![]() ![]() After completing the fairly easy free levels, the game presented several different paid options for the player to choose from if he (or she) wished to continue playing. ![]() It wasn’t a demo as much as it was the tutorial section of the game (that you would have to play anyway, free or not free). The first seven levels of Stretchmo were free-to-play. It wasn’t until the game was downloaded and opened that it was understood what Nintendo’s strategy was for this newest title. Once it hit the eShop, it appeared as a free download, instantly raising eyebrows across the Miiverse. No announcements were made no previews of the title even hinting at its existence, much less what the evolution of the series would look like, were shared by Nintendo. First and foremost, the game seemingly came out of nowhere. ![]() Stretchmo was released by Nintendo on the eShop for the 3DS on May 14th, and interestingly enough, the release itself was far different than most games to grace a Nintendo console. Pushmo World on the Wii U was fine, and was fun to have another platform to play the series on, but it feels much more at home on the 3DS. Also, the use of the 3D effects actually benefit the player when looking for solutions, making it a type of puzzle game that seems to be built exclusively for the hardware it’s on. The series has appeared on both the 3DS and the Wii U systems, although the gameplay of these games definitely feels more at home on a portable handheld system. With the release of Stretchmo on the 3DS, now the fourth game in the series, it’s hard to argue that Nintendo doesn’t have a successful puzzle game franchise on its hands. While the main character, Mallo, was incredibly likeable, it was still a puzzle game, which meant the actual puzzles and problem-solving aspect of the game were going to to be the driving forces behind its potential success. It’s impossible to tell whether or not Nintendo had high hopes for Pushmo when it was released for the 3DS in 2011, and whether or not there were any plans to turn that little downloadable title on the eShop into a full-fledged series. ![]()
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