Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime on Pokémon GO: “There’s much more that we’ll be doing in this space”

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During E3 2017 this week, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was asked to share his thoughts on the Pokémon GO phenomenon. Here's what he had to say: "We are fortunate that we have had a series of phenomenons," Fils-Aime said. "Whether it's been Pokémon GO, or our NES classic that we launched last holiday … Continue reading Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime on Pokémon GO: “There’s much more that we’ll be doing in this space”

Official Pokémon GO screenshots of AR Playground and improved AR Encounter modes via Apple’s ARKit

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Niantic recently revealed how it is working on enhancing Pokémon GO’s augmented reality features with Apple’s new ARKit. Utilizing this advance in AR, the developer is working to create new, fun and innovative ways to place Pokémon in the world around you, to view Pokémon and to use your phone camera to capture the moment. … Continue reading Official Pokémon GO screenshots of AR Playground and improved AR Encounter modes via Apple’s ARKit

Apple becomes one of the largest AR platforms partially thanks to Pokémon GO

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Earlier this week, Apple announced it was launching ARKit, a new augmented reality tool that makes the iPhone one of the biggest AR platforms. During its 2017 Worldwide Developers Conference presentation, Apple showed off various ways ARKit can be used and the applications or games that will run through it. At the forefront was a … Continue reading Apple becomes one of the largest AR platforms partially thanks to Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO to support Apple’s new advanced augmented reality tool ARKit

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Pokémon GO will be among the apps that support Apple's new advanced augmented reality tool, ARKit. During this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, the company showed off a brief demonstration of what ARKit might look like. ARKit will use “fast, stable motion tracking,” as well as scale estimation and ambient lighting estimation for a more immersive … Continue reading Pokémon GO to support Apple’s new advanced augmented reality tool ARKit

Pokémon GO developer Niantic explains why it favors AR over VR

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John Hanke, the head of the Pokémon GO studio Niantic, recently explained why he favors augmented reality (AR) over virtual reality (VR). In short, he likes how AR could encourage users to go outside whereas VR typically enforces a more secluded experience. "With AR, there's a huge amount of potential to do things that really … Continue reading Pokémon GO developer Niantic explains why it favors AR over VR

Pokémon GO earned 96 percent of all AR software revenue in 2016

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New data has revealed that Pokémon GO managed to earn a whopping 96 percent of all augmented reality (AR) revenue in 2016. The mobile title was easily the most popular AR game of the year, even though it wasn't available until July. Pokémon GO recently came out on top in the “Mobile Game of the Year” category … Continue reading Pokémon GO earned 96 percent of all AR software revenue in 2016

Pokémon GO session about the “Creation of Planet-Scale Shared Augmented Realities” announced for GDC 2017

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Another session focused primarily on Pokémon GO has been announced for the 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC). It is called "Creation of Planet-Scale Shared Augmented Realities" and will also talk about another AR game called Ingress. The session will be helmed by Edward Wu, the director of software engineering at Niantic. Read on below for … Continue reading Pokémon GO session about the “Creation of Planet-Scale Shared Augmented Realities” announced for GDC 2017

Pokémon GO made more money than all VR games combined in 2016

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Pokémon GO may have launched during the second half of 2016, but that was enough time for it make more money than all virtual reality (VR) during the year. Not to be confused with VR, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality (AR) game. According to a new report, if true mobile AR goes mass market next … Continue reading Pokémon GO made more money than all VR games combined in 2016