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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 6 Comments

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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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 6 Comments

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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Posted on 7 years ago by Nick in Mobile, News | 0 comments

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.

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Posted on 7 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.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.

“Swords and sorcery! Miitomo RPG” is the returning theme. The stages provide the following:

– Villager outfit
– Hero tee
– Wandering swordsman outfit
– Battle-scarred sword
– Dancer’s set (top)
– Dancer’s pants (set)
– Noble knight’s armor
– Queen’s sword
– Mage’s hood
– Mage’s robe
– Evil king tee
– Mage’s staff

The returning stage will be available until July 25 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments

We won’t have to wait long for the second Legendary Pokemon in Pokemon GO. While we knew that Articuno would be going out soon, Niantic has confirmed that it will be showing up alongside Lugia immediately. That’s because Team Mystic beat out Team Instinct and Team Valor in catching Pokemon at Pokemon GO Fest earlier today.

As for Zapdos and Moltres, Niantic hasn’t forgotten about them. Both “will also make their way into the real world soon, so stay tuned for more information.”

Lastly, the following rewards will last until Monday at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET.

Double Stardust
Double Candy
Double XP
Increased Pokémon encounters
Reduced hatching distance
Reduced buddy distance

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 18 Comments

The first Pokemon GO Fest has concluded. To say that the event had a few hiccups would probably be an understatement. Most prominently, attendees experienced technical issues for many hours, making it so they were unable to play the game.

Niantic has since issued a statement about the situation. The company apologized to all Trainers who came out for Pokemon GO Fest, and admitted that they “were not able to offer every attendee a great experience” despite eventually fixing “many of the technical issues”. Niantic also recapped how the company is attempting to provide some sort of compensation.

The full statement is as follows:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 3 Comments

Pokemon GO Fest had all sorts of problems today. In the end though, Niantic is delivering on what many had been interested in from the event: Legendary Pokemon.

All Pokemon GO players who showed up in Chicago for today’s events will be able to receive Lugia in their accounts today. Other players around the world will begin to see Lugia show up in Raid Battles within the next 48 hours.

Niantic also said that Articuno will be the next Pokemon distributed following Lugia.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 20 Comments

Remember when Pokemon GO launched last year and the game was hit with massive connection issues? The same problems have returned one year later.

At Pokemon GO Fest, attendees are having to deal with long lines. Connectivity issues are also plaguing players, meaning the game is unplayable for many fans. Adding to it all, some people spent quite a bit of money just to make it to Pokemon GO Fest.

This culminated with Niantic CEO John Hanke getting booed during an introductory speech on stage:

So… this is all a huge mess. We’ll have to see how things play out during the rest of the day.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, Videos | 0 comments

Pokemon GO Fest is just now beginning, and thanks to Niantic, you can watch all of the festivities unfold in real time. Among other things, an event will be taking place in which the first Legendary Pokemon should be unleashed. View the live stream below.

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