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If you live in the sticks and haven’t already requested the addition of a Pokegym in your village, then it sounds like you’re out of luck. Pokemon Go developer Niantic had previously introduced a system whereby users were able to request the creation of either gyms of Pokestops at specific …
Read More »Nintendo shares fall sharply after it points out Pokemon Go isn’t its game
It’s almost as if investors didn’t do their research. After a long period of gains in the wake of Pokemon Go’s unprecedented success, Nintendo’s share price has fallen sharply after the platform holder issued a statement clarifying the game’s ownership and warning that it might not see the direct financial …
Read More »Nintendo 3DS sales jump as Pokemon Go craze enters its second week
FivePokmon games were in the UK Top 50 All-Formats charts this week. Quoting GfK data, retailers have told MCV that Nintendo was the No.2 UK games publisher last week (in terms of software value) – almost entirely driven by sales ofPokmon titles. GfK predicts Nintendo, 3DS and thePokmon series will …
Read More »What developers can learn from Pokémon Go’s technical problems
What went wrong for Niantic? How can other developers learn from their difficulties to prepare themselves in the future? Griff Parry, CEO and founder of GameSparks, explores what is going on
Read More »Pokemon Go arrives in Japan, ushers in global server meltdown
At long last Japanese players are finally able to download Pokemon Go. Whether they can play it is another question entirely, however. The app itself is available to download on the Japanese versions of both iOS and Google Play. If reports are to be believed it’s a couple of days …
Read More »OPINION: Pokémon Go is no Nintendo game, but it proves its smartphone strategy right
It’s actually a little unfair to discuss Pokmon in relation to Nintendo’s fortunes. For starters, it’s The Pokmon Company – not Nintendo – that operates the brand, while the independent studio Game Freak is the series’ primary developer. Pokmon Go isn’t some triumphant return for the franchise, either. Because it …
Read More »Pokémon Go will ‘dominate charts for months’
Mobile analytics company App Annie says Pokmon Go is likely to rule the mobile charts ‘for months’. The game has become an overnight sensation, and although App Annie acknowledges that mobile games are ‘maturing faster’ than ever before, it believes Pokmon Go won’t be fading away any time soon. Pokmon …
Read More »Read about the Pokémon Go extravaganza in this week’s MCV
As the Pokmon Go phenomenon continues to take over the world, we talk to retailers, licensing firms and merchandise companies to find out what’s next for the series. Elsewhere, we talk to the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV about the increasing number of broadcasters turning to games developers to make …
Read More »Ordance Survey offers funding for start-ups, wants next Pokémon Go
Up to £20,000 available to successful applicants for upcoming Geovation programme
Read More »Are developers responsible for their audience?
Pokémon Go players are suffering injuries, arrests and worse, but is any of this Niantic’s fault?
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