A populous district in Japan known as Miyagi Prefecture held a Pokemon GO event for 11 days from November 11-21. It featured a Lapras appearance and garnered approximately 100,000 tourists, generating approximately ¥2 billion in revenue - which is equivalent to nearly $17 million; that's a lot of dough. Developer Niantic recently revealed that more … Continue reading Lapras event in Pokemon GO generates nearly $17 million
The latest update for Pokemon GO is now live, bringing the mobile game to version 1.21.0 on iOS and 0.51.0 on Android devices. Notable additions include altering day and night modes, as well as resolving a bug that caused incorrect vibration notifications. An official list of patch notes from developer Niantic is as follows: The … Continue reading Pokemon GO’s latest update is now live, alters day and night modes
Pokemon GO players have racked up some commendable feats since the mobile game's debut in July. More than 88 billion Pokemon have been caught so far, which is equivalent to about 533 million Pokemon a day. In addition, players have collectively walked over 8.7 billion kilometers. "We are pleased to share that—as of December 7—the … Continue reading Over 88 billion Pokemon have been caught in Pokemon GO
Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 1.21.0 on iOS and 0.51.0 on Android devices. Some notable additions include changing day and night modes, as well as fixing a bug that caused incorrect vibration notifications. An official list of release notes and comments from developer Niantic is as follows: The bug … Continue reading New Pokemon GO update changes day and night modes, fixes incorrect vibrations
Pokemon GO's holiday-themed load screen, which debuted last week, has been updated to display an altered female Trainer pose. You can compare them for yourself in the image above. That's not all that was changed, however. The Christmas lights design around the giant Poké Ball shape now features a different pattern. Developer Niantic has yet to … Continue reading Pokemon GO load screen updated to display altered female Trainer pose
On its first day of availability, Nintendo's Super Mario Run has been downloaded by an estimated 3.5 million iOS users. Pokemon GO, on the other hand, experienced about 4.7 million downloads in the U.S. on Apple devices during its first 24 hours after its debut. Both mobile games had very strong launches in the country, … Continue reading Super Mario Run initial downloads compared to Pokemon GO
The BMJ recently conducted a study that compared the relationship between Pokemon GO and physical activity among young adults. After an observation that lasted for about six weeks, the study has found that Niantic's popular mobile app was associated with an increase in the daily number of steps after installation of the game. The results … Continue reading Study finds that Pokémon GO is associated with an increase in the daily number of steps
New Pokemon that originally appeared in the Johto region were recently added to Pokemon GO, including Togepi, Togetic, Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Magby, Smoochum and Elekid. To find out how and where to catch 'em all, check out the video below. To learn how you can find Holiday Pikachu in Pokemon GO, click here. Developer Niantic … Continue reading How and where to find new Johto Pokemon in Pokemon GO
