Update (12/8): The update is now live.
Original (12/7): Pokemon GO is upgrading to a new version. Those hoping for the addition of more Pokemon might be disappointed, as they are not mentioned in the patch notes. However, a few minor upgrades are being added, such as being able to transfer multiple Pokemon for candy at once. Full notes:
-Trainers will be able to transfer multiple Pokémon at a time to Professor Willow. To use this function, press and hold on a Pokémon.
-Pokémon type icons have been added to the Gym battle approach and Gym battle screen.
-The total Candy count for your Buddy Pokémon has been added to the buddy information screen.
-The total kilometers a buddy has walked has been added to the information screen of each Pokémon that has ever been your buddy.
-Minor text fixes.
Circle Entertainment announced a North American release date for Mercenaries Saga 3 today. We’ll be seeing it very soon, as it’s scheduled for December 15.
Circle posted the news on Twitter a few hours ago and also shared some new screenshots:
Now we got confirmation, Mercenaries Saga 3 will hitting on NA eShop Next week(15th Dec)! A new batch of screenshot releases, RT plz. pic.twitter.com/3mlROrg0dI
— CIRCLE Ent. (@CIRCLE_Ent) December 8, 2016
Super Mario Run was partially inspired by speedrunners, according to Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto shared that noteworthy nugget of information with BuzzFeed.
The site reports:
“According to Miyamoto, part of the inspiration for Super Mario Run’s auto-running came from a surprising source: ‘super players.’ Watching online videos of these gamers’ astounding speed runs and other feats of gaming skill, Nintendo employees noticed that the gamers never let up on the D-Pad. Mario always kept running, and all of the skill came down to the incredible precision of the jumping. What if, the Nintendo braintrust reasoned, all players could have that experience? Ironically, the most skilled Super Mario players in the world may be partially responsible for introducing Mario to thousands and thousands of first-time players.”
BuzzFeed also reports that Nintendo “considered building GPS into its 3DS” at one point for a Pokemon GO-esque game. However, “Nintendo decided that it made more sense to put the game on millions of devices that already had satellite location tracking.”
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime took on some questions from fans that ties into his appearance on The Tonight Show. He commented on Super Mario Run, his favorite Mario title, and more. Hear Reggie’s full responses below.
Over at Famitsu, two more off-screen videos showing more Super Mario Run gameplay are available. View them below.
Amazon recently teased a couple of “exciting announcements” for the NES Classic Edition. One of these may not be so exciting after all.
Amazon Books have now started to sell the NES Classic Edition. This applies to locations in Seattle, Portland, and San Diego.
We were definitely hoping for bigger and better news (like an online restock) from Amazon. Hopefully that other announcement is a tad more interesting.
Engadget published a few new quotes from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. With Super Mario Run taking the spotlight this month, the discussion focused on mobile.
Reggie spoke about Satoru Iwata’s comments from 2011 and how Nintendo’s stance on mobile has changed since then. He also talked about how Pokemon GO has given 3DS a big boost and spoke about how Switch won’t be negatively impacted.
Head past the break for Reggie’s comments. Read Engadget’s full piece here.
Pokemon GO has managed to make the list as one of Facebook’s most discussed topics this year. It came in third, beating out popular events and people like the Olympics, Super Bowl, and Muhammad Alie.
The full list is as follows:
1. U.S. Presidential Election
2. Brazilian Politics
3. Pokémon Go
4. Black Lives Matter
5. Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Presidential Election
6. Olympics
7. Brexit
8. Super Bowl
9. David Bowie
10. Muhammad Ali
The list above is based on data between January 1 and November 27.
53 minutes of footage from The Alliance Alive was shown during a Famitsu live stream today. We’ve posted the full recording below.
