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

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

A small device called a Pokémon GO Plus will enable Pokémon 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 Pokémon nearby—using an LED and vibration. In addition, players can catch Pokémon or perform other simple actions by pressing the button on the device. Pokémon GO Plus is being developed and manufactured by Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Pokémon 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 Pokémon Company, and Nintendo Co., Ltd., will all contribute to the Pokémon GO project.

Furthermore, Junichi Masuda of Game Freak Inc., the game director of the Pokémon video game series, is also contributing to the project. He is hard at work ensuring that the fun of Pokémon 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 Pokémon video games.

Pokémon 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 Pokémon GO leading up to its launch in 2016!

For people who want a kinda sneak preview.
Try Ingress, a similar kind of game for mobile made by the same people involved with Pokemon Go

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.ingress&hl=en

Hopefully the won't be any problems playing pokemon go in SA

Never need to play normal pokemon ever again as long as this is fun. Can't wait.

Though this is basically like Sony's Invizimals right?

Yeah, never need to play another fallout game ever again since fallout shelter is so fun.
Never need to play another deus-ex game again since the fall is so fun.
Never need to play another Hitman game since Hitman go is so fun

Nice logic there

the trailer looks similar to the pokemon game Google had a yr or two ago to bad the game will look nothing like it does in the trailer but I'll still give it a go.

SupaPhly said ...

Yeah, never need to play another fallout game ever again since fallout shelter is so fun.
Never need to play another deus-ex game again since the fall is so fun.
Never need to play another Hitman game since Hitman go is so fun

Nice logic there

I told you not to be sensitive =P

I think it's a fantastic idea. Long time coming.

Time to revive this old thread!

How is everybody enjoying the game so far? I've been going for a lot longer walks with my dogs since installing this, and finding landmarks that I wouldn't have gone to otherwise.

I also think that the social aspect of this is great! Just yesterday, I had coffee with two colleagues. We set up a Lure outside our work, and soon we were swarmed by Pokemon Go fans!


So far, the finds that I'm most proud of are my Ivysaur and Blastoise (who is currently defending the gym behind my house)

Got a Mew last night in the sky.

For those of you who don't feel like waiting for the official SA release, you can follow the steps in this post: http://gearburn.com/2016/07/how-to-install-pokemon-go-android/

Please note that you do this at your own risk! I don't know if Niantic is going to ban people who play early or not!

Mods, please remove this post if it breaks the rules

DarkPrince said ...

Got a Mew last night in the sky.

Everybody knows he's under the truck

Posted in the chatbox last night, but just in case you missed it, app has FULL access to your Google profile including emails etc without asking for said access. Article has link to remove said permissions.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/pokemon-go-on-ios-gets-full-access-to-your-google-account/

Something to be aware of is that the game has already been used to stage robberies in the States by using the Lures. Since we are in SA I urge people to be very aware of where the game takes them.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robbery-suspects-using-pokemon-go-to-target-victims-police-say/

I haven't started playing yet, but am seriously tempted to. Glad to hear its so much fun though

Corrosive said ...

Something to be aware of is that the game has already been used to stage robberies in the States by using the Lures. Since we are in SA I urge people to be very aware of where the game takes them.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robbery-suspects-using-pokemon-go-to-target-victims-police-say/

I haven't started playing yet, but am seriously tempted to. Glad to hear its so much fun though

I've played a bit and it is fun when I go out for a walk with the dogs. Biggest problem I have is that once you catch 'em all and level up enough to enter gyn;s to start battling, there isn't much left to do. Think that once the novelty of walking around and catching Pokemon wears off, users will drop off.

Magius said ...

Corrosive said ...

Something to be aware of is that the game has already been used to stage robberies in the States by using the Lures. Since we are in SA I urge people to be very aware of where the game takes them.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robbery-suspects-using-pokemon-go-to-target-victims-police-say/

I haven't started playing yet, but am seriously tempted to. Glad to hear its so much fun though

I've played a bit and it is fun when I go out for a walk with the dogs. Biggest problem I have is that once you catch 'em all and level up enough to enter gyn;s to start battling, there isn't much left to do. Think that once the novelty of walking around and catching Pokemon wears off, users will drop off.

...till they add more Pokemon

Trust me they know how to keep it fresh, I still am playing Pokemon Shuffle even though it's Pokemon's version of Candy Crush which would normally get old fast

This thing is big, even non gamers and non Pokémon people here at work is playing it...

I didn't think this Pokemon GO would be so big.
Its also given the franchise a shot in the arm.

Ok so I don't even like Pokemon (like not at all) but this game looks like so much fun. Cannot wait for the local release

DarkPrince said ...

Got a Mew last night in the sky.

None of the legendaries are in Go yet

I caved

Playing it now after using Tunnelbear to get it from the US play store. I am more ok with that then the APK download. Did it late last night so have't had a chance to walk around yet but got 4 pokemon just in my house and just outside it. There are no gyms close to me at home, but there are tons here in the area that I work so I will check that out in my break