Mario has finally made his mobile debut. Super Mario Run launched on Thursday… though only on iOS. The Android release will follow in 2017.
Have you downloaded Super Mario Run? If so, have you purchased the full game, or do you intend to? What are your impressions? Perhaps you’re holding off on downloading it all together? Or maybe you’re waiting on the Android version?
That’s a lot of questions, though Super Mario Run is certainly deserving of them. If you do have any final thoughts on the title, be sure to share them with us in the comments!
Highlights from last week’s topic: Which games would you want to see on the GameCube Virtual Console?
Members of the European media are beginning to get their hands on the western version of Dragon Quest VIII. View 45 minutes of footage below.
Wobbly Tooth has finished work on Ice Station Z’s first patch, which is coming next month. The game will be updated to version 1.1.
Players will want to download the new update since it addresses a number of issues and makes improvements to the games. If all goes according to plan, it can be downloaded beginning on January 11.
Full patch notes are posted below from an official Miiverse notice.
Niantic is quickly putting speculation to rest of Pokemon GO’s cancellation for Apple Watch. On Twitter, the company confirmed that nothing has changed, and remains in development. Furthermore, it’s “coming soon.”
Niantic’s brief (but effective) Twitter update is as follows:
Pokémon Go for Apple Watch is coming soon. Stay tuned.
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) December 17, 2016
Next week, Radiantflux: Hyperfractal will be heading to the Wii U eShop. An extended look at the game can be found in the video below.
The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts was created to celebrate Zelda’s 30th anniversary. But there are actually two other books planned to celebrate the big event.
Hyrule Encyclopedia has been revealed as the second entry in the Zelda 30th anniversary book series. The first chapter is a visual encyclopedia, and will explain keywords like the Master Sword and Hyrule Kingdom with various images. As for the second chapter, it’s a database with a list of enemies, items, dungeons, and more. The third chapter will contain archives, and will give explanatory notes and storylines of each game.
Japan is receiving The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Encyclopedia in February. The western version should follow later in 2017.
9to5Mac is reporting that Niantic is scrapping plans to bring Pokemon GO to Apple Watch. When it was originally shown in September, the app was apparently an “unfinished port.”
Niantic is thus far not officially commenting on whether Pokemon GO has been cancelled for Apple Watch. However, one user claims to have heard from the company in a customer support email response that plans have ceased, though “if demand for an Apple Watch port increases, we will continue development of a port.”
Miitomo has been updated with more content. Users will find returning stages with more items.
“Made of star stuff… Starlight Style” is the returning stage theme. They provide the following:
– Star sunglasses
– Stardust one piece
– Stardust pumps
– Stars pendant
– Stardust hairband
– Star suit
– Lame star tee
– Stardust socks
– Star hood
– One-star hood
– Baggy star-print shorts
– Stardust backpack
These stages and items are available until December 18 at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET.
Playtonic delivered the unfortunate news this week that Yooka-Laylee will no longer be coming to Wii U. Instead, the team is looking to bring the 3D platformer to Switch. Technical issues became too much of a barrier to overcome.
In an official FAQ on its website, Playtonic explains why it waited as long as it did to share the news about pulling the plug on Yooka-Laylee’s Wii U version. The studio wrote:
“The Playtonic team wanted to explore every possible avenue before making the very difficult decision to transfer development from the Wii U. Our developers worked tirelessly over many months in attempt to solve our technical issues, but unfortunately it’s not been possible to bring Yooka-Laylee to Wii U as originally planned.”
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
