Global Link offline for three weeks: Difference between revisions

I don't want to make a duplicate, but it really needs to be B2W2 (that is the official abbreviation and the one we use) and the end date was wrong (added a better source with a more reliable date)
(I don't want to make a duplicate, but it really needs to be B2W2 (that is the official abbreviation and the one we use) and the end date was wrong (added a better source with a more reliable date))
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year=2012 |
year=2012 |
time=23:06:57 |
time=23:06:57 |
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sourcename=Official Nintendo Magazine UK |
sourcename=Pokémon Global Link website |
sourcelink=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/38475/pokemon-global-link-goes-down-on-5th-june/ |
sourcelink=http://en.pokemon-gl.com/ |
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userlink=User:LDEJRuff |
userlink=User:LDEJRuff |
tagline=Service expected to resume before BW2 release |
tagline=Service expected to resume before B2W2 release |
blurb=The Pokémon Global Link will be unavailable until June 19. A new Dream World area will be made accessible on June 23. }}
blurb=The Pokémon Global Link will be unavailable until June 21. A new Dream World area will be made accessible on June 23. }}
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[[File:PGL Website April 2011 Update.png|200px|right|thumb|The Global Link website]]
[[File:PGL Website April 2011 Update.png|200px|right|thumb|The Global Link website]]
The Pokémon Global Link will be unavailable until June 19, the Official Nintendo Magazine has reported.
The Pokémon Global Link will be unavailable until June 21, the Official Nintendo Magazine has reported.


The downtime is due to a period of scheduled maintenance, in which a new {{bp|Pokémon Dream World|Dream World}} area will be made available. The area, Cold Hole, will be accessible starting June 23, which is the same day that {{bp|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2}} are released in Japan.
The downtime is due to a period of scheduled maintenance, in which a new {{bp|Pokémon Dream World|Dream World}} area will be made available. The area, Cold Hole, will be accessible starting June 23, which is the same day that {{bp|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2}} are released in Japan.


While the service is unavailable, any tucked-in Pokémon cannot be woken up. Players are also unable to access the Dream World, use Game Sync, or use any other Pokémon Global Link features.
While the service is unavailable, any tucked-in Pokémon cannot be woken up. Players are also unable to access the Dream World, use Game Sync, participate in Random Matchup Rating Mode battles, or use any other Pokémon Global Link features.
 
==External links==
* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pgl_maintenance_2012_reminder-2012-05-30/ Official Pokémon website - ''The Pokémon Global Link Update Begins Soon!'']