Tag: Mobile
News Pokémon Unite Ending Service In Select European Markets Next Year
"We have made the difficult decision"
The free-to-play MOBA Pokémon Unite has established a significant fanbase since its arrival on the Switch and mobile in 2021, but it will now be exiting select markets. In an official announcement, The Pokémon Company has revealed Unite will end its service in Belgium and the Netherlands as of 30th November...
News Pokémon Sleep Is Now Compatible With Smartwatches
Meet even more Pokémon in your dreams
The free-to-play mobile game Pokémon Sleep has this week received an update allowing you to now pair your smartwatch. To enable this feature, you'll need to link your account to Apple Health or Health Connect. Below is a list of compatible devices. You can get detailed instructions on how to pair your...
Video Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Gets New Gameplay Trailer, Out October
"Enjoy the Pokémon TCG in a more casual way"
Following a release date announcement at the World Championships in August, The Pokémon Company has now released a gameplay video for its upcoming mobile title Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket. This new video takes trainers through the steps of joining in on the fun. It's as simple as opening a...
News Pokémon Wins $15 Million Copyright Lawsuit Against Chinese Mobile Game Developers
'Pocket Monster Reissue' banked around $42 million in one year
The Pokémon series has spawned all sorts of questionable copycats over the years and while many projects come to an end with a quick takedown notice, sometimes these imitations end up extending their life or even profiting in some way or form. With this in mind, The Pokémon Company...
News Pokémon Sleep Has Double The Number Of Monthly Users In Japan Than The US
That's a lot of Zs
Pokémon Sleep has been pretty successful worldwide since its release in July 2023, and now that the game has been out for over a year, analysts in Japan have been looking into the figures. Over in Japan, Pokémon Sleep is currently the most downloaded mobile app in the Health & Fitness category and has the largest revenue...
News Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp To End Online Service In November
But an offline replacement is on the way
Nintendo has announced that Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will reach end of service on 28th November 2024 at 3pm BST / 7am PT / 10am ET. The announcement was posted on Nintendo's website and communicated via social media, in which the firm stated it "would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who...
Round Up Everything Announced At The 2024 Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony
Updates for GO, Unite, TCG Pocket and more...
At the 2024 Pokémon World Championships closing ceremony, The Pokémon Company CEO and President Mr. Tsunekazu Ishihara shared updates for Pokémon GO, Pokémon Unite, the Pokémon Trading Card Game (and Pocket), and also the future World Championships locations. Here's the full rundown: Pokémon GO...
News Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Launches This October, Pre-Registration Now Live
Announced at the World Championships
Update [Mon 19th Aug, 2024 05:00 BST]: At the closing ceremony of the 2024 Pokémon World Championships, The Pokémon Company President and CEO Mr. Tsunekazu Ishihara announced Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket will launch for Android and iOS devices on 30th October 2024. Pre-registration is now open!...
News The Pokemon Company Will Be One Of The 'Line-Up Highlights' At Gamescom
However, Nintendo won't be attending this year
Gamescom will take place in Germany next month and although Nintendo won't be attending the event, it seems The Pokémon Company will feature as one of the "line-up highlights" between 21st - 25th August 2024. Alongside Pokémon, some other companies mentioned include Sony, Square Enix, THQ Nordic,...
News Pokémon Sleep Has Reportedly Made $100 Million In Its First Year
Catching Zs and catching $s
Pokémon Sleep, the sleep-tracking app where you can catch 'em all by catching Zs, has reportedly brought in an impressive $100 million in its first year (thanks, VGC). This is according to AppMagic data recently published by PocketGamer.Biz which reports that the lion's share of the revenue has come from users in Japan,...
News Game Freak Launches A New Mobile Title, But It's Not Pokémon
In for a penny, in for a pand
Developer Game Freak has been known to dabble in projects outside of the Pokémon franchise, producing the likes of the excellent Pocket Card Jockey and Little Town Hero, and now it's just launched a new mobile game called Pand Land (thanks, Siliconera). If you remember,
News Bleach's Free-To-Play Mobile Hack-And-Slash Is Coming To The Switch eShop
Arriving later this week
Following a rumour, the free-to-play mobile title Bleach: Brave Souls has now been confimed for the Switch. Brave Souls, which is based on the highly popular manga and anime, originally debuted on smartphones in 2015 and was eventually released on the PlayStation 4 and PC. It has now generated more than 90 million downloads...
News The Pokémon Company And DeNA Form A New Subsidiary
Focusing on Pokémon TCG Pocket
The Pokémon Company and DeNA have announced that a new subsidiary company has been formed. Well, we say "new", but in reality DeNA Digital Production Co., Ltd has simply changed its name to Pokemon Card D Studio. The studio will focus on the development and support for the upcoming mobile title Pokémon Trading Card...
Random The Pokémon Company's April Fool's Joke Is A Right Snoozefest
No, literally
April Fool's Day is now in session and many gaming companies are getting in on the action with their own amusing, harmless pranks. One such company is, of course, The Pokémon Company, which has decided to lean into the sheer absurdity of its Pokémon Sleep app to reveal the 'Pokémon Sleep Champion Tournament 2024'. The video itself,...
News Leaked Trailer For Sonic's New Mobile Game Gives Off Major 'Fall Guys' Vibes
Are those... Chao?!
A trailer for a new Sonic mobile game dubbed 'Sonic Toys Party' has seemingly leaked and is currently being showcased by The Sonic Show on YouTube (update: the video has since been taken down via a copyright claim, but we've replaced it with an alternative from Sonic Station). Not only does the game's logo bear a strikingly...
News Super Mario Run Receives A New Update (Version 3.2.0), Here's What's Included
Download it now
Nintendo's 2016 mobile runner Super Mario Run got some surprise updates last year, and it looks like patches are set to continue in 2024 with the latest one (Version 3.2.0) now available. This one apparently adds features for an event and addresses various bug fixes. Here's the rundown: Super Mario Run update version 3.2.0 patch...
Random Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket Fixes Longtime Card Back Error
Better late than never?!
If you've ever looked at the back of a Pokémon trading card, you might have noticed how the button is attached to the white segment of the ball. In other parts of the series (as well as Japan's Pokémon cards), it's the other way around, with the button attached to the red half of the ball. Interestingly, it seems The...
News New Card Collecting App 'Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket' Launches This Year
A new way to collect, battle and trade
Well, the first Pokémon Presents of 2024 has been and gone. If you missed it, there wasn't all that much to be seen (bar the announcement of a new Legends game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A) though there was the reveal of an upcoming TCG app that has got us excited too. Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is being
News Switch Online's Mobile App No Longer Compatible With Older OS
The new update has arrived
If you're still making use of Switch Online mobile app, and happen to be using an older device, you might want to read on. As highlighted by My Nintendo News, Nintendo's latest version of the app (Version 2.9.0) will no longer support iPhone users running on anything below iOS 15. The latest version of the Switch Online...
News Pokémon GO Is Changing How Android Users Redeem Offer Codes
"We are hoping this will be an easy transition"
If you're an Android user and are still playing Pokémon GO regularly, as of next week, Niantic will be changing how trainers with these particular devices redeem "offer codes". After 13th February 2024, Android devices will be "unable to redeem offer codes within the app". From here on out, all users...
Feature Pikmin Bloom Devs On The Joy Of "Human Connection" And The Absence Of Bulborbs
"Our Pikmin aren’t going to die"
While having a strong and deservingly passionate fanbase, it's fair to wonder if the Pikmin series has ever received the commercial success it deserves. Yet, Shigeru Miyamoto-san and Nintendo continue to nurture these little fellas and let them bloom however they like. The Nintendo Switch has just given us the...
News Super Mario Run Scores A Super Mario Bros. Wonder Event Update
"Wonder Flowers are blooming"
Nintendo's mobile runner Super Mario Run has received a new special update which brings the "Wonder Flowers" from Super Mario Bros. Wonder to smart devices. Players can find these Wonder Flowers in the Toad Rally mode between now and 14th March 2024. Here's the official rundown: "In Toad Rally, your gauge will fill...
News Pokémon GO Celebrates Scarlet & Violet's New DLC With Free Avatar Items
Ready up for The Indigo Disk
To celebrate today's Indigo Disk DLC launch for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Niantic's mobile AR game Pokémon GO is giving out free themed outfits. As detailed on the official GO website, these new avatar items are inspired by the main characters' outfits, and are available for free: "Trainers, To celebrate the...
News Super Mario Run Celebrates Mario Wonder's Launch With Free Stage Unlocks
Play one paid stage for free every day
To celebrate the recent launch of Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the Switch, Nintendo has announced it will be hosting a special event in the mobile title Super Mario Run. During this timed event, anyone who hasn't purchased the game yet can play a paid stage of the title for free. This stage will be changed...
News Pokémon GO Introduces Brand New Multiplayer Feature 'Party Play'
But you need to be "close-by" others to use it
Pokémon GO developer Niantic has announced and released Party Play, a brand new multiplayer feature that allows you to team up with your friends — as long as they're close by. The feature is live now in Pokémon GO and enables you and up to three friends to party up and play together. Teaming up...
Soapbox My Most-Played Game Of 2023 Isn't On Switch, But It Must Be On The Cards
Ready to snap
Before I get started, the me get this out of the way: the Switch is definitely my most-played console of the year. Between The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Fire Emblem Engage and Pikmin 4 (the less said about Vampire Survivors, the better), the hundreds of hours that I have poured into Nintendo's hybrid hardware far outweighs...
News Mario Kart Tour's Final New Update Races Our Way Next Week
Before Tours start getting recycled
It was announced earlier this week that Mario Kart Tour would receive no new content updates as of the upcoming October 'Battle Tour'. That means that the next update, the 'Anniversary Tour', will be the final fresh one that we are going to see in the game. This is set to kick off on 20th September and will see...
News Mario Kart Tour Will Receive No New Content After October's 'Battle Tour', Says Nintendo
After four years of support
In a message sent out to Mario Kart Tour players today, Nintendo has announced that the mobile racer will no longer see any new content coming its way following next month's 'Battle Tour'. The message confirms that "no new courses, drivers, karts, or gliders will be added" after October's season, and that all future...
News Pokémon GO's Pokédex Is Now Bigger Than Any Mainline Entry
You're gonna need a bigger storage box
Niantic's mobile title Pokémon GO now officially has the most Pokémon to collect, placing it ahead of the mainline entries. With the new Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Paldea region update going live this week, the total number of pocket monsters you can catch in the mobile hit has now been bumped up to 814. As...
News Nintendo Launches Mobile Browser Game 'Pikmin Finder'
Harmless fun
Nintendo and Niantic have quietly launched a browser-based AR game titled Pikmin Finder to coincide with the Nintendo Live event in Seattle. Accessible via any mobile browser application, Pikmin Finder needs to be played via a mobile device such as a phone or tablet to be fully appreciated (which we imagine is to give folks waiting in...
News Mario Kart Tour Gets Chilly In The Upcoming 'Sundae Tour' Update
Dry Cones
We are approaching the final corner of the Madrid Drive-centric chapter of Mario Kart Tour and we have now had a sneak peek at what is coming next. The 'Sundae Tour' is next on the menu, with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC track, Sky-High Sundae, taking the spotlight. This one is set to kick off on 9th September so you still have a few days...
News Pokémon Sleep Issues Free In-Game Gift To Commemorate 10 Million Downloads
Wake up! Free gift!
Pokémon Sleep, the sleep-tracking app from The Pokémon Company and developer Select Button, has been downloaded over 10 million times worldwide. That's rather a lot! To celebrate, a free in-game gift is being issued to all users and will include 1000 Sleep Points, 1 Good Camp Ticket, 3 Ingredient Ticket S, and 5 Poké...
News Mario Kart Tour Speeds Towards A Brand New City Course In Upcoming 'Summer Tour' Update
It's-a Madrid
Mario Kart Tour's Vacation Tour is coming to a close next week, so we have now had our first look at what's around the corner and this one looks to bring something new to the track. The 'Summer Tour' will be getting off the starting line on 23rd August, introducing a brand-new city course in the shape of 'Madrid Drive' — which will...
News Pokémon Sleep Will Be Tucking In New Species, Relaxing Sounds And More In Future Updates
Plus, get a free in-game gift
Pokémon Sleep launched on iOS and Android almost a month ago and now the development team has begun to discuss what features will be drifting into the sleep tracking app over the coming months. Shared in a post on the official @PokemonSleep Twitter account, we got a first look at all of the features that are currently...
News Pokémon Unite Adding Blaziken, Mimikyu And Meowscarada, Here's A First Look
Blaziken arrives this September
Some other news at this year's Pokémon World Championships put the spotlight on the Nintendo Switch and mobile MOBA, Pokémon Unite. If you're still enjoying this one on a regular basis, you'll be interested to know Blaziken, Mimikyu, and Meowscarada will be added to the game as playable picks. The fire starter...
News Mario Kart Tour Is Looking Squeaky Clean In The Upcoming 'Vacation Tour' Update
Squeaky Clean Sprint debuts on mobile in the next tour
Update [Fri 4th Aug, 2023 11:30 BST]: After sharing a sneak peek of what is around the corner yesterday, Nintendo has now given us our first proper look at Mario Kart Tour's 'Vacation Tour', which is set to bring the all-new 'Squeaky Clean Sprint' course to mobile for the first time. This track...
News The Next Pokémon Presents Could Be Soon, According To A New Datamine
August is just around the corner
We're constantly thinking about the next Nintendo Direct around these parts, but don't forget Pokémon Presents. In fact, it seems it might actually be time for another one soon - with a recent datamine quite possibly leaking the announcement. After sifting through the latest files of Pokémon Masters EX, dataminers...
Guide Pokémon GO: How To Find And Create Routes
Take a walk on the wild Psyd(uck)
As of July 2023, Pokémon GO has a new feature: Routes. Part-guided walk and part-trail mapper, the Routes feature is all about finding and sharing new areas to catch Pokémon — and there are some nice bonuses for taking part as well. With this new part of the mobile app to explore, we have put together the...
News Mario Kart Tour Welcomes The Summer With A Classic GBA Track In Upcoming 'Sunshine Tour'
Another day of sun
The Pipe Tour is entering its final lap on the mobile racer Mario Kart Tour, but it looks like things are going to be hotting up with what's to come next. Yes, right around the corner is the Sunshine Tour, which is set to get off the starting line on 26th July and will see the Tour debut of GBA Lakeside Park, something of a...
News Pokémon Sleep Is Now Available In Even More Regions On iOS And Android
Napplin
After launching on open beta earlier this week, The Pokémon Company has now expanded the release of Pokémon Sleep even further, with the app now available to download on iOS and Android in much of Europe, Africa and the Middle East (thanks, Serebii.net). We went hands-on with the new sleep companion app in its early stages last week,...
Hands On Pokémon Sleep (Open Beta) - An Absolute Snoozefest
Pokémon Let’s Go (to bed)
Pokémon Sleep was finally released in select regions earlier this week as an open beta for Android devices. After being the butt of all jokes when it was originally announced and then experiencing a series of delays, it now officially “launches soon” according to The Pokémon Company. Developed by Select Button...
News Pokémon Sleep Open Beta Android Test Now Live In Select Regions
"Don't sleep on this"
Last week, The Pokémon Company announced it would be launching its new app Pokémon Sleep in "late July". Now, in an update, the "open beta" of this app is now officially available to Android users in select regions around the world. This includes trainers in Argentina, Australia, Brzil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador,...
News Mario Kart Tour Gives Petey Piranha The Spotlight In Upcoming 'Pipe Tour'
Warping onto mobile next week
We are reaching the end of the Rome-themed chapter in Mario Kart Tour and Nintendo has shared a first look at what is around the corner for the mobile game, as it announced that the Pipe Tour will be speeding off the starting line from 12th July. The last tour introduced a brand new city circuit in the form of Rome...
Guide Pokémon GO: How To Catch Shiny Mew - All-In-One #151 Masterwork Research Tasks & Rewards
Nobody like Mew
As a part of the Pokémon GO 7th Anniversary celebrations, Niantic announced a special Masterwork Research event called All-in-One #151, the reward from which is an encounter with a Shiny Mew. Of course, a Pokémon of this rarity was always going to be a hot item and while the path to this encounter is one that is relatively clear,...
News Pokémon Sleep Will Help You "Rest Your Very Best" Later This Month
Counting Mareep
Remember that slightly strange Pokémon Presents showcase earlier this year where we got such memorable announcements as *checks notes* the Pokémon GO Plus + and, uhhh... a premium collection of the origin
News Pokémon HOME Version 3.0.1 Is Out Now On Mobile, Here's What's Included
The Switch is running on Version 3.0.0
Pokémon HOME is continually being improved with all sorts of patches and updates, and the latest one to arrive on the scene bumps the mobile version of the handy storage application up to version 3.0.1. Although it is just a small update, it does still address some pesky issues, especially if you've been...
News Pokémon GO Developer Niantic Axes Two AR Games And Lays Off 230 Employees
Pokémon GO is still the "top priority"
Niantic hit the big time with Pokémon GO and rapidly expanded into multiple other augmented reality-driven mobile experiences. Unfortunately, post-pandemic it's now experiencing a rough patch - with an update on the company website and email to employees revealing Niantic is axing two games and letting go of...
News Mario Kart Tour Gains New City Circuit In Upcoming Night Tour Update
When in Rome
We are now heading into the final lap of Mario Kart Tour's 'Mario vs. Luigi Tour' and that means that it is time for us to see what's up next. As shared today via the @mariokarttourEN Twitter, we got our first look at the 'Night Tour', which is set to see Wii Moonview Highway speeding into the game along with a brand new city circuit,...
News Mario Kart Tour Adds Three Classic Circuits In Upcoming 'Mario Vs. Luigi' Update
Battle of the Bros.
We are entering the final lap of racing on Mario Kart Tour's Princess-themed weeks, but we now know what is around the next bend as the official @mariokarttourEN Twitter has given us a first look at the 'Mario vs. Luigi Tour' which will be heading our way from 14th June. There are a whopping three classic tracks returning for...
News Mario Kart Tour Puts Peach And Daisy In The Spotlight With Upcoming Princess Tour
GBA and Wii circuits return
With the Mii Tour entering its final lap in Nintendo's mobile racer, we have got our first proper look at what is around the corner for Mario Kart Tour. The game's next chapter will focus on Peach and Daisy, as the Princess Tour gets off the starting line on 31st May. This one brings back two classic courses to fit with...
