Nintendo has unveiled another new trailer for Pokémon GO Plus to give you an overview of what the device can add to the original Pokémon GO experience. You can check it out in the video below. Pokémon GO Plus can be used with any compatible smartphone that has the Pokémon GO app installed. Once the … Continue reading Here’s the new overview trailer for Pokémon GO Plus
Game Freak wants “some kind of connectivity” between Pokémon GO and Pokémon Sun & Moon
Pokémon GO and Pokémon Sun and Moon have been out for quite some time now, but they aren't compatible with each other yet. However, this could change as Game Freak explores options to implement "some kind of connectivity" between the two. "With Pokémon Go, yeah, we definitely want to have some kind of – at … Continue reading Game Freak wants “some kind of connectivity” between Pokémon GO and Pokémon Sun & Moon
Last chance to participate in the first Pokémon GO Water Festival event
Today, March 29, is your last chance to take part in the first-ever Water Festival for Pokémon GO. The in-game event, which kicked off last week, is scheduled to last until 1 p.m. PDT. During the event, players can look for and catch the Water-type Pokémon Magikarp, Squirtle, Totodile and their Evolutions. Additionally, when you’re out … Continue reading Last chance to participate in the first Pokémon GO Water Festival event
New Pokémon GO update now live, tweaks the 7-day ‘First PokéStop of the Day’ streak
Pokémon GO has officially been updated to version 0.59.1 on Android and 1.29.1 on iOS across all devices. Among the notable additions include tweaking the 7-day ‘First PokéStop of the Day’ streak. Below are some official release notes and comments from the development team at Niantic: The 7-day ‘First PokéStop of the Day’ streak will … Continue reading New Pokémon GO update now live, tweaks the 7-day ‘First PokéStop of the Day’ streak
New bootleg toy line blends Pokémon GO, Star Wars and Transformers
A new bootleg toy line is blatantly ripping off of three major properties - Pokémon, Star Wars and Transformers. It's called MarsRobot Go and even includes major elements from the official Pokémon GO logo. You can check out the video below for an extended look at the line by Phelan Porteous, who appropriately describes it … Continue reading New bootleg toy line blends Pokémon GO, Star Wars and Transformers
Pokémon drives significant growth in collectibles sales for GameStop
GameStop's collectibles sector managed to raise to $212.4 million last quarter, which is a year-over-year increase of about 27.8 percent. The gaming-specific retailer credited the ongoing resurgence of the Pokémon brand for driving that growth. “The Collectibles business achieved the high-end of its $450 to $500 million revenue target, as sales increased 59.5% to $494.1 … Continue reading Pokémon drives significant growth in collectibles sales for GameStop
Shiny Magikarp stars in the latest trailer for Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO developer Niantic has unveiled a new trailer dedicated to Shiny Magikarp. The promo is 25 seconds long and consists of a successful capture of the special Pokémon via an Ultra Ball. You can check it out below. These Shiny Magikarp are extremely rare, so pay close attention to the Magikarp you encounter while … Continue reading Shiny Magikarp stars in the latest trailer for Pokémon GO
Here’s the entire GDC 2017 talk of Pokémon GO & Designing Interactive Games for the Real World
A session focused entirely on Pokémon GO took place at the 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) earlier this month. It was titled Pokémon GO & Designing Interactive Games for the Real World and was helmed by Dennis Hwang, the director of visual and interaction design at Niantic. In this GDC 2017 talk, Hwang described the … Continue reading Here’s the entire GDC 2017 talk of Pokémon GO & Designing Interactive Games for the Real World
