All three shops are temporarily going down, but what for?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/32382
All three of Nintendo's digital shops will be undergoing temporary maintenance on Tuesday, November 6, according to Nintendo's website.
While Nintendo's network undergoes regularly scheduled maintenance every Tuesday morning, this week the North American Nintendo eShop, Nintendo DSiShop, and Wii Shop Channel will all be undergoing maintenance from 10:00AM - 5:00PM PT (1:00PM - 10:00PM EST.) The Japanese eShop will also be offline on Wednesday between 3:00 and 10:00 JST.
There is currently no confirmed word on what the maintenance is for, but it can be speculated that it may have something to do with preparation for the upcoming launch of the Wii U. We have contacted Nintendo about the matter. Check back for any updates on the story.
Please introduce a 'gift' feature on eShop!
I hope they're tweaking the Wii Shop so the damn thing doesn't time-out on the loading screen almost every time I try to use it upon booting up my Wii. That's an issue I've been seeing for years.That's ship has sailed.
Is it your Wii having the problem? Because that has never happened to me, and I never heard of that happening to others.I have since launch.
Please introduce a 'gift' feature on eShop!
Just in time for the holidays! That would be great!
Please introduce a 'gift' feature on eShop!
Just in time for the holidays! That would be great!
This. Oh my god, so much THIS.
Where's the updates, Nintendo!!!.
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp
From about 11/06/2012 03:00 PT to 11/06/2012 05:00 PT
Where's the updates, Nintendo!!!.
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp)QuoteFrom about 11/06/2012 03:00 PT to 11/06/2012 05:00 PT
Because of how we speak. Here it would be June 11th, 2012. You rarely hear anyone say the 11th of June.Where's the updates, Nintendo!!!.
http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp (http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/network/en_na/network_status.jsp)QuoteFrom about 11/06/2012 03:00 PT to 11/06/2012 05:00 PT
Why what happened on the 11th of June?
Only joking, but I'll never understand why Americans put the month before the day.
From about 11/06/2012 10:00 PT to about 11/06/2012 17:00 PT
Nintendo eShop Nintendo DSi Shop
Wii Shop Channel
Some parts of the service are currently suspended due to temporary maintenance.
We apologise for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.
Americans influenced by capitalism?!
Because of how we speak. Here it would be June 11th, 2012. You rarely hear anyone say the 11th of June.
Though I've read a story that states that 90 or so years ago we did say the date the same way but as more paperwork was being done Book Keepers found it easier to group documents by month so in your 2012 file cabinet a draw would be a Month October then the day would be the specific folder. Since 2012 is the whole cabinet it be less important while October being the drawer and then the day being the place in the drawer making it second most important. So in short it seems to stem from capitalism.
I'm an American (though I wish I lived in the U.K.), but I always put the day before the month anyway. Even when speaking. It just sounds correct. 6 November 2012 just looks and sounds better than November 6th, 2012.Americans influenced by capitalism?!
Because of how we speak. Here it would be June 11th, 2012. You rarely hear anyone say the 11th of June.
Though I've read a story that states that 90 or so years ago we did say the date the same way but as more paperwork was being done Book Keepers found it easier to group documents by month so in your 2012 file cabinet a draw would be a Month October then the day would be the specific folder. Since 2012 is the whole cabinet it be less important while October being the drawer and then the day being the place in the drawer making it second most important. So in short it seems to stem from capitalism.
Snarky comments aside, that explaination actually makes sense. As a student of history though it always bothered me.
I have to disagree, it feels wrong and unnatural to say the day first. And it makes no sense, it would be like writing the time as 34:6 instead of 6:34.
