Literally just a patch to block themehax. Useless, and obviously not a good thing for region free users.
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Nintendo Maintenance/Operational Status Thread
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Literally just a patch to block themehax. Useless, and obviously not a good thing for region free users.
Please understand!
I have 72 posts on the smash dlc thread, I don't need YOU to tell me that the ride never ends.
...I just wanted to know the maintenance =P
I can still hype the dlc/direct till next month
Sorry, Plat! I mean, I don't know how to count how many times I've posted in that thread, but it's probably some embarrassing number. Not as much as some, but definitely more than most. At the very least, my estimate is that it's around "too much." I just wanted to make a quick joke.
And, again, I think most of us are going to ride the DLC train Directly into an abyss.
Dagobert Duck
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Dagobert Duck
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In a universe far far away, consoles are getting updates to either get more download speed or backwards compatability...but one small little console seeks out to bring stability to the force...The return of the stability - a new hope for the new account order...coming soon to your Wii Universe...
Pokemaniac
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Yeah, there clearly was some kind of last minute showstopper. You don't just cancel something that close to release unless something went wrong.
Assuming that the fix was relatively simple, the release date getting pushed back a week to next Monday sounds fairly plausible.
Dagobert Duck
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Am I the only one wondering about the 6 hour maintenance? Wasnt this weeks 2 hours at first?
Some clarification
The maintenance that got suddenly cancelled was at first, eShop/Wii Shop Channel/DsiWare Shop AND "General" for 3DS and Wii U, and it was programmed to last 4 hours.
Then, the "General" became "Using NNID". After that, the eShop/Wii Shop Channel/DSiWare Channel maintenances got cancelled, leaving just the "Using NNID" one, all happening with another maintenance related to "Online Play, Rankings, etc." ) announced in the meanwhile
As said by Pokemaniac back then, it could've been argued that stating both "Using NNID" and "eShop" was a bit redundant, in the end.
Finally, just right before the starting time, the "Using NNID" maintenance just disappeared.
Now, it seems that the eShop portion of that maintenance is back (complete with Wii & DS!), and 50% longer than what was going to be this week.
Dagobert Duck
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I love you guys. Getting hyped over maintenance is awesome with all these revenge films!
Nintendo has to realized that the hpye is even there for such "minor things" feed us something please
I love you guys. Getting hyped over maintenance is awesome with all these revenge films!
This is what I love about the Nintendo Fanbase. They get excited about everything, and it's just fun to watch how far those hype trains can go
Dagobert Duck
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But cant you do the update and just not make it Go Live yet. Earnings realease, plus maybe a direct or something and let the system go live immediatly afterwards?
So they delayed the region free update to also add gamecube virtual console?
right?
This. And I if the update is major, they will probably have to test it first.
For some reason I missed the dates.
It is actually happening 1 day (Japan) before the earnings release. Guess it makes more sense now.
They're probably doing this to prevent the massive amount of traffic their servers receive when something important is updated.
Dagobert Duck
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But now they have to do somekind of video (direct) to explain what is happening, and I guess we will get this either this week or monday (in advance) or at/after the earnings relaeses...
6 hours maintenance?
So Friday direct incoming?
Plz let it be true. Let the 23rd direct rumors be true. I wonder if the smartphone game will launch tomorrow or this weekend.
Sigh.
Ready for disappointment!
Dagobert Duck
Member
We all are ready for disappointment...some hours are left today, to announce a direct for tomorrow...but I guess we shouldnt count on it...
You shouldn't read too much into all that maintenance... Nintendo never had a direct at the same time as maintenance (with just one exception, for Wii Sports Club).
Anyway, some more maintenance:
Also fixed the time for the eShop maintenance, just realised DST went off this Sunday for Europe.
Anyway, some more maintenance:
Also fixed the time for the eShop maintenance, just realised DST went off this Sunday for Europe.
Dagobert Duck
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Herb Alpert
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IF there is something's cooking here (which is probably the case) :
They can't have a direct before the maintenance. They have to first do their thing without releasing it online in order to test it. Then, they can announce the thing and release it at he same time.
So I guess there won't be any direct this week but it could be possible next week.
Of course, IF these maintenances are a clue for a bigger deal.
They can't have a direct before the maintenance. They have to first do their thing without releasing it online in order to test it. Then, they can announce the thing and release it at he same time.
So I guess there won't be any direct this week but it could be possible next week.
Of course, IF these maintenances are a clue for a bigger deal.
It's all nintendo's big secrecy fault. Soon we are gonna have people outside their HQ reporting who enters and who leaves the building.
I guess i can understand. With how much they hide everything fans need to pick apart every little tidbit and look under every rock for potential information, but it's still sad to see it go so far that fans are excited for server maintenance because it may mean they get a little info handed out to them. How is a company that operates that way & with such a poorly selling console still in business?
Amiibo
Pokemaniac
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It's not normally this bad, but the fact that Directs are on hiatus and Nintendo has just been randomly dropping announcements out of nowhere has a lot of people on edge.
Dagobert Duck
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I dont get the ciriticism, and "poorly selling consoles"? Yeah sure, the Wii U isnt the biggest success Nintendo ever had, and I hope they learnt their lessons, yet the 3DS is still having quite a good run, Nintendo Handhelds always sold well, plus Amiibo joined in and some decent amount of money should be gathered there. Secrecy is a part of almost every company though, and after some leaks in the past it was clear, that Nintendo would do their best to get that into control again.
Concerning the directs...well they were Iwatas domain...you cant just restart them with another guy...so maybe the format will be changed, but we cant tell, cause the last direct was in April (wasnt that close before/after investor meeting?)
Plus its not just a usual maintenance, given the timeframe of 6 hours, and it got postponed/cancelled this week, so of course that raises some eyebrows.
Pokemaniac
Member
So the eShop maintenance finished a bit ahead of schedule, but the general online maintenance was lengthened by an hour and a half.
Dagobert Duck
Member
Any news? Has datamining found something yet?
I need answer, I want to live the hype again
Pokemaniac
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Any news? Has datamining found something yet?
The only thing of note which I've noticed during my rounds is that is that Nintendo seems to have activated some (semi aggressive) anti-hacking countermeasures that were snuck into the 3DS OS at some point. Haven't had time to read through all the details, but it sounds like there's a new update server now, which people obviously didn't know to block before.
Aside from that, nothing. Which surprises me somewhat. Personally, I'll be watching the investor meeting rather carefully, as there is precedent for Nintendo launching services during those (web Miiverse). Even if they don't do that, they'll probably at least say something about the new Club Nintendo and the first mobile game.
Dagobert Duck
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Ok, thanks for your input. So we will have to wait until tomorrow to maybe get some news...
Dagobert Duck
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Looks like a minor one...interesting to see Mario Maker there though...
Half Direct 3 confirmed!
Bracing self for stability.
AcademicSaucer
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Half Direct 3 confirmed!
Dude, dont even, I dont want to
Pokemaniac
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They don't normally tweet about maintenance, do they?