When Pokemon GO released last week, it did so in three regions. Australia and New Zealand were up first, followed by North America.
Now we can add another region to the list. Pokemon GO has launched in Europe, the app’s official Twitter account has confirmed.
Here’s the message:
We are happy to announce that #PokemonGO is available to Trainers in Germany. Follow us to receive future announcements.
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 13, 2016
Miitomo has updated with more Miitomo Drop content, this time letting players catch: “Making a splash! Critters of the Deep #3”.
This stage includes:
– Moon jellyfish headdress
– Jellyfish dress
– Moon jellyfish tights
– Octopack
Players can choose Miitomo Drop stages from the Shop tab, and Miitomo coins or game tickets are needed to play.
Seems like Konami is pretty keen on the Wii U’s Virtual Console this week as, not only will Bonk’s Adventure be arriving, but so will R-Type and New Adventure Island. Their descriptions from Nintendo’s website:
R-Type
Power-up your spaceship and prepare for battle!
This is a completely faithful port—right down to the character details—of the famous shooting-game masterpiece, R-TYPE. Destroy the POW armor and 1 of 6 different units will appear, which you can then use to power up your R-9. Equip Bits and obtain Laser Units to make the Force appear and to power it up. The Force can then be integrated into or separated from your R-9. Make the most of your weapons, including the Reflecting Laser Beams, Air-to-Surface, and Antiaircraft Lasers. Keep pressing the fire button to fire blasts from the Beam Cannon. Press and hold the fire button to charge the Beam Gauge, then release it to fire a devastating Wave Cannon blast! The longer you hold it, the stronger the blast! The ultimate highlights are the N32bosses that await you at the end of each stage, including a stage that pits you against a giant warship.
New Adventure Island
Rescue your bride and stop the wicked Baron!
On peaceful Adventure Island, the islanders are celebrating the wedding of Master Higgins and Tina, the “Miss Island Queen.” Suddenly, the celebration is interrupted by the appearance of Baron Bronsky and his henchmen, who kidnap Tina and the island children! Master Higgins must set out to rescue the children and his beloved Tina in this side-scrolling action game! Throw hatchets and boomerangs, hop on skateboards, and guide Master Higgins safely to the goal in each area! New Adventure Island consists of 7 exciting stages! Each stage is split into 4 areas, with a boss waiting at the end of the final area. Defeat all the bosses and release the kidnapped children! And waiting in the castle of the final stage—the wicked Baron Bronsky! Help Master Higgins defeat him and reclaim his bride!
R-Type will be priced at $7.99, while New Adventure Island will be $5.99.
Thanks, again, to Jonathan for the heads up!
Bonk’s Adventure will be landing on the Wii U Virtual Console this Thursday, July 14. The description from Nintendo’s website:
Headbutt your way to victory!
An old-school side-scrolling action game. Gameplay is simple: just headbutt your enemies as you progress through each stage! You receive damage when you get hit by an enemy or when you touch something hazardous. Try to keep Bonk from losing any lives. Chow down on meat you find along the way to power up Bonk by 2 levels. Headbutt the ground after Bonk has transformed to unleash a powerful explosion—the earth will tremble and your enemies will be stunned! That’s Bonk power! The power of his mighty, rock-hard head! The game is loaded with bonus games and hidden stages. And, just like any great action game, there are big boss battles.
The game will cost $5.99.
Thanks to Jonathan for the heads up!
This week’s Famitsu review scores are in and are as follows:
7’scarlet (PS Vita) – 8/8/8/8
Battle of Elemental REBOOST (3DS) – 6/7/6/6
Block Drop U (Wii U) – 6/6/6/6
Gendai Daisenryaku 2016: Chitsujo no Houkai – Haken Kokka Shittsui (PS3) – 7/6/6/6
Gendai Daisenryaku 2016: Chitsujo no Houkai – Haken Kokka Shittsui (PS Vita) –
7/6/6/6
Sumikko Gurashi: Mura o Tsukurundesu (3DS) – 7/8/8/7
Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (3DS) – 10/9/9/9
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (PS Vita) – 9/8/8/9
Pokemon GO isn’t slowing down, and it’s continuing to reach new milestones. Survey Monkey now reports that the app is the biggest mobile game in U.S. history, based on daily active users. It apparently attracted just under 21 million daily active users as of yesterday.
Within a day, Pokemon GO surpassed Slither.io and Clash Royale, the latter of which was the biggest game of 2016. It also took down the previous record holder Candy Crush. Note that Candy Crush was said to have 93 million total daily active users at its peak, but that was based on all countries and devices. Survey Monkey compared both apps on the basis of U.S. smartphone audience.
SurveyMonkey goes on to say that, given what we’ve seen thus far, Pokemon GO may pass Snapchat on Android very soon. It also speculates that it “could surpass Google Maps itself as the largest user of Alphabet’s mapping data.”
Another one of this week’s North American Wii U titles is confirmed. After making its way to Europe in May, Reptilian Rebellion is due out on the eShop this week in the states.
A listing on Nintendo’s website has the following overview:
“Wait, don’t you know what reptilians are? There are thousands of these green lizard-men living amongst us, human beings, but now they have become too dangerous and want to eat our brains.
Don’t let reptilians rule the world and send them to hell.
Features:
Choose between 10 cute characters with unique gameplay.
Kill counter, how many reptilians will you destroy?
Lot of different reptilians, vehicles and items.
Stop the New World Order!”
Reptilian Rebellion will cost $2.99.
Several new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
kurage-P (Takeaki Wada): Chururira-Chururira-Daddadda! – 200 yen
40mP feat. Hatsune Miku: Do-Re-Mi fa Rondo – 200 yen
Mikito-P feat.Mayu: Yuudachi no Ribbon – 200 yen
Kojima Tenin Special Voice: Summer Ver. – 200 yen
Oniki – 200 yen
M.S.S Project: Egoist Unfair – 200 yen
A brand new trailer for Pokemon Sun/Moon has come online. In addition to live-action segments, various gameplay is sprinkled throughout.
Here’s the video:
Today’s trailer shows a few things. We get brief looks at Kiteruguma and Mimikkyu, riding Pokemon, Pokémon Amie, and more. Expect to hear more soon.
A few new titles are coming to the Japanese eShop on July 20. Here’s a look at the upcoming digital downloads:
Wii U Download
Super Robo Mouse – 300 yen
Wii U Virtual Console
Mario Tennis (N64, 1,028 yen)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky (DS, 950 yen)
Salamander (MSX, 823 yen)
3DS Download
Hyoko Mamire – 300 yen
Aikatsu Stars! First Appeal – free-to-play
New 3DS Virtual Console
Mega Man X2 – 823 yen
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting – 823 yen
Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts – 823 yen
