Pokémon Go is now available in India and South Asia
While many of you may have tired of the charms of Pokémon Go, a whole new group of trainers is just about to get started. Today developer Niantic Labs announced that the augmented reality mobile game is finally available in South Asia. Users in...
Pokémon Go is finally getting new pokémon today
Starting today Pokémon Go players will have to do some more work to catch ‘em all. Developer Niantic has announced that a slate of new pocket monsters are now available in the game, including the likes of Pichu, Togepi, and other pokémon pulled...
How to make a hot dog Dugtrio, as inspired by The Pokémon Cookbook
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@dami_lee
Despite the lore dating back to Pokémon Gold and Silver claiming you can make a delicious soup from Slowpoke tails, the new Pokémon Cookbook doesn’t show you how to cook your pokémon friends. To that I say: thank goodness. Instead, we get a...
Thousands of Starbucks just became Pokémon Go gyms
Ever since Pokémon Go launched this summer, businesses have recognized the potential that the game represents for foot traffic, especially if they’re located near a gym. Today, Starbucks has announced that a number of its US stores will be turned...
Pokémon Go is adding 10.5K gym and pokéstop locations at Sprint stores
Pokémon Go players jonesing for more pokéstops, gyms, and a trip to their local Sprint stores are in luck. Pokémon Go developer Niantic announced today that Sprint will be the first US partner it takes on, meaning that 10,500 Sprint, Boost Mobile,...
Pokémon Sun and Moon are Nintendo’s fastest-selling games ever in Europe and the Americas
Pokémania is in full effect: Nintendo says that the recently released Pokémon Sun and Moon are the fastest-selling games in the company’s history in both Europe and the Americas. According to Nintendo, the 3DS games sold a combined 3.7 million...
Ditto is now on Pokémon Go, but you’ll have to catch a ton of Pidgeys to find it
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@nattgarun
In a last-ditch effort to get you to open up Pokémon Go for the first time since July, Niantic is adding a new species to the lineup: Ditto. As you may recall, Ditto is the pokémon that has the ability to mimic other creatures it sees. And that’s...
Pokémon’s emphasis on collaboration turned it into a global community
When Pokémon Go hit smartphones this summer, it was an unprecedented hit. It broke records in app stores, caused floods of people to converge in public parks, and might even become a movie. The game was an impressive demonstration of the...
Nintendo Switch will reportedly get a version of Pokémon Sun and Moon
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@kwameopam
The Nintendo Switch may be the first home console to get a core Pokémon game. Eurogamer reports that the upcoming hybrid console will receive a new version of the just-released Pokémon Sun and Moon in 2017. Titled Pokémon Stars, this new title...
What does Congress want from smart helmets, HoloLens, and Pokémon Go?
Yesterday afternoon, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation met with representatives from the world of augmented reality for the first Congressional hearing on the industry. That included general counsel from the...
Pokémon Sun and Moon are the perfect getaway
When Pokémon Go launched in July, the augmented reality app accomplished what few other games had managed before: it got millions of people out into the real world, exploring their surroundings and working together. The communal experience was...
Seven questions for Pokémon Go designer Dennis Hwang
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@LaurenGoode
We talked to the former Googler about the success of the app, whether we’ll all be playing Pokemon Go through face computers, and what he would change about the game.
An apology to the pokémon Popplio for all the things I said
My dearest Popplio, I write you today with guilt in my heart and forgiveness on my mind. I haven’t been nice to you lately, and I want to apologize. I was wrong — about everything. You came into my life in May, when a new trailer for Pokemon Sun...
Pokémon Go celebrates Halloween with its first in-game event
If you’re going trick-or-treating, don’t forget to bring Pikachu along. Starting October 26th through to November 1st, Pokémon Go will be running its first in-game event, which will offer special rewards during Halloween. For starters, you’ll...
Alolan Dugtrio is the latest pokémon to achieve meme stardom
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@dami_lee
The demo for Pokémon Sun and Moon dropped last night, and boy, is it full of surprises! Not only did it leak the entire pokédex, revealing that there will be 800 pokémon in Sun and Moon, it also gave us a preview of the most fabulous new pokémon...
If you can’t wait for Pokémon, you should totally play Yo-kai Watch
If you’ve heard of Yo-kai Watch before, it was likely being compared to Pokémon. The series — which began in Japan in 2013 before debuting in English last year — has much in common with Nintendo’s monster-battling phenomenon. Both series are about...
