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

The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Pokemon GO. Check it out below.

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

Towards the end of last week, SimilarWeb published a new post investigating Pokemon GO installs on Android by country. Australia leads the way at 20 percent, followed by several European countries such as Germany, Portugal, and more. The United States is at 13.9 percent.

One territory worth spotlighting in particular is Japan. Just a few days after launch, Pokemon GO was already installed on 24 percent of Android devices. It’s ahead of Snapchat, WhatsApp, and KakaoTalk. Assuming Pokemon GO’s success continues, it may pass Facebook Messenger (33.5 percent) and Instagram (34 percent).

You can read SimilarWeb’s full post here for a look at how Pokemon GO is affecting other mobile apps.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 5 Comments

Nintendo is in the process of hosting a new Super Mario collaboration for Miitomo. We found out earlier today that Europe selected a Bowser design for the T-shirt vote, and now we have the results for North America and Japan as well.

Both regions ended up selecting the Boo variant, as pictured above. Here were the final results for North America and Japan:

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

A couple of days ago, Nintendo held a vote via Twitter as part of a Super Mario collaboration for Miitomo – fans could vote on the design of a t-shirt depicting various Super Mario characters, and the winner would get distributed to all Miitomo users for free.

Today, Nintendo announced the results – in Europe, the Bowser design won the vote. Starting on July 29th, European users can buy the Bowser shirt in-game item for 0 Platinum Points via My Nintendo.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 10 Comments

Pokemon GO has now topped 75 million downloads worldwide, according to a Sensor Tower report.

Over the weekend, it surpassed 50 million installs on Google Play alone. Pokemon GO is the fastest game to reach that mark (19 days) plus “the fastest to that milestone ever for combined worldwide iOS and Android downloads.”

This chart shows how Pokemon GO won out the race to 50 million downloads on mobile:

Sensor Tower also mentions that Pokemon GO is at the number one spot for downloads in revenue in all available App Store territories. That includes France and Hong Kong – two regions that just recently received the app.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in Mobile, News | 2 Comments

Miitomo users will be able to get two unique pin accessories based on Splatoon’s Squid Sisters, Callie and Marie. In honor of Marie’s victory in this weekend’s Splatfest, users will recieve a pin for free. Miitomo users only need to launch the app between now and August 1st to recieve it. Callie’s pin will be available in the Miitomo shop from July 25 through July 31.

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

Nintendo has announced that a new Miitomo update is on the way. It’ll probably be up sometime this week, but here’s a preview for now:

– A new game, Candy Drop, will be added. Drop candy to get game tickets!
– You’ll be able to hear Answers when visiting a friend’s room without using candy
– You’ll be able to choose whether or not you want to receive the Miifoto of the Day!
– You’ll be able to select which friends can visit your room!
– There will be improved image quality when saving a Miifoto to your device!
– Additional optimizations and bug fixes are also planned

Aside from that, Miitomo added a new stage today. “Stealing the beach scene! Vacation Vogue #2” includes the following:

– Celeb-style bikini top (set)
– Celeb-style bikini bottom (set)
– Floral bikini top (set)
– Floral bikini skirt (set)

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 8 Comments

With the huge success of Pokemon GO, Niantic CEO John Hanke appeared at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 today for a panel. The venue was actually upgraded to a bigger hall a few days prior to the event to accommodate demand.

We now have a summary of what Hanke touched on during the panel. To read it in full, head past the break.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 1 Comment

One Easter Egg Pokemon GO players have been unsure about is the method of making Eevee evolve through a particular trick. But at San Diego Comic-Con 2016 today, Niantic CEO John Hanke officially confirmed its existence.

If you haven’t heard of the trick previously, it amounts to naming Eevee in a certain way. To have Jolteon, you need to give it the nickname Sparky. Eevee can evolve into Vaporeon by naming it Rainer. Lastly, Flareon requires the name Pyro. Each one is a nod to the original Pokemon anime’s Eevee Brothers Rainer, Pyro, and Sparky.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 10 Comments

At San Diego Comic-Con 2016 today, Niantic CEO John Hanke revealed the different Team Leaders for Pokemon GO. They are as follows:

– Team Valor: Candela
– Team Mystic: Blanche
– Team Instinct: Spark

The news was also passed along by the official Pokemon GO Twitter account:

We’ll have a bit more coverage on the Pokemon GO Comic-Con panel soon.

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