:50 PM PT – 6 PM PT
– 7:50 PM ET – 9 PM ET
– 12:50 AM in the UK (Friday) – 2 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (Friday) – 3 AM in Europe (Friday)
From (approx.) Friday, 18 December 2015 00:50 to Friday, 18 December 2015 02:00.
Genei Ibun Roku #FE is just over a week away from its Japanese launch. Still, Famitsu is still sharing more information about the game. The magazine’s latest article features a mix of new and old tidbits.
Chikaomi Tsurugi, a newly-revealed character, is voiced by Kosugi Jurota. He is a famous actor shining in Japan’s art history, who is also the father of Yashiro. With thorough training and self-study, he has unmatched acting skills which can do any roles – something he is proud of. He’s the owner of a Performa that exceeds ordinary humans which is the origin of that acting skill.
Starting tomorrow, Wii U owners in North America will be able to purchase the GBA versions of Man Battle Network 5 (as well as Mega Man Zero 4) from the eShop. Trailers for the two games are posted below.
A few new Virtual Console titles were added to the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console yesterday, but another one is going up today as well. That game in question is Mother 3. Check out the official Virtual Console trailer below.
