Legendary Pokemon contribute to huge revenue increase for Pokemon GO on iOS
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 2 Comments
Pokemon GO Fest may not have been a success, but on the whole, the day itself brought in a whole lot of revenue for Niantic. New data from Sensor Tower indicates that the game saw its highest revenue in a day since last July.
GamesBeat notes that players spent roughly $5.8 million on July 23 on iOS. This is when Lugia and Articuno, the first Legendary Pokemon, were finally pushed out to players.
Sensor Tower adds that Pokemon GO is now number one in the App Store top-grossing chart in 23 countries, such as the United States.
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Pokemon Duel adding Mega Evolutions
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We have one new detail about the big update coming to Pokemon Duel. In a brief video released today, it’s confirmed that the game is adding Mega Evolutions.
Here’s a teaser:
The new Pokemon Duel update will be released this summer.
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Miitomo – new Miitomo Drop stage (7/25/17)
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Miitomo has been updated with new content. Players can nab the latest items in the Miitomo Drop stage, “Never forget to be fashionable! Style Safari (Elephant)”.
Available items include:
– Elephant hat
– Adorable elephant hat
– Elephant print trunks
– Elephant pal
Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.
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Niantic CEO explains Pokemon GO Fest tech issues, Moltres and Zapdos distributions dated
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 9 Comments
The inaugural Pokemon GO Fest did not go well. Among the various issues were technical problems, which made it impossible for many attendees to play the game and participate in events for most of the day.
Over on the Niantic blog, CEO John Hanke commented on the situation in detail. Hanke ultimately said that technical issues “caused client crashes and interfered with gameplay for some users.” Hanke also pointed to an “oversaturation of the mobile data networks of some network providers” as well as network congestion, making it so some players couldn’t connect to the internet.
Pokemon GO Fest wasn’t a complete wash. Hanke did note how many people played together once issues were finally ironed out, and fans continued well into the night and throughout Sunday. Players in downtown Chicago participated in more than 69,000 Raid Battles and captured more than 7.7 million Pokemon, including more than 440,000 Legendary Pokemon. Trainers worldwide also participated in 4.6 million Raid Battles and caught more than 500 million Pokemon, including more than 1.9 million Legendary Pokemon.
Finally, Hanke confirmed distributions for the next Legendary Pokemon, Moltres and Zapdos. The former will be available between July 31 and August 7, while the latter is planned between August 8 and August 14. Also keep in mind that Articuno will only be offered through July 31.
Read Hanke’s full message below.
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Fire Emblem Heroes- Lloyd grand hero battle
Posted on 6 years ago by Nick in Mobile, News | 0 comments
The Lloyd grand hero battle is back for players to try and unlock him, you are able to try until July 31st. To go alongside this you will be able to do some special grand hero battles quests to earn orbs and a bronze Lloyd. For all those trying to get Lloyd, good luck!
Pokemon GO Fest global rewards extended another three days
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The Pokemon GO Fest global rewards was actually supposed to end yesterday, but it looks like it has been extended for another 72 hours. These rewards include an increase in stardust, candy, experience, spawn rate, as well as reduced distances for both buddy and egg distances.
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Niantic was “horrified” by problems at Pokemon GO Fest
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The first Pokemon GO Fest didn’t exactly go as Niantic and the fans had planned. The event suffered from a few issues, including long lines just to get in and the game itself being down due to server issues.
Understandably, Niantic itself was disappointed in how things went. A spokesperson even said that the company was “horrified with the results.”
The representative stated:
“Obviously they can’t completely make it up to all the people who have come out to Chicago today, but they want to extend the fact that they’re extremely apologetic and unhappy with the process and the results. So hopefully this is something that we will never see replicated again, learn from this and move on.
Just know that the staff here are pretty horrified with the results, so they want to make good as fast as possible. I’m super sorry guys, I’m really sorry especially for everyone who travelled international, East Coast, from all over. So this clearly was not what we were hoping for today. Thanks for your patience.”
Before Pokemon GO Fest ended, Niantic attempted to provide some compensation to attendees. Tickets were refunded, and players were given $100 in PokeCoins.
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10% of DeNA games staff working on Nintendo projects
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DeNA has been a key partner in creating mobile games for Nintendo as well as the company’s online infrastructure. As part of a briefing with investors, more details were provided about how resources are being used.
DeNA CEO Isao Moriyasu has said that it had around 100 people “directly participating” in the work carried out with Nintendo. This is out of a total Game & Entertainment Business Unit workforce of more than 1,000. Moriyasu also said that the partnership continues to be a “high priority” for DeNA, and it will allocate more resources to it if necessary.
DeNA’s overall games business earned 101.4 billion yen ($915 million) during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. That’s down 7.%5 year-on-year. Profits did increase 9 percent to 28.3 billion yen ($255 million), however.
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Fire Emblem Heroes – Quick Riposte summoning focus and Lloyd coming back tomorrow
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Another summoning focus is now live in Fire Emblem Heroes, this time with a focus on heroes with the ability quick riposte. The heroes in this focus include Leo, Subaki and Klein. So if you are in need of this ability it might be time to start using some of those hard earned orbs. This focus lasts until August 4th.
Lloyd grand hero battle will also be coming back tomorrow as well so be sure to look forward to that.
Pokemon GO – Lugia and Articuno footage
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Videos | 0 comments
The first Legendary Pokemon have finally arrived in Pokemon GO. Lugia and Articuno have been pushed out, both of which can be found in Raid Battles. Check out some footage of the Pokemon below.
