VG Update #2: Nintendo's Pokémon Bank is Up and Running for "Certain Asian Countries"

Pokémon Bank, a Nintendo service for the Nintendo 3DS games "Pokémon X" and "Pokémon Y," might return in the near future across the world. Nintendo has reported that it has reinstated the service in some Asian countries and will follow up with more details as to when it will relaunch in other countries.

 A diagram of how Pokemon Bank functions in relation to the other games in the franchise. (Photo courtesy of Nintendo)

Pokémon Bank allows players to transfer their Pokémon monsters from past titles in the franchise to the newest games "X" and "Y." It acts as an online cloud deposit where you can store up to 3,000 Pokémon for as long as you want until you transfer them back to either "X" or "Y." It's a service that costs $4.99 a year, which is relatively cheap for fans who want to "catch 'em all."

The service originally launched in Japan and was running smoothly, so the date to launch it in the West was still on for Dec. 27, 2013. However, following an unanticipated number of people using the service and glitches that allowed players to transport hacked Pokémon to "X" and "Y," Pokémon Bank had its plug pulled a mere couple of days before it was released in the West.

The games' developer Game Freak has been repairing the servers for Pokémon Bank to fix its various issues, but details have been kept surprisingly quiet and vague, which has been puzzling gamers worldwide since it shut down about a month ago.

After a whole month of no updates on the service, Nintendo tweeted last night about the service's current status.

These are the tweets that Nintendo put out last night. (Photo courtesy of Twitter)

Having the release date postponed for Pokémon Bank has been no fun for either Nintendo or gamers, but in the near future, everyone should get to know when it will check-in for good.