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It’s that time once again! Nintendo has maintenance lined up for Wii U and 3DS as we head into the new week.

The first maintenance period will take place at the following times:

– 9 PM PT (Sunday) – 1 AM PT (Monday)
– 12 AM ET (Monday) – 4 AM ET (Monday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Monday) – 9 AM in the UK (Monday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Monday) – 10 AM in Europe (Monday)

And the second one:

– 9 PM PT (Monday) – 4 AM PT (Tuesday)
– 12 AM ET (Tuesday) – 7 AM ET (Tuesday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Tuesday) – 12 PM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 1 PM in Europe (Tuesday)

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Update: Maintenance has now ended. In North America, players will need to download an updated patch to play online. This should presumably fix issues with online worldwide play.


Pokken Tournament is affected by emergency maintenance at the moment. The game’s network services went down a few hours ago, and have not returned since. We’ll update this post when everything is back up and running.

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Flipnote Studio will be undergoing maintenance in a few days. This will be happening on Sunday for those in North America, or very early in the morning for those in Europe.

Here are the relevant times:

– 6 PM PT (Sunday) – 9 PM PT (Sunday)
– 9 PM ET (Sunday) – 12 AM ET (Monday)
– 2 AM in the UK (Monday) – 5 AM in the UK (Monday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Monday) – 6 AM in Europe (Monday)

When the Flipnote Studio 3D maintenance is happening, the app’s network services will be affected.

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Nintendo has added more maintenance to its schedule for the week. On Wednesday (starting late Tuesday night for those on the West Coast), online 3DS features will be affected for four hours. This will impact elements like online play and rankings.

Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:

– 10 PM PT – 2 AM PT
– 1 AM ET – 5 AM ET
– 6 AM in the UK – 10 AM in the UK
– 7 AM in Europe – 11 AM in Europe

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Nintendo has more Wii U and 3DS maintenance lined up for early next week. This will be taking place during the early hours on Monday, and will impact online elements such as online play and rankings.

Here’s when the maintenance period is scheduled for:

– 10 PM PT (Sunday) – 2 AM PT (Monday)
– 1 AM ET (Monday) – 5 AM ET (Monday)
– 6 AM in the UK (Monday) – 10 AM in the UK (Monday)
– 7 AM in Europe (Monday) – 11 AM in Europe (Monday)

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Nintendo scheduled an upcoming maintenance period for next week – during that time, logging into services that use your NNID will be unavailable. This affects Wii U, 3DS and web-based services. Below is the exact time frame, sorted by time zone:

  • 1 PM PT, April 11th – 5 PM PT, April 11th
  • 4 PM ET, April 11th – 8 PM ET, April 11th
  • 9 PM GMT, April 11th – 1 AM GMT, April 12th
  • 10 PM CET, April 11th – 2 AM CET, April 12th

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Nintendo planned maintenance for Tuesday and Wednesday for the end of last week. Additional maintenance has now been scheduled for tonight as well. This will impact online play, rankings, and other online elements on both Wii U and 3DS.

Here’s when the maintenance is taking place:

– 4 PM PT – 6 PM PT
– 7 PM ET- 9 PM ET
– 12 AM in the UK – 2 AM in the UK
– 1 AM in Europe – 3 AM in Europe

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Nintendo has Wii U and 3DS maintenance lined up for next week that will impact online play, rankings, and other elements relating to the Internet. Both systems will be affected on Tuesday, followed by only the 3DS on Wednesday.

Here’s the full maintenance schedule:

Wii U / 3DS

– 5:50 PM PT (April 5) – 7:30 PM PT (April 5)
– 8:50 PM ET (April 5) – 10:30 PM ET (April 5)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (April 6) – 3:30 AM in the UK (April 6)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (April 6) – 4:30 AM in Europe (April 6)

3DS

– 5:50 PM PT (April 6) – 7:30 PM PT (April 6)
– 8:50 PM ET (April 6) – 10:30 PM ET (April 6)
– 1:50 AM in the UK (April 7) – 3:30 AM in the UK (April 7)
– 2:50 AM in Europe (April 7) – 4:30 AM in Europe (April 7)

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Pokken Tournament will be undergoing maintenance tomorrow (tonight for those on the West Coast). It’ll only last about 90 minutes, but the downtime will still impact online gameplay sessions.

Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:

– 10 PM PT (Wednesday) – 11:30 PM PT (Wednesday)
– 1 AM ET (Thursday) – 2:30 AM ET (Thursday)
– 6 AM in the UK (Thursday) – 7:30 AM in the UK (Thursday)
– 7 AM in Europe (Thursday) – 8:30 AM in Europe (Thursday)

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Update (3/24): In addition to the maintenance below, Wii U and 3DS maintenance is also taking place tonight for 90 minutes. Here are the times:

– 10 PM PT (Thursday) – 11:30 PM PT (Thursday)
– 1 AM ET (Friday) – 2:30 AM ET (Friday)
– 5 AM in the UK (Friday) – 6:30 AM in the UK (Friday)
– 6 AM in Europe (Friday) – 7:30 AM in Europe (Friday)


Original (3/23): Nintendo maintenance will be picking back up early next week. Shop maintenance is scheduled for Monday, as well as downtime for Wii U and 3DS which impacts online elements.

Here’s the complete maintenance roundup:

Wii U / 3DS eShops / Wii Shopping Channel / DSi Shop

– 1 PM PT (March 28) – 3 PM PT (March 28)
– 4 PM ET (March 28) – 6 PM ET (March 28)
– 9 PM in the UK (March 28) – 11 PM in the UK (March 28)
– 10 PM in Europe (March 28) – 12 PM in Europe (March 29)

Wii U / 3DS (online play, rankings, etc.)

– 4 PM PT (March 28) – 7 PM PT (March 28)
– 7 PM ET (March 28) – 10 PM ET (March 28)
– 12 PM in the UK (March 29) – 3 AM in the UK (March 29)
– 1 AM in Europe (March 29) – 4 AM in Europe (March 29)

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