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Patience would be easier if they would be more up-front. The creation of this game was possible only because of the backers that gave them money on faith alone; they owe the backers more explanation and transparency.

Sorry Mitch, I hate to be that guy, but I can't help myself: "... every knew tidbit of information..."

I think you meant "gnu".

Crazy this won't be on the Switch; it's arguably the most suitable console for it. 8-/

Thanks for posting this article, it's pretty helpful for answering some questions I had (at least I know we can play with friends without the app which was important to me because my kids don't have their own cell phones). Quite a mess though, isn't it?

Is this basically a kind of "puzzles + dragons" knockoff?

Hi Damien, FYI: Your article says "from July 13th" but the statement from Niantic says "through July 13".

I wonder if there is any risk of overheating..? I was never clear on whether the full-sized dock contributes anything to airflow and/or heat dissipation.

@GoldenGamer88 You can long-press the home button on the controller to bring up an on-screen option to power-off the Switch.

Thank goodness; maybe now I can finally remove that folded piece of cardboard under the front-right corner.

@River3636 This is the real reason.

@Baker1000 You can easily replace the battery on your 3DS.

The thing that bothers me is that it appears to be per-system instead of per-user. I have two kids of very different ages that have different schedules and rules. And I, of course, should have no restrictions. Why would they have tied this to the console instead of the user?? If that's indeed how it turns out (as suggested by the Bowser video), it makes the whole feature virtually useless to me.

The problem is, according to the video, this is tied to the console and not the person. I have two kids of very different ages where I would want very different "rules". Because of that, I'm not sure how viable this is going to be.

"Super Mario Run is out - yay! It's only available to roughly half the world's smart device owning population - boo! Yes, of course, the plumber's first mobile game is only on iOS right now, with Android owners having to wait until 2017."

Half the smart-phone owning population? iOS is currently 11.5%. Android is 87.8%.

This feature is horrible. If you have a pokestop within 20 minutes of your house, none of the closer pokemon ("sightings") will appear anymore. There could be a Dragonite in your driveway and you'd never know it because it now only shows pokemon at the pokestops.

Hi @impurekind6 - there are a few scenarios where I find it useful. If I'm in a restaurant which is also a pokestop, I can spin it without being rude/antisocial and pulling out my phone during dinner. When I'm a passenger in a car and moving quickly, I can use my phone to spin pokestops while using the button to simultaneously catch Pokemon. Also, when I just want to go for a walk and not stare at my phone the whole time, I still get credit for the distance I walk (for hatching eggs). It's still fun and I'm still playing, but it augments the game in a helpful way.

@XCWarrior, I'll try to answer all of your questions. It's bluetooth so it can reach bluetooth-ish distances, I'd say 10-20 feet reliably. I feel like the catch rate is better. I'm getting perhaps 50% (just a guess, no analysis), but keep in mind, that's with just one attempt. That means I'm using a lot less balls when I'm using it! It also means, if you miss once, you're outta luck. It's not heavy at all- it's very lightweight. The wrist strap is extremely sturdy. It's a bit of a pain though because if you want to use the wrist strap instead of the clip, you have to unscrew the back with the clip and screw in the back with the wrist strap. What I've done is leave the clip on. It has a small hole so I've added a tiny key ring to that and then I added a swivel and a quick-release wrist strap. That way, I can easily attach other straps, such as a neck strap, etc.

btw: I love this thing- I'd definitely buy it again knowing what I know now.

I don't believe the split D-pad rumor for a second. They've always had the best D-pad and they know it; there's no way they'd abandon a superior design.

@remlapgamer Maybe you accidentally turned of the "AR" switch by accident? The next time you're trying to catch one, note the little slider switch in the top right corner; I'd bet that's the problem. Good luck!

I quite like the controller, but I do wish it had analog triggers. I think a lack of them is probably the reason we never got GC games in the Virtual Console.

I'm concerned about how non-family-friendly this may turn out to be. I'm not allowed to create My Nintendo accounts for my kids. I get an error saying they don't meet the minimum age. This means my kids won't be able to take advantage of any of of the cloud save functionality, etc. Also, when it comes to unifying purchases, this means I'm never going to be establish the concept of a "family" which means any digital purchase I make under my account will never be able to be shared with my kids. This is the main reason I'm forced to buy physical 3DS games because it's the only way I can share them with my kids (who have their own 3DS consoles).