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Pokemon GO has been updated, but only on the server side. Although there’s no new patch to download, Niantic has implemented some changes on its own end.

Serebii reports that some PokeStops and gyms have been removed. Niantic has also altered various Pokemon spawns, meaning if you found an Onix common in one area, you’d now find Doduo. Damage inflicted by moves has also been modified. Apparently, a bunch of moves have been boosted and some have been nerfed a bit.

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Pokemon GO is generating $10 million across iOS and Google Play each day, App Annie reports.

That’s just one tidbit from the market researcher’s latest report. It also goes into detail about other topics, such as how Pokemon GO is impacting other mobile apps. Based on App Annie’s data, Pokemon GO “has not had a sustained and meaningful impact on the daily revenue of other games on iOS and Google Play”, and there have not been “any meaningful declines in daily revenue for top-grossing games”.

App Annie views Pokemon GO as a positive element of expanding the mobile market. Not only has it “introduced and popularized the concept of AR”, but businesses are now starting to learn about the value of AR as in-game Lure Modules to boost foot traffic as well as consumer spend.

You can read up on App Annie’s full piece here.

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Yesterday, Forbes published an interview with Niantic CEO John Hanke. It covered Hanke’s early days with gaming, working at Keyhold, and eventually starting Niantic.

The middle part of the interview is where the discussion becomes interesting for Pokemon GO plans. Hanke talked about the game’s success thus far, cheating (some of “those things may not work in the future”), server issues, and other topics.

We’ve rounded up some of Hanke’s comments below. You can read Forbes’ full interview here.

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Several clothing updates have come to Miitomo today.

First, as part of the Super Mario voting event, a Boo T-shirt can be redeemed through My Nintendo in both North America and Japan. Europe’s choice is for the Bowser shirt. The reward is available for 0 Platinum Points until August 18 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET.

The Super Mario collaborations don’t stop there. Those who link a Nintendo Account to Miitomo can receive a Super Mario All-Stars tee for 0 Platinum Points until August 18 at 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET. New in-app T-shirts have also been added to Miitomo as My Nintendo rewards and can be redeemed until the same time.

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The Candy Drop mini-game was added to Miitomo today as part of the app’s latest update. Below, you’ll find some footage of it in action.

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Region-exclusive Pokemon in Pokemon GO is something that we’ve touched on before. It’s been thought that Taurus only appears to be found in the wild in North America, and Mr. Mime is only in Europe. Let’s also not forget about Farfetch’d in Asia and Kangaskhan in Australia. But here’s the thing: it looks these Pokemon can be obtained through other means.

BBC News spoke with someone who caught 142 Pokemon available in the wild in the UK, along with Taurus. Eurogamer also was in contact with California’s John Smith (Oninous Gaming on YouTube) who claims he was the first to catch all 145. With Smith, he said he needed to walk about 200km to collect everything, and hatch all the region-exclusive Pokemon from 10km eggs.

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The latest version of Miitomo is now available. Version 1.4.0 has gone live on both iOS and Android.

With Miitomo’s update, users can now participate in the new Candy Drop game. There are some other improvements/changes as well.

Here are the full patch notes:

– Added a new minigame, Candy Drop, Drop candy to get game tickets!
– You can now hear friends’ answers when visiting their rooms without using candy.
– You can now choose whether or not you want to receive the Miifoto of the Day.
– You can now select which friends’ answers you will hear.
– Improved image quality when saving Miifotos to your device.
– Brazilian Portuguese is now supported.
– Implemented bug fixes and speed optimizations.

With Candy Drop, Nintendo gives one free play per day (costs 5 Candies normally). The objective is to naturally drop a candy and reach the best reward. You’ll either receive a ticket coupon or a game ticket. Ten coupons are needed for one ticket.

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Getting to Pokemon GO’s level cap of 40 is no easy feat. A whole lot of experience is needed to advance after level 30, and between levels 39 and 40, you’ll need five million points.

One Pokemon GO player decided to see what would happen after you reach that far-away mark. Reddit’s “name _problemz” used a bot to hit level 40, but found that nothing extra special happens. The game does give out several items though, including 40 Ultra Balls, Max Potions, Max Revives, Razz Berries, plus four Incense, Lucky Eggs, Incubators and Lure Modules.

The Master Ball does exist in Pokemon GO’s code. You just can’t obtain one by making it to level 40.

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Pokemon GO Plus has been pushed back to September, Nintendo has announced. The news applies to all regions – North America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.

The last we heard, Pokemon GO Plus was planned for release at the end of this month. Nintendo did not say why the device has been pushed back.

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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, “Stealing the beach scene! Vacation Vogue #3”.

Available items include:

– Dots & stripes boardshorts
– Floral-print board shorts
– Swim cap + goggles
– Competitive swimsuit

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

Thanks to StrawHatEevee for the tip.

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