Nintendo reiterates that its basic strategy for mobile is to expose people to its IP
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Nintendo has reiterated that the main purpose of its mobile games are for marketing and to expose people to its IP.
Axios took a look at the situation surrounding the Big N on mobile given how Dragalia Lost shut down this week. Dr. Mario World and Miitomo were previously closed as well.
Now Nintendo has five mobile games at its disposal: Fire Emblem Heroes, Mario Kart Tour, Super Mario Run, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Pikmin Bloom. However, these experiences make up a meager amount of Nintendo’s overall revenue. While Switch games and hardware generated $4.5 billion between April and September, the apps earned only $169 million. Mobile tracking firm data.ai also says the Nintendo Switch Online app was downloaded more this year than Fire Emblem Heroes, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, and Pikmin Bloom.
Disney Speedstorm delayed to 2023
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Update (11/30): Disney Speedstorm has been delayed to 2023, Gameloft just announced.
The company shared a statement about the situation on social media. Gameloft noted that the decision was made to meet its expectations and ensure it can provide “a fast-paced and competitive racing experience they will return to play for years to come”.
Disney Speedstorm was announced for Switch during a Nintendo Direct in February. It was originally planned for this past summer.
Here’s the full statement about the delay for Disney Speedstorm:
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Sonic Frontiers update out now on Switch (version 1.1.1), patch notes
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SEGA has issued a new update for Sonic Frontiers on Switch, bringing the game to version 1.1.1.
This week’s update seems mostly small in nature. According to SEGA, only two issues have been addressed on Switch.
The official patch notes for the Sonic Frontiers version 1.1.1 update are as follows:
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Fire Emblem Engage introduces Byleth
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Byleth makes an appearance in Fire Emblem Engage as one of the characters players can summon, and details about him have now been shared on the series’ Japanese Twitter account. Serenes Forest provided a translation.
Byleth, who is voiced by Yusuke Kobayashi in the Japanese version, is a former mercenary and now acts as an instructor at the Officer’s Academy. In Fire Emblem Engage, he can increase the abilities of allies to guide them towards victory. Byleth performs the best when surrounded by allies rather than being alone.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Barboach location guide
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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet have brought back Barboach, and we now have information about the location of this surprisingly elusive Pokemon.
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Famitsu software sales (11/21/22 – 11/27/22) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NSW] Pokemon Scarlet / Violet – 577,279 / 3,114,571
2. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 39,322 / 3,407,477
3. [NSW] Minecraft – 11,223 / 2,866,629
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11,057 / 4,917,646
5. [PS5] Horizon Forbidden West – 10,107 / 112,333
6. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 9,682 / 783,853
7. [NSW] Ace Angler: Fishing Spirits – 5,414 / 44,470
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,478 / 5,015,307
9. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 4,108 / 2,743,464
10. [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 3,994 / 923,009
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players reporting improved performance with version 1.1.0
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With the release of the version 1.1.0 for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, it seems that Game Freak may have improved performance.
Many who have tried out the Switch games have been pleased with the actual game experience. However, performance has definitely been a sore spot. Putting aside actual graphical quality, frame rate dips and stutters were present throughout. However, as mentioned above, it looks like performance has started to see an improvement.
More: Game Freak, Pokemon Scarlet, Pokemon Violet
Weather Forecast, Father Pucchi (Final) revealed as free DLC for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
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Original (11/25): Weather Forecast and Father Pucchi (Final) are joining JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R as new DLC characters, Bandai Namco has revealed. Fans will be especially happy to hear that both will be free.
Weather Forecast and Father Pucchi (Final) will be available in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R starting December 1, 2022. On the same day, a new stage will be added.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet update announced (version 1.1.0), patch notes
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Original (11/30): Nintendo and The Pokemon Company has announced a new version 1.1.0 update for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet. This will be going live on December 1 in North America and December 2 in Europe.
The update is highlighted by the start of Ranked Battles Season 1. A specific issue is also addressed during the battles with the Elite Four and the Top Champion in the Victory Road path.
Something also worth mentioning is that in the patch notes, Nintendo acknowledged the performance of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The company said it takes “feedback from players seriously and are working on improvements to the games.”
The full patch notes for the Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet version 1.1.0 update are as follows:
Hokko Life update out now, patch notes
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A new update has just been made available for the Switch version of Hokko Life.
A big part of the patch is an improvement to performance issues, though bug fixes have been implemented as well. Team17 says the team has “been working on the issues surrounding save game storage getting full and improving the messaging around them.” Another update is also in the works “where players will be able to manage their created items and control their save space usage.”
The full patch notes for today’s Hokko Life update on Switch are as follows:
