Pokémon GO has a lot more content now than when it first went out of the gate. Speaking during a recent interview with Wired, Niantic CEO John Hanke explained why the game was released without so many features. “When we left Google, we had a limited amount of money, a funding of 35 million dollars," … Continue reading Niantic explains why Pokémon GO was released without so many features
When Pokémon GO first launched, a number of server issues affected the game and prevented many from regularly playing. Niantic has revealed that this is because the game was over capacity less than two hours after making its debut. It exceeded the developer's traffic estimates by a "ludicrous" amount, according to director of software engineering … Continue reading Pokémon GO was way over its capacity less than two hours after launch
Pokémon GO has officially been downloaded more than 650 million times across the globe. Niantic announced this impressive figure during Google Developer Day at the 2017 Game Developers Conference, during which the developer also revealed that players have collectively walked approximately 8.7 billion kilometers (5.4 billion miles). Speaking at the event, Niantic chief technology officer … Continue reading Pokémon GO reaches 650 million downloads worldwide
There are four main reasons for the international success of Pokemon GO, according to The Pokemon Company president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, who also served as producer of the popular mobile game. "The Pokemon boom of 18 years ago paved the way," Ishihara said in a recent interview. "It took two years for Pokemon to … Continue reading The Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara mentions four main reasons for the success of Pokemon GO
It has been discovered that Pokemon GO developer Niantic filed a patent for a "System and method for transporting virtual objects in a parallel reality game." It also mentions that transporting virtual objects through the virtual world can be linked to the location of "real world carriers," such as buses, trains, airplanes and ferries. This … Continue reading Report suggests that Pokemon GO may use virtual trains and buses to trade Pokemon
Pokemon GO was the most searched topic of 2016 on Google, which is why it appears on the company's official Year In Search 2016 video. The entire video is meant to showcase "what the world searched for" throughout the year. You can check it out below and look for about two seconds of gameplay footage featuring … Continue reading Pokemon GO and Psyduck appear in Google’s official Year In Search 2016 video
What a year it's been for Pokemon GO. The popular augmented-reality game launched within the second half of 2016, but that didn't stop it from becoming the most searched topic on Google. Throughout the year, Pokemon GO was a more common search term than iPhone 7, Donald Trump, Prince and Powerball. "Pokémon Go took our … Continue reading Pokemon GO was the most searched topic of 2016 on Google
The starter reveal trailer for Pokemon Sun and Moon is the seventh most-watched game trailer on YouTube in 2016, with more than 10 million views. The latest duo of Pokemon games are the only Nintendo-related titles mentioned in the top-10 list, which you can see below: Battlefield 1 – Official reveal trailer - 49.8 million … Continue reading Pokemon Sun and Moon’s starters reveal trailer is YouTube’s 7th most-watched game trailer of 2016
