Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 49 Comments

Pokemon GO isn’t slowing down, and it’s continuing to reach new milestones. Survey Monkey now reports that the app is the biggest mobile game in U.S. history, based on daily active users. It apparently attracted just under 21 million daily active users as of yesterday.

Within a day, Pokemon GO surpassed Slither.io and Clash Royale, the latter of which was the biggest game of 2016. It also took down the previous record holder Candy Crush. Note that Candy Crush was said to have 93 million total daily active users at its peak, but that was based on all countries and devices. Survey Monkey compared both apps on the basis of U.S. smartphone audience.

SurveyMonkey goes on to say that, given what we’ve seen thus far, Pokemon GO may pass Snapchat on Android very soon. It also speculates that it “could surpass Google Maps itself as the largest user of Alphabet’s mapping data.”

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Another one of this week’s North American Wii U titles is confirmed. After making its way to Europe in May, Reptilian Rebellion is due out on the eShop this week in the states.

A listing on Nintendo’s website has the following overview:

“Wait, don’t you know what reptilians are? There are thousands of these green lizard-men living amongst us, human beings, but now they have become too dangerous and want to eat our brains.

Don’t let reptilians rule the world and send them to hell.

Features:

Choose between 10 cute characters with unique gameplay.
Kill counter, how many reptilians will you destroy?
Lot of different reptilians, vehicles and items.
Stop the New World Order!”

Reptilian Rebellion will cost $2.99.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:

kurage-P (Takeaki Wada): Chururira-Chururira-Daddadda! – 200 yen
40mP feat. Hatsune Miku: Do-Re-Mi fa Rondo – 200 yen
Mikito-P feat.Mayu: Yuudachi no Ribbon – 200 yen
Kojima Tenin Special Voice: Summer Ver. – 200 yen
Oniki – 200 yen
M.S.S Project: Egoist Unfair – 200 yen

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 9 Comments

A brand new trailer for Pokemon Sun/Moon has come online. In addition to live-action segments, various gameplay is sprinkled throughout.

Here’s the video:

Today’s trailer shows a few things. We get brief looks at Kiteruguma and Mimikkyu, riding Pokemon, Pokémon Amie, and more. Expect to hear more soon.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 3 Comments

A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on July 20. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:

Wii U Download

Super Robo Mouse – 300 yen

Wii U Virtual Console

Mario Tennis (N64, 1,028 yen)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS, 950 yen)
Salamander (MSX, 823 yen)

3DS Download

Hyoko Mamire – 300 yen
Aikatsu Stars! First Appeal – free-to-play

New 3DS Virtual Console

Mega Man X2 – 823 yen
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting – 823 yen
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts – 823 yen

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Nintendo released official videos for Wave Race 64 and Style Savvy on the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console. Watch them below.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 4 Comments

Pokemon GO had its first update earlier today – version 1.0.1 / 0.29.1. However, iOS users may encounter issues after applying the patch. Polygon reports that Pokemon GO is locking out players who use their Pokemon Trainer Club account to access the app.

The first Pokemon GO update was mainly intended to fix bugs and make the experience smoother. For the full rundown, check out our post here.

If Niantic has anything to say about the situation, we’ll pass that along.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments

Twitch Plays Pokemon became a social phenomenon of sorts back in 2014. A channel was made so that viewers could go through the entirety of Pokemon Red by entering commands via chat. After the game was completed, other Pokemon titles took on the same premise on Twitch, and even other franchises as a whole.

Thanks to Pokemon GO, Twitch Plays Pokemon is back in the spotlight. Just like when the fun started with Pokemon Red, those who stop by the new channel can type in commands.

As for how this all works:

“Crowdsourced Pokemon Go! Twitch chat decides where to send our player. Our player moves based on the most popular commands in the chat (democracy mode).

My friend is standing in Central Park right now and following all of your commands. We’re running Pokemon GO on a real iPhone and simulating touch events to control the screen. The location is spoofed. We capped the max movement speed to keep it as ‘realistic’ as possible.”

Head past the break for the live stream.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 11 Comments

Update: Now up on Amazon Canada as well.

Amazon is offering an exclusive “Steelbook Dual Pack” for Pokemon Sun/Moon. It’s priced at $89.99, though Prime members can nab it for $71.99. Orders are now up here.

The Pokemon Sun/ Moon Steelbook Dual Pack naturally contains both games. You’ll also receive a collectible Steelbook case with a purchase.

Here are a few photos:

Something similar was announced for Europe last month. Nintendo will be making “Pokemon Sun/Moon – Fan Editions” available which also contain copies of the game and a Steelbook. However, they’re individual items as opposed to a bundle.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

Just like in Europe, North America will be receiving 3Souls – Episode 1: Nelesa later this month. Red Column will have the game ready to go on July 28 for $3.90. You’ll be able to download the game from the eShop at that time.

Source: Red Column PR

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