Pokémon Bank now available on European 3DS eShop
Posted on 9 years ago by Patrick(@Patricklous) in 3DS, 3DS eShop, News, Platforms | 1 Comment
After a month-long delay, Nintendo’s Pokémon Bank app is finally available on the European and Australian 3DS eShop. For the low price of absolutely nothing (plus a subscription fee), those in PAL regions can now transfer their beloved Rattatas from the fifth generation Pokémon titles to Pokémon X/Y.
Will the popularity of the application cause the eShop to crash yet again? Will Pokémon Bank also make it to the American eShop this week? Will my internet connection ever be stable enough to actually download the bloody thing? Stay tuned to Nintendo Everything for more details.
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Nintendo of Europe provides an update on Pokemon Bank as well
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments
Now that Pokemon Bank has relaunched in Japan, fans are anticipating the app’s launch in overseas countries. Nintendo of Europe – similar to Nintendo of America – doesn’t have a specific release date to announce, but did share another update on Twitter a short while ago.
Nintendo once again apologized for Pokemon Bank’s delay as well as the time it took to provide the latest news about its availability. With Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter’s relaunch in Asian territories, Nintendo says it will “be closely monitoring player’s experiences as we prepare for the European release.”
The tweets in full:
Hi Pokémon fans, sorry it's taken until now before we could give you an update on Pokémon Bank (1/4)
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 22, 2014
Pokémon Bank & Poké Transporter services have now resumed operation in various Asian territories incl. Japan (2/4)
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 22, 2014
We'll be closely monitoring players' experiences as we prepare for the European release (3/4)
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 22, 2014
Once again we want to apologise for the delay, and thank you for your patience and your interest (4/4)
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) January 22, 2014
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Update: Short NOA message – Pokemon Bank returns to the Japanese 3DS eShop
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments
Update: Bumped to the top of the page. We have the following tweets from Nintendo of America’s Twitter account:
Pokémon Bank has launched in certain Asian countries. (1/2)
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 22, 2014
Please stay tuned to our social channels for updates on availability in other regions, including North America. (2/2)
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 22, 2014
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Pokemon Bank has finally returned to the Japanese 3DS eShop. Earlier this month, the app was pulled following extensive downtime affecting Nintendo’s online services. Perhaps this is a sign that we’ll be seeing Pokemon Bank in the west soon as well?
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News about Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter launch “will be announced in the future”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 8 Comments
Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter are still missing in action. There hasn’t been much news about either of the two downloads as of late, but Nintendo of America did provide a new brief update on Twitter a short while ago.
The company wrote:
More information on the launch of @Pokemon Bank and Poké Transporter will be announced in the future. Thanks for your patience!
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) January 10, 2014
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Nintendo still resolving and testing Pokemon Bank issues
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 11 Comments
Pokemon Bank is still out of action in Japan (and still has yet to launch in other territories) following the unexpected downtime that plagued Nintendo’s online services last week. Today, a brief update was shared.
Nintendo says that it continues to resolve and test issues relating to Pokemon Bank. Details will be announced as soon as possible.
Nintendo also apologized to fans who are waiting for Pokemon Bank, and asks for their patience.
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Pokemon Bank still unavailable in Japan, Poke Transporter back up
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 1 Comment
Pokemon Bank is still unavailable in Japan, as is the case with other territories. However, Nintendo has re-added Poke Transporter.
To access the app, users will need to visit a certain area inside Pokemon Bank, which will then load a specific page inside the eShop. Poke Transporter can’t be found on the eShop by any other means.
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eShops are up for good, Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter news coming “as soon as possible”
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 6 Comments
Following the 3DS eShop’s second round of maintenance yesterday, it has now opened for good. Furthermore, Nintendo doesn’t anticipate additional outages for either the 3DS or Wii U digital stores.
Nintendo has also said that news regarding the launches of Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter will be shared “as soon as possible.”
The Nintendo eShop is now available on all systems. pic.twitter.com/FGWHjfSV8o
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 29, 2013
We do not anticipate any further outages, but will continue to closely monitor the situation.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 29, 2013
We sincerely apologize for this week's inconsistencies and thank you again for your patience and support.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 29, 2013
We will share more information about the launch of Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter as soon as possible.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 29, 2013
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Pokemon Bank footage
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
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Japanese Pokemon Bank videos
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, Videos | 0 comments
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter officially delayed
Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 8 Comments
Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have officially pushed back Pokemon Bank and Poke Transporter’s launch overseas. Unsurprisingly, the delay is attributed to the issues surrounding Nintendo’s online services – particularly an influx of traffic to the Nintendo Network service.
In its announcement, Nintendo apologized to those who have been awaiting Pokemon Bank’s release. A new launch date has not been set at this time.
The official notice on Nintendo’s support site reads:
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company International have postponed the launch of Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter – two software applications that were originally scheduled to launch for Nintendo 3DS on Dec. 27 – due to a large volume of traffic to the Nintendo Network service. Due to the high traffic, players are having trouble setting up Nintendo Network IDs and downloading content in the Nintendo eShop on both Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. We truly regret the inconvenience, and wish to reassure everyone that providing a solution is our top priority. We apologize for the delay and thank you for your continued patience.
Thanks to daniel for the tip.