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Pikmin Bloom update 60.0

A new update has been made available for Pikmin Bloom, with the mobile game moving up to version 60.0.

There are a few notable aspects here. First up, new Mii costumes have been added. There’s also a new weekly lookback, quality of life improvements, fixes, and more.

The full patch notes for the Pikmin Bloom version 60.0 update are as follows:

Pokemon GO Scatterbug, Spewpa, and Vivillon

Starting today, Pokemon GO players can encounter Scatterbug, Spewpa, and Vivillon. All three creatures are in the game now.

Here’s some additional information:

Fire Emblem Heroes Holiday Handoff

Fire Emblem Heroes has revealed Holiday Handoff as its latest summoning event. It will feature Black Knight: The Night’s Blade (voiced by Robert Clotworthy, art by Yamada Kotaro), Dorothea: Yuletide Dancer (voiced by Allegra Clark, art by Mikuro), Annette: Festive Helper (voiced by Abby Trott, art by kiyu), and Cordelia: Unyielding Snow (voiced by Julie Ann Taylor, art by sachie).

The learnable skills for Black Knight include Solemn Axe, Black Luna, Distant Dart, Special Fighter 4, D/R Far Save 3. For Dorothea, her available skills are Sevenfold Gifts, Sing, S/R Far Trace 3, and Inf. Spd Tactic. Annette’s lineup is Peppy Bow+, Moonbow, Atk/Res Ideal 3, and Crafty Fighter 3. Finally, Cordelia can learn Inseverable Spear, Galeforce, Atk/Spd Clash 4, Flow Guard 3, and Def/Res Hold.

Pokemon Masters EX has received a handful of new Winter-themed events to celebrate the holidays. These include a brand-new story event, a new Seasonal Scout and Sync Pair for Jasmine, and some limited-time Expedition Areas and Locations being made available.

For more information, check out the trailer showcasing these events below.

Pokemon GO Mega Glalie

Pokemon GO has unveiled a Winter Holiday Part 1 event, which will see the debut of Mega Glalie (as well as Shiny Bergmite). This will be held between Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 10 AM to Saturday, December 31, 2022, at 8 PM local time.

Here’s the full rundown on the Pokemon GO Winter Holiday Part 1 event with Mega Glalie:

Mario Kart Tour Holiday Tour

Nintendo has announced a Holiday Tour as the next major event for Mario Kart Tour. This is set to go live in the mobile game on December 14, 2022.

Obviously the main attraction here is that Mario Kart Tour is getting into the holiday spirit. You can see what’s planned for the event in the trailer below.

Pokemon GO December 2022 Community Day

Niantic today announced details for Pokemon GO’s two-day December 2022 Community Day event. This will be happening between 2 PM to 5 PM local time on Saturday, December 17, 2022 to Sunday, December 18, 2022.

The following bonuses, events and rewards are planned:

Fire Emblem Heroes Feh Channel December 2022

Fire Emblem Heroes has posted its latest Feh Channel presentation, this time for December 4, 2022.

Various topics are included here. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems are gearing up for Book VII, including various activities and events. A new summoning event is also on the way that’s highlighted by characters from Fire Emblem Fates. Finally, details have been provided on the newest update – we previously posted information here.

Here’s the Fire Emblem Heroes Feh Channel presentation for December 4, 2022:

Pokemon GO Keldeo Mythic Blade

Pokemon GO has pulled back the curtain on a new Mythic Blade event, which will add Keldeo to the game. This can be accessed as part of the exclusive Special Research story, Something Extraordinary, for $7.99.

The upcoming event will kick off on December 6, 2022, at 10 AM. It will last until Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 8 PM local time.

We have the full rundown on the Pokemon GO Mythic Blade event with Keldeo below.

Nintendo mobile strategy

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.



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