Nintendo’s Mario Kart Live 2.0 update – Multiplayer Mode

Nintendo has just updated the Mario Kart Live Home Circuit, local multiplayer now has a ‘split screen’ feature, which means players can view their opponents POV with one TV and One Nintendo Switch.

This has been requested by fans for a while considering the fact that before the update, fans could not play with their family or friends without the individual owning a Nintendo Switch, which would have made it difficult for siblings who live in the same home to play with each other.

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A free update for #MarioKart Live: Home Circuit, is available now!

Connect two karts to one #NintendoSwitch system for Split-Screen multiplayer, or play any Grand Prix cup with 2-4 players in the new Relay Race multiplayer mode.https://t.co/V4WQ0RA0Zp pic.twitter.com/GN7Uu2xkPP

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 18, 2021

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What is Mario Kart Live?

Nintendo’s Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, is an AR-Mario Kart game where players can use a physical mini-Kart from the Mario Kart franchise to race around any home while using the Nintendo Switch on a specific track made by the players. It will give players the chance to experience Mario Kart chaos in their own environment. This includes obstacles, item boxes and collecting coins.

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What else has been added To Mario Kart Live?

Nintendo has also added a new Luigi Cup and also another gaming mode, Relay Race mode which can work with one Nintendo Switch and One TV. As you would expect, Relay Race Mode means the players must pass the controller between one another to complete the race. Anyone between 2-4 can participate in Relay Race Mode. In the mode, players can also choose their favourite characters between each lap.

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Niantic has cast the avada kedavra spell and will be shutting down its Harry Potter app for good.

After a long and successful run, Niantic and Warner Bros Entertainment are saying goodbye to their collaboration project Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

The AR game that saw the Wizarding World come to life will be removed from apps by the end of this year and the servers will shut down completely by next year. Fear not though, there’s still plenty of upcoming events players can enjoy before the killing curse hits.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

The AR game launched back in 2019 and was created after the success of Pokémon GO and is situated in the muggle world (our world) where witches and wizards (the players) must come together to solve “The Calamity”, overcome the confounding chaotic magic that surrounds the “Foundables,” and return them to their rightful place, keeping them safe from Muggle eyes.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite received regular updates and fixtures since its initial release and maintained a decently-sized community online. The development team confirmed the game was downloaded by millions of fans around the world, unlike other games Niantic has had to shut down in the past, like their Catan mobile AR game, which was shut down still in its beta testing phase.

A reason for this decision was not provided, however, it is speculated whether the release of Hogwarts Legacy in 2022- an open-world, action role-playing video game set in the late 1800s.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will be removed from the App Store, Google Play and Galaxy Store on December 6 and players will be unable to make in-app purchases. The game will shut down fully on January 31, 2022.

However, there’s still time to take part in events during the months of November and December, including the Half-Blood Prince Brilliant Event Part 1 this month and the Voldemort Lethal Adversaries Event next month.

In what is more hopeful news for Niantic, the company have just released another AR game situated in the world of Pikmin titled Pikmin Bloom, which was recently made available in the UK, and is making a series of apps together with Nintendo.

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The new app from Niantic and Nintendo launches officially today!

We only just got the name for the new Niantic app inspired by the Pikmin video game series, yet the game launches globally today.

Niantic and Nintendo have teamed up to make a series of apps similar to their success of Pokemon GO and the first app is titled Pikmin Bloom, which features the plant-like creatures from the puzzle-solving game and garden strategy series, Pikmin. 

Pikmin Bloom

The main aim of Pimkim Bloom is to leave a trail of flower petals behind you as you walk, to make the world a prettier place. The player will have a finite amount of petals, which can be topped up by sending Pikmin out to find and bring back fruit. This can then be fed to your Pikmin as nectar, which makes them grow new petals for you to collect.

Just like Pokemon GO, the game will encourage players to exercise more by making them go outside and walk. You can even unlock bonus content with higher step counts for shoots that hatch Decor Pikmin, who wear cute costumes. These can be tied to certain locations and businesses you might encounter.

Players will also be able to take photos on their walk and save them in their Lifelog- a dairy hat stores the number of steps you’ve taken each day.

There was already a beta version available on Test Flight in Singapore, yet today marks the official launch date for the AR app.

 

“For both me and everyone at Niantic, helping this app take shape has been a new experience and lots of fun. My hope is that everyone will be able to create lasting memories together with Pikmin.” – Shigeru Miyamoto, Creator of Pikmin.

 

Currently, Pikmin Bloom is available in Australia and Singapore on the iOS App Store and Google Play, and we can expect it to arrive in Europe soon thanks to a tweet from the official Nintendo account.

Pikmin Bloom will also be coming to Europe soon! Stay tuned for more information. https://t.co/FwBnsA1GkQ

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) October 27, 2021

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The half-plant, the half-animal creatures are coming to VR this year and we are now one step closer…

Earlier this year, the Pokemon GO creator Niantic announced it would be collaborating with Nintendo in a new partnership that sees the two companies create a series of apps together and continue to blend real-world AR tech with Nintendo’s beloved characters.

The companies revealed the first app that will be released in the series is an AR game based on the Pikmin video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and published by Nintendo. It’s also going to be the first game released by Niantic Tokyo Studio that was first established back in 2018.

And now, Niantic released (or rather, it got leaked) the title for the Pikmin smartphone game.

Pikmin Bloom

The Pikmin series sees players solve puzzles and strategies in real-time as you direct a horde of plant-like creatures called Pikmin, in order to collect items by destroying obstacles, avoiding hazards and fighting hazardous fauna.

The smartphone game for the franchise will be titled, Pikmin Bloom. There is still no release date, yet Nintendo and Niantic confirmed in August that they were still planning to release the game by the end of this year.

The title was leaked on Twitter, thanks to the name being added to the Test Flight version of the app on iOS. For those that aren’t aware, Test Flight is Apple’s system of allowing app developers to grant access to beta versions of an app to testers and reviewers.

World first: We now know the name of the Pikmin app. The name will be Pikmin Bloom. We know this because the Pikmin app on ios testflight (appstore beta) has been renamed Pikmin Bloom! #PikminBloom #PikminApp

(Thanks to zviznemte) pic.twitter.com/kKNQSYnoxS

— Pikmin Bloom News🌼 (@news_pikmin) October 25, 2021

It was also announced earlier this year that Niantic would be shutting down its Catan: World Explorers AR app based on the popular board game after not doing as well as Pokemon GO or Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in its Early Access stage. While it is indeed sad, we hope these new series of apps made by Niantic and Nintendo won’t receive the same fate.

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