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GameXplain has posted some footage showing Miitomo’s new update. On top of that, we have the official announcement from Nintendo that goes into the new features. Both are included below.

gameindustry.biz published an interview today with Mike Quigley, the chief marketing officer at Niantic. Naturally, the interview centered around Pokemon GO, Niantic’s biggest success so far. You can read the full interview here; below are a couple of interesting tidbits:

On how real-life seasons and weather affect a game like Pokemon GO:

“We’ll monitor this stuff, and come this time next year, we might start to think about doing things for the likes of Germany, the UK and North America, who are going through their winter.”

“A lot of people give us credit for the summer release timing, but we also saw strong pick-ups in places like Australia and Brazil, when it was winter for them. There’s a lot of seasonal dynamics we need to consider. It’s a variable that most developers don’t need to worry about. Hopefully we can learn and figure out ways to keep consumers engaged. Maybe there will be other spikes in corresponding glove and hat and coat sales.

Now that Miitomo’s big update is here, Nintendo is looking to promote it with three new promo videos. Each one is attached below.

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The maintenance being conducted on Miitomo is over, and players can now boot up the app to see what’s new. Nintendo introduced a major update detailed in this post.

After applying the update, you should be greeted with a notice about a three-part celebration. By completing certain tasks, Miitomo users can earn Nintendo-inspired wallpaper and flooring. Character collaboration items are also returning, beginning with Splatoon today and continuing for two additional weeks with Zelda and Metroid.

Nintendo is also giving out several free items. You should receive the Mario suit and cap as well as Luigi suit and cap and postal worker hat/uniform. New daily bonus items for logging in are planned as well.

If that wasn’t enough, there’s also a new Miitomo Drop stage. Access “Swords and sorcery! Miitomo RPG #1” for some fresh items.

Images and details pertaining to all of today’s Miitomo’s news can be found below.

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Original: Miitomo’s big November update has gone live. On both iOS and Android, users can download version 2.0.1.

The app is still undergoing maintenance, so you can’t physically boot up Miitomo currently. However, we do have the lineup of patch notes.

Here’s the rundown:

1. Send a message with a Mii!
You can exchange messages with your friends using Mii characters as messengers. Be sure to choose an expression that matches the message!

2. Customize your room to perfection!
Unleash your inner designer with wallpaper and flooring styles up for grabs through Miitomo Drop. You can even make in-app posters out of images saved on your device!

Miitomo has gotten another Miitomo Drop stage. Players can nab some new items in the latest Miitomo Drop stage, “Go for a hat trick! Soccer Style #3”.

Available items include:

– Soccer fan wig
– Soccer fan bikini top
– Soccer fan short-shorts
– Rally towel + megaphone

Users can select Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab. Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.

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A new update for Pokemon GO is “rolling out right now” according to the Pokemon GO site.

The update will add the daily bonus system to Pokemon GO, which will reward players for catching a Pokemon and visiting a PokeStop each day. Repeating this each day will net you further rewards. Additionally, Niantic has said that Pokemon spawn rates will be higher until November 11, alongside extra items being given out at PokeStop. The Pokemon GO Twitter released this helpful picture in a tweet to explain the daily bonus system.

 

It seems that Niantic wants to capitalize on their return to the top of the app stores biggest hits by encouraging players to stick with their Pokemon this time around. You can read the full post by Niantic here.

Pokemon GO’s latest update has begun rolling out, and it seems like there’s more than just the officially documented changes in it. Data miners at The Silph Road discovered data for 100 new Pokemon in the update – everything from Chikorita to Celebi, i.e. the whole of generation 2. Moveset data for these Pokemon seems to not have been added yet.

That’s not all, though – data for Ditto and its signature move, Transform, has also been found in the update.

Of course, keep in mind that this is all just datamined info at this point – these new Pokemon are not available in the actual game yet, and all of this info is subject to change.

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Miitomo has been updated with new content once again. Players can nab some new items in the latest Miitomo Drop stage, “Go for a hat trick! Soccer Style #2”.

Available items include:

– Soccer ball hood
– Soccer referee uniform
– Goalkeeper uniform
– Soccer fan tee

Along with the new Miitomo Drop stage, Nintendo has sent word about maintenance taking place this coming week. The app will be impacted for about six hours on November 9 to prepare for the big update. Once it’s finished, the update will go live.

Maintenance should be taking place at the following times:

– 12 PM PT (November 9) – 6 PM PT (November 9)
– 3 PM ET (November 9) – 9 PM ET (November 9)
– 8 PM in the UK (November 9) – 2 AM in the UK (November 10)
– 9 PM in Europe (November 9) – 3 AM in Europe (November 10)

Pokemon GO

Niantic is getting the ball rolling on a new Pokemon GO update. The app is being updated to version 1.15.0 on iOS, and version 0.45.0 on Android.

The new Pokemon GO update encompasses three main areas. First, as we heard about recently, daily bonuses are coming to Pokemon GO. Also, when defeating a Gym Leader, a brief period will be in place in which only you can place a Pokemon in the open Gym. Finally, the amount of Prestige a rival Gym loses when you defeat a regular Gym member has increased while the amount of Prestige gained by training at a friendly Gym has been lowered.

Read up on Niantic’s official message after the break.


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