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Games / Re: Pokémon GO Megathread
« on: August 01, 2016, 04:47:04 PM »Following a meeting about the future of Pokémon this morning, The Pokémon Company announced a brand new project, Pokémon GO, launching in 2016.haha
Pokémon GO is set to be an augmented reality game developed by Niantic Inc., founded by Google Earth co-creator John Hanke and creator of popular ARMMO Ingress, in an attempt to bring Pokémon closer to being in the real world. Utilizing Android and Apple smart phones, trainers will be able to seek out wild Pokémon using GPS data, trade and battle with others, and participate in large-scale community events.
The optional Pokémon GO Plus peripheral will connect via bluetooth to your phone, notifying you via light and vibration when something of interest is nearby so you don't have to constantly watch your screen. The button in the center can be used to perform certain simple actions, the only example being "catching a Pokémon".
Junichi Masuda will be assisting with the project as well, making sure it stays true to the spirit of Pokémon and finding ways to tie it in with the main series of games, much like the Pokéwalker.
The only potentially bad news is that the current plan for Pokémon GO is for it to be free-to-play with in-app purchases.
You can watch the trailer here. While it obviously stretches the truth of what the real game will be like, such a game may not be too far off.