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Super Mario Run is hosting an event based around Friendly Run, which will let players earn Rally Tickets. The event will run until January 11. While this normally is more of a practice mode, participating during the event period will earn Rally Tickets, whether you win or lose. Friendly Run can still only be played a limited number of times a day, and it requires at least one friend on your friend list.

The Wonderful 101’s soundtrack will be leaving distribution by the end of the year, and the game’s director, Hideki Kamiya, has shared his personal picks for favorite tracks from the game. You can read his full thoughts and listen to sections of each song here.

While the full post is worth a read, a few of the highlights:

  • Many of the songs were fitting for the overall development, such as using the briefing music to get pumped for starting development, and one of the calmer themes from the end being helpful as they wrapped up
  • Two characters, Luka and Professor Shirogane, had their themes switched because Kamiya felt they fit better, and he even adjusted the characters slightly to better fit the themes
  • Certain tracks are reused because either development time was running thin or that it actually fit
  • One theme was changed from its original purpose because it was “way too epic to use for a measly mid-boss”
  • Some of the tracks were inspired by music or feelings from Okami, Viewtiful Joe, Resident Evil 2.
  • His final remarks on the End Credits are especially enlightening:

    This song was made at the very end of our development cycle (as I’m sure most ending credits songs are), so I remember passing certification and listening to this song while stumbling home, looking at the stars, feeling almost like an empty shell of a person, reflecting on how everything had finally ended.

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    The latest update to Pokemon Shuffle brings chances for some more rare Pokemon. A new stage has started for Tornadus (Therian Forme), as well as repeat runs for White Kyurem and many Winking Pokemon. The Tornadus and Kyurem stages will run until December 10, while the Winking stage will run until the 3rd, featuring a different Winking Pokemon daily. Today features Charmander, followed by Squirtle (Wednesday), Bulbasaur (Thursday), Jigglypuff (Friday), and Clefairy (Monday).

    Also, a competition for Mega Mewtwo X and a stage featuring Salamence will be in next week’s update, so get ready for that!

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    Super Mario Run has added a new mode, which is essentially a risk-free version of Toad Rally. You can race against specific friends and see how they’re doing at courses, and you don’t need Rally Tickets to play, nor will you lose (or gain) Toads. You can also only play Friendly Run a set number of times a day; If you haven’t cleared the first world, you can only play once a day. Clearing World 1 will allow you to play three times, and clearing World 2 will let you play five times. Run after the break to see the full notification from Nintendo:

    Another event and costume has been added to Super Mario Maker. By playing the Dr Kawashima’s Athletic Training course, players can unlock a Mystery Mushroom costume based on Dr. Kawashima from the Brain Age series. Gamexplain also has footage of the course, which you can watch below:

    Famitsu’s review scores for the week have appeared online. There is one 3DS game in the mix, and all the scores are as follows:

  • Dead Rising 4 (XBO) – 9/8/8/9 [34/40]
  • Dogos (PS4) – 6/7/7/6 [26/40]
  • Dogos (XBO) – 6/7/7/6 [26/40]
  • Job Simulator (PS4) – 7/7/7/9 [30/40]
  • Legna Tactica (3DS) – 7/7/7/6 [27/40]
  • Paranautical Activity (PS4) – 6/7/6/6 [25/40]
  • Paranautical Activity (XBO) – 6/7/6/6 [25/40]
  • Super Stardust Ultra VR (PS4) – 8/7/7/7 [29/40]
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    Super Mario Run has been given a minor update to fix some small bugs. The most important issue seems to be related to loading the game and trying to link it to your Facebook, which could cause a crash. The patch notes are as follows:

    – Issue with Friend List linking has been fixed.
    – Other minor issues have been fixed.

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    Pokemon Shuffle’s weekly update has arrived, and, most importantly, it brings along new stages for devoted players. If you’ve gotten up through Stage 450, you can now access Stage 451 and more.

    In the Special Stages, there is a competitive stage featuring Rayquaza. Players who Check In will receive a Rayquaza as a gift, and you can also take on the competitive stage to earn more prizes. The stage lasts until December 27, and the prizes are as follows:

  • 5 Raise Max Level, 5 Mega Speedup, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 200 EU/300 NA
  • 4 Raise Max Level, 4 Mega Speedup, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 500 EU/700 NA
  • 3 Raise Max Level, 3 Mega Speedup, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 1,000 EU/1,500 NA
  • 2 Raise Max Level, 2 Mega Speedup, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 2,000 EU/3,000 NA
  • 1 Raise Max Level, 1 Mega Speedup, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 4,000 EU/6,000 NA
  • 1 Mega Speedup, 1 Skill Booster M, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 6,000 EU/9,000 NA
  • 1 Disruption Delay, 1 Exp. Booster L, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 9,000 EU/13,000 NA
  • 1 Disruption Delay, 1 Skill Swapper: Top 12,000 EU/18,000 NA
  • 1 Attack Power, 1 Disruption Delay: Top 16,000 EU/24,000 NA
  • 1 Attack Power: All other players
  • Finally, repeat runs have begun for Hoopa Confined, Zygarde Complete, and Arceus, which will last until January 3.

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    Super Mario Run has gotten a small update, adding a few festive items to decorate your Mushroom Kingdom with. The Poinsetta, Sparkly Christmas Tree, and Sparkly Snow Globe can now be purchased for the Kingdom Builder mode.

    Monster Hunter Generations players can get some free items to help them on their quests. In the spirit of the holidays, players are being given the following gifts:
    – 20 Flash Bombs
    – 30 Hot Meats
    – 30 Lifepowders
    – 5 Golden Eggs

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