Pokemon GO

[cloudxcrash]

"Travel between the real world and the virtual world of Pok�mon with Pok�mon GO for iPhone and Android devices! With Pok�mon GO, you'll discover Pok�mon in a whole new world—your own! Pok�mon GO will use real location information to encourage players to search far and wide in the real world to discover Pok�mon.

The Pok�mon video game series has used real-world locations such as the Hokkaido and Kanto regions of Japan, New York, and Paris as inspiration for the fantasy settings in which its games take place. Now the real world will be the setting!

The Pok�mon video game series has always valued open and social experiences, such as connecting with other players to enjoy trading and battling Pok�mon. Pok�mon GO’s gameplay experience goes beyond what appears on screen, as players explore their neighborhoods, communities, and the world they live in to discover Pok�mon alongside friends and other players.

You can watch the video at the top of the page to better understand the Pok�mon GO experience.

A small device called a Pok�mon GO Plus will enable Pok�mon GO players to enjoy the game even when they’re not looking at their smartphone. The device connects to the smartphone via Bluetooth and notifies the player about events in the game—such as the appearance of a Pok�mon nearby—using an LED and vibration. In addition, players can catch Pok�mon or perform other simple actions by pressing the button on the device. Pok�mon GO Plus is being developed and manufactured by Nintendo Co., Ltd.



Pok�mon GO is being developed by Niantic, Inc. Originally founded by Google Earth co-creator John Hanke as a start-up within Google, Niantic is known for creating Ingress, the augmented reality mobile game that utilizes GPS technology to fuel a sci-fi story encompassing the entire world. Ingress currently has 12 million downloads worldwide.

Niantic, Inc., The Pok�mon Company, and Nintendo Co., Ltd., will all contribute to the Pok�mon GO project.

Furthermore, Junichi Masuda of Game Freak Inc., the game director of the Pok�mon video game series, is also contributing to the project. He is hard at work ensuring that the fun of Pok�mon makes its way into this new project, and is also looking to come up with new kinds of gameplay while thinking of ways to connect this project with the main series of Pok�mon video games.

Pok�mon GO will be available for download at no charge on the App Store and Google Play. In-app purchases will be available.

Look forward to much more information about Pok�mon GO leading up to its launch in 2016!"
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I'M READYYYYY

[Pusheen]

I just saw this posted on facebook a couple hours ago
Honestly, this is so exciting, I'll totally buy this...

Maybe if it's too good, I'll leave college and become a real pokemon master

[♥ Wooloo ♥]

HYPE HYPE HYPE

I'm SOOOO excited for this!

[GOAT]

I AM SO MAD I MISSED THE TOURNAMENT YOU GUYS ENDED UP DOING I HAVENT BEEN ON HERE IN SO LONG RARRRGHRFGHAFHG

But yeah, this looks interesting. Still unsure if I will "go" for it just because I have so much else on my plate, and that is probably unlikely to change, but if definitely looks pretty fun.

[Mama Bear]

My husband and I were both super-excited-nerd-mode for this. I can't wait.

[j03]

Damn! Well, hopefully I have something amazing Pokemon-related for the forum soon! Gotta catch 'em all!!!

[reigning]

Haven't played pokemon in 15 years, but damn am I excited about this.

[txtsd]

It only looks fancy because of the Holographic UI in the video, which is not going to exist. I'll get hype when I see actual gameplay.

[♥ Munna ♥]

This looks amazing and is just another thing to sink all of my money into...
Super pumped though! ;-;

[Cath]

I am so excited for this, I can't wait!