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Even more Nintendo maintenance is taking place this week. Super Mario Maker, Splatoon, and Wii U/3DS online services will be affected.

Here’s the full lineup:

Super Mario Maker (all network services)

– 6 PM PT (Monday) – 7 PM PT (Monday)
– 9 PM ET (Monday) – 10 PM ET (Monday)
– 2 AM in the UK (Tuesday) – 3 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 3 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 4 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

Splatoon (all network services)

– 4:50 PM PT (Tuesday) – 6:30 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 7:50 PM ET (Tuesday) – 9:30 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 12:50 AM (Wednesday) in the UK – 2:30 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 1:50 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 3:30 AM in Europe (Wednesday)

Wii U/3DS (all network services: online play, rankings, etc.)

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

Previously-scheduled maintenance for this week can be found here.

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Nintendo uploaded Japanese patch notes for Super Mario Maker’s next update, though it’s pretty much a recap of what was already revealed during yesterday’s Nintendo Direct. Version 1.40 will add new items including Skewer columns and keys, Super Expert Mode in 100-Mario Challenge upon clearing Expert mode, and ranking categories for world records and the number of first clears on courses on the Super Mario Maker Bookmark site. Nintendo is also making adjustments for a more pleasant gaming experience.

Super Mario Maker version 1.40 will be out next Wednesday. The download will require 361MB of free space.

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What was Shigeru Miyamoto’s favorite movie of 2015? That honor goes to Star Was: The Force Awakens.

Speaking with Game Informer, Miyamoto shared some thoughts as to why he was impressed with the film:

“There were a lot of good movies last year. One movie that I would have to talk about is Star Wars. It was a movie that I was very worried about. I really enjoyed the original three movies. But as they started to rely more on CG and computer graphics, I gradually stopped watching the Star Wars movies.

I felt that for the people who were taking that on that it was a very big challenge for them. My expectation is that they’d maybe find a way to barely meet that challenge. But when I saw that movie, I was very impressed with what they were able to do.

As a creator, I really respected their ability to take on the challenge and bring back some of the feelings that people had the first time they watched the movies. I really liked that some of those actors from Episode IV came back after all these years, and you can see how they had aged. As a fan, it was a really great movie.”

Miyamoto also discussed his favorite games of last year: Splatoon and Super Mario Maker.

“I haven’t seen as many video games. Two of the games that I have been really happy with. One is Splatoon. We had a very young staff work on that game; particularly in the Japanese market, they’ve introduced a whole new genre of shooter.

And then Super Mario Maker, which Mr. [Takashi] Tezuka worked on, we’re seeing a lot of dads are playing together with their kids. That’s made me really happy.”

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Thanks to GameXplain, we have footage of the new “Secrets of Statue Mario” Event Course in Super Mario Maker. Check it out below.

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Super Mario Maker’s latest costume is now available. After completing the new Event Course, players can obtain Statue Mario.

Here’s an overview of the level, which is titled “Secrets of Statue Mario”:

“From Super Mario Bros. 3, Statue Mario finally makes his Super Mario Maker debut! But there’s no Tanooki Suit in this game, and he can’t move on his own, so… I guess we’ll just have to carry him. He’s heavier than he looks, you know!

Can you carry him all the way to the goal”?

And the English trailer for Statue Mario:

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Thanks to Brian for the tip.

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Splatoon isn’t the only Wii U game receiving new updates. On March 9, Super Mario Maker will have a new patch which adds new items and Super Expert mode in 100-Mario Challenge. Here’s the rundown from Nintendo:

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Super Mario Maker will soon be adding yet another new costume. Nintendo uploaded a new video for the Tanooki Suit Statue, which you can find below.

This costume should be going live tomorrow evening in North America. If you’re in Europe, expect it in the very early morning on Friday.

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Nintendo has uploaded an official trailer for the Wolf Link costume in Super Mario Maker. You can take a look at the video below.

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Update: Super Mario Maker has been added to the schedule. Maintenance will take place at the following times:

– 5 PM PT – 7 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 10 PM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 3 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 4 AM in Europe

Nintendo hasn’t scheduled any Wii U maintenance next week thus far, but there is a bit of 3DS maintenance happening on Monday and Tuesday. The system’s network services (online play, rankings, etc.) will be affected for one hour on both days.

Here’s when the maintenance will be taking place:

Monday/Tuesday

– 4 PM PT (Monday) – 5 PM PT (Monday)
– 7 PM ET (Monday) – 8 PM ET (Monday)
– 12 AM in the UK (Tuesday) – 1 AM in the UK (Tuesday)
– 1 AM in Europe (Tuesday) – 2 AM in Europe (Tuesday)

Tuesday/Wednesday

– 4 PM PT (Tuesday) – 5 PM PT (Tuesday)
– 7 PM ET (Tuesday) – 8 PM ET (Tuesday)
– 12 AM in the UK (Wednesday) – 1 AM in the UK (Wednesday)
– 1 AM in Europe (Wednesday) – 2 AM in Europe (Wednesday)

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