Topic: Youtuber hints at big Nintendo news coming

Nothing yet... c'mon c'mon

It was probably me

Really it depends on the game. It can be as little as a month before release but it can be quite a bit before release. Purely because sometimes they do things like delay the release of a game so that the timing is better. For example Devil's Third got classified in early December last year but didn't actually launch until late August this year. It could still slot into this year, last year Smash Bros on Wii U was rated on the October and released in November. But it's not likely.

And here's another thought. Why does an appearance on the eShop mean an imminent release? Indie games and VC releases tend to get a page when they launch but big retail titles are generally treated differently. There's a long history of games getting pages on the eShop well before release. For a release like Twilight Princess HD you'd expect them to have a page on the eShop to hold all of the screenshots, trailers etc in the same way that Wind Waker HD and every other major first party release has.

What about now?

@Tsurii: Currently they don't but they have in the past. Happens a lot after announcements at E3 or immediately after a Nintendo Direct. I suspect it's mostly because it's the only way they can show screenshots.

I'll add some more fuel to the fire:

Major maintence for Wii U and 3DS scheduled for early next week:

Wii U: Nintendo eShop
Wii U: General
Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo eShop
Nintendo 3DS: General
Wii: Wii Shop Channel
Nintendo DS: Nintendo DSi Shop

This maintenance will take place on:

– Europe: October 19th (10PM) to October 20th (2AM)
– UK: October 19th (9PM) to October 20th (1AM)
– North America (EDT): October 19th (4PM) to October 20th (8PM)
– North America (PDT): October 19th (1PM) to October 20th (5PM)
– Japan: October 20th (5AM to 9AM)

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=181743474

Wow, near the launch of the Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia in Japan!

What's the source of that neogaf post?

@gcunit: Nintendo.

http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status...

Nope, nothing to report

I'll take it.

Thanks

Forgive my ignorance, but this is a genuine question: What makes this maintenance more major than the others that have happened over the last few months?

@Operative: Nintendo Directs tend to go paired with Wii U / 3DS maintenance. Make of that what you will.

The fact that it's such a big maintenance and includes the Wii Shop Channel and DSi Shop makes me think something big is coming.

Calling it now: new membership service and network overhaul are coming next week

It normally includes the Wii and DSI though.

Yeah that's what I mean. I read about a maintenance a couple weeks back as well. Is it the duration that makes it unusual? Are they usually shorter?

@Operative: I see what you mean. This isn't more special than last month's, that's true, but it isn't a small system update either (like the stability updates the 3DS and Wii U have been getting regularly). All I'm saying is that IF a Direct is going to happen this month, it will likely be around the time of the maintenance.

Nah it's the same amount of time, people are justing getting themselves excited because of the hope it may mean something.

I think the main point why this is interesting is that it happens between Monday and Tuesday, and usually announcements of Nintendo Directs or other major announcements are made in the first part of the week. Since we still have to know what RogersBase was hinting at and since it must happen before the end of next week, all connections are being made even though this maintenance update might just be a routine update.

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@Mister_Wu: I imagine if the club Nintendo replacement is launching soon then the Monday maintenance is likely prep for that.