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We’ve finally seen Nintendo dip its toes into the mobile market this year. As for why it didn’t happen sooner, Shigeru Miyamoto told The Wall Street Journal that smartphones weren’t powerful enough. However, Miyamoto says that there are now “more opportunities for consumers to come into contact with a mobile phone than our own gaming devices.”

As for Nintendo’s next mobile effort Super Mario Run, development took about a year. Miyamoto noted that it was designed the way it is since most people hold their phones with one hand. To compensate for the narrow width of phone screens, the team focused on making Mario climb and drop to collect items.

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Thanks to a new Eurogamer preview, we have the latest details about Super Mario Run. A summary of information can be found below, with the full article at the source link.

– There are ways to briefly disrupt Mario’s ever-forwards movement and different paths through each level to follow, usually in pursuit of some hard-to-snag collectible
– These are exceptions rather than the norm
– Mario can roll jump, long jump, vault jump, perform a landing roll, parkor roll over enemies or pull off a stall jump to slow things down
– Can even mantle up onto ledges
– Most diverse 2D move-set ever for Mario
– Pause Blocks let you take a second to breathe and analyze the level in front of you
– They usually appear before a collectible you’ll need to react quickly to reach
– Use your new stall jump move by tapping and dragging backwards to slow Mario’s speed
– Can use one of Mario’s life bubbles to float backwards and take another crack at a collectible
– 24 levels at launch
– Play the first four for free
– No free-to-play mechanics, no in-game currency
– World Tour: face your friends’ level times and high-scores
– Toad Rally bases its levels on those of the main game, but offers twists to different sections to always keep you on your toes
– The object here is more about completing the level with more style
– Get points for stylish jumps, enemies stomped, coins collected and all number of other things
– Progress then gets totted up in the form of Toads who come to watch your run
– The winner between you and a friend (or other random player) gets to keep all the Toads as inhabitants of your own Mushroom Kingdom
– Kingdom Builder lets you spend the coins you collect on features for your own little Mushroom Kingdom
– Trees and warp pipes up to new Toad Houses available
– Toad Houses offer bonuses every so often
– Homes for unlockable characters such as Yoshi and Luigi
– You’ll need a certain level of Toad population before you can unlock the more elaborate objects
– A high enough level of Toads will even allow you to expand your miniature Mushroom Kingdom into multiple screens

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Various outlets have started uploading gameplay footage from Super Mario Run. We’ve rounded up the initial batch of clips below.

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Want to try Super Mario Run before launch next week? Reggie Fils-Aime said on the tonight show that a demo for the game is coming to Apple stores starting today.

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Data mining is underway on Pokemon GO’s latest update. The Silph Road reports on the findings, which point to a few new features.

Let’s start by going over some of the things we’ve sort of heard about before as well as the less interesting discoveries. First, additional code has now been added pointing to the integration of shiny Pokemon. Niantic also included sponsor placeholders for “GRILL” and “SMOKER” that go along with the “SPATULA”, “THERMOMETER”, and “KNIFE” types from the last update. Tweaks are also made to the Sightings and Nearby system so that PokeStop images can load asynchronously without freezing gameplay.

Audio files – specifically “cries” – now exist for the next 100 Pokemon. Whereas version 0.47 only went up to the first 151 Pokemon, data is now in place up though 251.

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Nintendo recently made it known that a new update was planned for Miitomo. The time has now come, as version 2.1.0 is out now.

The patch notes are as follows:

– You’ll be able to teach Sidekick Mii characters how to answer questions.
– Sidekick Central will be added. This is a place where you can share your sidekick Mii characters’ answers with other users.
– Certain emoji in your Mii characters’ answers will trigger sound effects.

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Update 2: Best Buy is now taking pre-orders for a restock, planned for January 20. Get it here.

Update: Lasted a little under a half hour, but still not long as expected.

Original: Amazon currently has the Pokemon GO Plus accessory in stock. You can order one for yourself right here. We don’t know how long it’ll stay up on the retailer’s site, but probably not for very long.

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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime will be appearing on The Tonight Show several hours from now. The company’s Twitter page has now acknowledged this, and is putting expectations in check as well.

Reggie’s primary purpose is to show off Super Mario Run. That means we should be seeing some new gameplay of the mobile title.

Super Mario Run is just over a week away – it launches on December 15.

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Apple made its “Best of” selections for 2016 yesterday. Although Pokemon GO didn’t win “Best iPhone App” or “Game of the Year”, it was chosen for a different category. Apple named it the “Breakout Hit” of 2016.

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Pokemon GO’s partnership with Spring has now been officially announced. Over 10,500 Sprint, Boost Mobile, and Sprint at Radioshack stores will become PokeStops and Gyms across the United States. Additionally, Sprint outlets will feature in-store charging stations.

Here’s the full notice from John Hanke and the Pokemon GO team:

As we race towards 2017, we wanted to take a moment and thank you for your support. We’re excited for December because we have a few new experiences and in-game events planned for you before wrapping up the year. While we cannot share all the details yet, keep an eye out on our social media channels on December 12th for details about the first addition of more Pokémon into Pokémon GO.

In addition, we are thrilled to announce that we are working with Sprint to create a special Pokémon GO experience at over 10,500 Sprint locations around the United States. As part of this collaboration, Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at Radioshack stores will become PokéStops and Gyms, giving you even more places to stock up on Poké Balls and Razz Berries and to battle your friends. Sprint locations will also feature in-store charging stations to keep your Pokémon GO sessions going even longer. Sprint also brings a great network and an unlimited data plan to support your search for Pokémon no matter where they are hiding.

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