Minecraft: Wii U Edition maintenance taking place early next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be undergoing maintenance early next week. While it’s happening, all network services will be down.
Maintenance will take place at the following times:
– 8:50 PM PT (July 25) – 10:30 PM PT (July 25)
– 11:50 PM ET (July 25) – 1:30 AM ET (July 26)
– 4:50 AM in the UK (July 26) – 6:30 AM in the UK (July 26)
– 5:50 AM in Europe (July 26) – 7:30 AM in Europe (July 26)
Maintenance news: Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Splatoon, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U, Wii U eShop | 0 comments
Update (7/1): Bumped to the top. More maintenance has been announced:
Wii U / 3DS – online play, rankings, etc.
– 9 PM PT (July 3) – 2 AM PT (July 4)
– 12 AM ET (July 4) – 5 AM ET (July 4)
– 5 AM in the UK (July 4) – 10 AM in the UK (July 4)
– 6 AM in Europe (July 4) – 11 AM in Europe (July 4)
Wii U / 3DS – online play, rankings, etc.
– 6 PM PT (July 4) – 7 PM PT (July 4)
– 9 PM ET (July 4) – 10 PM ET (July 4)
– 2 AM in the UK (July 5) – 3 AM in the UK (July 5)
– 3 AM in Europe (July 5) – 4 AM in Europe (July 5)
eShop
– 1 PM PT (July 5) – 7 PM PT (July 5)
– 4 PM ET (July 5) – 10 PM ET (July 5)
– 9 PM in the UK (July 5) – 3 AM in the UK (July 6)
– 10 PM in Europe (July 5) – 4 AM in Europe (July 6)
Splatoon
– 9:50 PM PT (July 5) – 11:30 PM PT (July 5)
– 12:50 AM ET (July 6) – 2:30 AM ET (July 6)
– 5:50 AM in the UK (July 6) – 7:30 AM in the UK (July 6)
– 6:50 AM in Europe (July 6) – 8:30 AM in Europe (July 6)
Original (6/30): A pair of games have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule.
First up is Minecraft: Wii U Edition. The game will be down for a couple of hours tonight as it makes way for the new update.
Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:
– 5:50 PM PT (June 30) – 7:30 PM PT (June 30)
– 8:50 PM ET (June 30) – 10:30 PM ET (June 30)
– 1:50 AM (July 1) in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK (July 1)
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe (July 1)
Splatoon will also be undergoing maintenance next month:
– 5 PM PT (July 11) – 7 PM PT (July 11)
– 8 PM ET (July 11) – 10 PM ET (July 11)
– 1 AM in the UK (July 12) – 3 AM in the UK (July 12)
– 2 AM in Europe (July 12) – 4 AM in Europe (July 12)
Update: Live – Minecraft: Wii U Edition – update #9 incoming
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Update: Bumped to the top. The patch is now live. It takes up 40MB of space.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition is getting another update to address issues with the Battle Mini Game. The ninth patch should be released later tonight.
As for what’s involved here, below are the full patch notes:
- Battle Mini Game: Disable kicking players during Public Battle rounds. This is enabled for the host in the Lobby.
- Battle Mini Game: Disable the host exiting the game during a Battle round. This is enabled in the lobby.
- Battle Mini Game: Grace period increased to 20 seconds.
- Battle Mini Game: Changed all Poison Potions to level 2 instead of level 1.
- Battle Mini Game: All Sticks now have at least Sharpness 1.
- Battle Mini Game: Replaced the Fire Charge item with a Potion of Fire Resistance.
- Battle Mini Game: Replaced the Diamond Chestplate with an Iron Chestplate.
- Battle Mini Game: The Wooden Hoe with Fire Aspect 1 has Sharpness 1 added to it.
- Battle Mini Game: Removed the Wooden Shovel from the Centre Chests.
- Battle Mini Game: Added Sharpness 1 to the Wooden Pickaxe in the Outer Chests.
- Battle Mini Game: Added Sharpness 2 to the Wooden Shovel in the Outer Chests.
- Battle Mini Game: Fixed various areas in maps where players could get stuck.
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – new patch rolling out to fix issue joining public Battle Mini Games
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Minecraft’s new Battle Mini Game debuted earlier this week, but not without some issues. Players across all platforms have been experiencing problems, including Wii U owners.
Thankfully, there is some good news to report. A new patch has now started going out, which should fix issues when attempting to join public matches. Be on the lookout for it!
A patch for #MinecraftWiiU to fix the issue joining public Battle Mini Games is rolling out now.
— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) June 24, 2016
More Minecraft: Wii U Edition Battle Mini Game footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
A few more minutes of footage has come in for the new Battle Mini Game in Minecraft: Wii U Edition. Here’s the latest gameplay:
More: 4J Studios, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Mojang
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Battle Mini Game footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
Footage has come in of the new Battle Mini Game added to Minecraft: Wii U Edition today. Get a look at it below.
More: 4J Studios, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Mojang
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Battle Mini Game and new update out now
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Minecraft: Wii U Edition’s Battle Mini Game is out now. On top of that, a new update has been made available. The full patch notes can be found below.
As a side note, players should be aware of some issues surrounding the new Battle Mini Game – specifically joining public Battle Mini Games. 4J Studios put up a note on Twitter earlier today saying they’re working with Nintendo on the problem.
There is a problem joining public Battle Mini Games on #MinecraftWiiU at the moment. We're working on this with Nintendo.
— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) June 21, 2016
Minecraft: Wii U Edition maintenance planned for next week
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
Minecraft: Wii U Edition will be undergoing maintenance as we head into next week. The game’s online services will be impacted for a little under two hours.
Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:
– 8:50 PM PT – 10:30 PM PT
– 11:50 PM ET – 1:30 AM ET
– 4:50 AM in the UK – 6:30 AM in the UK
– 5:50 AM in Europe – 7:30 AM in Europe
Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Battle Mini Game launches June 21, trailer
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 2 Comments
The previously-announced Battle Mini Game in Minecraft: Wii U Edition now has a release date. Today, it’s confirmed that the content will be available for free on June 21.
A new trailer has accompanied today’s announcement. That can be found below.
More: 4J Studios, Minecraft: Wii U Edition, Mojang
European Minecraft: Wii U Edition boxart
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 2 Comments
Nintendo confirmed yesterday that Minecraft: Wii U Edition will have a physical version in Europe later this month just like North America and Japan. The boxart is now available – see above.
