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this week's episode of the Android apps weekly show is brought to you by weather back wallpaper hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe Hindy the android authority app guy and welcome back to android apps weekly this is episode number 138 we've got some good news for you so let's get started natori co-founder Nolan Bushnell has decided that enough is enough he announced this week during an interview with The Guardian that he intends on stepping back into the game development scene but when they focus on mobile gaming he says that mobile games piss him off and that they all suck since a lot of them make us feel the same way we can't wait to see what he's got up his sleeve some new leaked footage of Pokemon go surfaced early this week which seems to have only added to the major hype surrounding the game the leak is about nine minutes long and shows you far more about the mechanics and the gameplay than any prior video leaks so far as you can imagine people are super excited about it but there is still no release date Nintendo has announced that animal crossing and Fire Emblem will be making their way to smartphones sometime this fall this comes on the heels of me tamos release which has been very profitable for the company so far we don't know a filthy full-fledged games or freemium variants but we'll know more later this year the Amazon Appstore is having some growing pains this week they haven't been properly labeling whether or not applications have had in app purchases which is a big no-no the FTC is now going after them and have one similar cases in the past with google play and Apple's App Store expect a huge fine to be levied and changes to be made before the end of the year Google kind of let it slip this week that it plans on unleashing Android apps on Chrome OS some people on reddit have found an opt-in that allows the google play store on Chrome which would mean all the applications and games would be available to a degree this seems to fall in line with reports that Chrome OS and Android would be folded together will likely learn more at Google i/o here in a couple of weeks for even more Android apps and games news releases and updates don't forget to check out this week's ridiculously packed newsletter in the video description below there you'll find an abundance of news and info that we didn't have space for time for here if you'd like you can sign up using the form in the written version which is also in the video description below and you can get this newsletter sent to you every single Sunday okay folks let's take a look at the apps and games that made a big splash this week as usual if you want to check out any of these apps or games for yourself we'll have those links for you in the video description below super Phantom cat is a platformer that pays homage to the 8-bit and 16-bit platformers a bold it has a goofy storyline that helps move things along and you'll be treated to a bunch of levels unlockable characters and some retro style graphics that are bright and colorful the game does manage to invoke the same feelings that the old platformers did although it could be argued that it borrowed a little much from the mechanics in any case it's free to play and it's pretty fun radon is a unique application that allows you to share links with just about anyone that's close enough to you the application takes advantage of the newer nearby api's and doesn't require other people to be on the same Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth connection or even have NFC on for it to work the idea is that you shoot a link out and anyone with the radon application can accept the link and open it there are a few early release date bugs but the application does work and it's pretty nifty orbitz on to see as unique little puzzle game where you must defeat replicating monsters collect stars and take advantage of the game mechanics to not be defeated it uses mechanics that allow you to kind of orbit around planets to keep from being captured which was actually rather enjoyable it also comes with five characters ninety levels 100 stars in each level and some fun looking animation and graphics it's two dollars and ninety-nine cents with no in-app purchases if you're interested random flicks is a fun little application if you have netflix and you're really lazy the basic premise is that you hit a button and the application will give you a TV show and a random episode to watch on netflix this solves the age-old question of what to watch on TV the application has access to every show on netflix which also makes it a nice reference guide if you want to just look around think of it kind of like a TV Guide for Netflix it's also completely free which is nice Angry Birds action is the latest game out of Romeo and this game isn't like the standard angry birds games it's essentially a pinball game where you launch birds around the board to rack up points collect valuable items and save the eggs it features characters from the angry birds movie and it's likely this was made as a promotional games as the movie is coming out next month it has an energy system which sucks a lot but otherwise it's a family friendly game and it's free to download this week's episode of the android apps weekly show is sponsored by weather back wallpaper most weather applications give you a live weather wallpaper that changes based on the conditions outside weather back wallpaper on the other hand let you choose your own wallpaper and simply applies the weather effects over it instead the result is a far more customized experience that fits your specific tastes and yes the effects can be customized by you as well there are a variety of effects available and you can change them if you want something static instead of based on the weather outside the free version comes with some stuff so you can check it out and the premium version comes with everything for this week only you can get the pro version for one dollar and seventy-five 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