Pokémon GO reaches 650 million downloads worldwide

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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

Niantic did not expect Pokemon GO to become an instant global phenomenon

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Although Niantic anticipated that millions of people would eventually play Pokemon GO, the developer did not expect it to become an instant global hit. "When we released Pokémon GO on iOS and Android devices on July 5, we were anticipating that millions of people around the globe would play our new game," Niantic CTO Phil … Continue reading Niantic did not expect Pokemon GO to become an instant global phenomenon