Pokémaniacs outside of Japan will be waiting longer than expected to see
the Pokémon Bank
storage application, after it wounded the Nintendo Network at debut.
Though much of the blame for the ongoing, worldwide Nintendo Network
server outages must be placed on the hordes of new Wii U and 3DS owners
spawned by yesterday's holiday, Nintendo of Japan has posted a notice
on its website which states that the Bank has been causing more of a
traffic crush than its creators expected, and has compounded the
company's traffic problems. To regain control of the situation, Nintendo
has removed the problematic storage application from the Japanese
eShop.
If you're able to visit the North American or European eShop despite its
traffic woes, you'll now find the Bank bears a "to be determined"
release date. It was originally scheduled to arrive today, but Nintendo
of America followed suit with an official delay.
"As you may know, we are currently experiencing a large volume of
traffic on the Nintendo Network service," reads a post on Nintendo's Facebook page. "Due to the high traffic, we are postponing the
launch of Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter until further notice. As a
Nintendo standard, we strive for the utmost quality before launching any
of our applications. We truly regret the inconvenience, and wish to
reassure you that providing a solution is our top priority. We apologize
for the delay and thank you for your continued patience."
We have attempted to contact The Pokémon Company for more information on
the delay and possibly a new release date for the Bank. We have yet to
hear back.
