Niantic News Articles
Tuesday23rd May 2017
News Pokémon GO is Reportedly Targeting 'Cheaters' By Hiding Rare Pocket Monsters
Punishment by Pidgey
Pokémon GO has nearly reached its one year milestone; it's also easy to forget that, for a time, the game took over the world. The mobile augmented reality game may not be as popular as it once was, yet it still has a large and dedicated userbase. Many players, perhaps in a bid to avoid seeing the same...
Monday22nd May 2017
News Niantic Drops Hint That Legendary Monsters Are Coming To Pokémon GO This Summer
"This summer will be legendary"
At the 21st Annual Webby Awards took place last week and Pokémon GO scooped five Awards, including “Best Mobile Game”. Archit Bhargava, global marketing product lead for Niantic, was on hand to accept the big award and used his speech - limited to five words, as is the traditional at the Webby...
Wednesday17th May 2017
News Unofficial Go-tcha Accessory Aims To Take The Effort Out Of Playing Pokémon GO
Auto-capture, auto-Pokéstop raiding, rechargeable battery
Step aside, Pokémon GO Plus - there's a new must-have Pokémon GO accessory in town. The Go-tcha - created by UK company Code Junkies - is a wearable accessory which allows you to capture Pokémon and pillage Pokéstops without having to do anything at all. Unlike...
Tuesday16th May 2017
News The Pokémon GO Adventure Week / Rock Event Starts 18th May
For those about to Rock...
More adventures await for Pokémon GO players, with Niantic giving an update on the next big in-game event. Starting on 18th May players will be able to encounter more Rock-type Pokémon than ever before due to the latest event. Players should expect to encounter more rock Pokémon like Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto and...
Thursday4th May 2017
News Pokémon GO Just Got an Android-Exclusive Feature
Promo codes, eh?
Pokémon GO was quite the phenomenon last summer, positively shattering all popularity expectations and setting a landmark moment in the mobile gaming industry. Since then, the game has seen its userbase considerably shrink to normal numbers, but with summer just around the corner, perhaps there’ll be a resurgence in player...
Thursday13th Apr 2017
News Celebrate Spring With The Pokémon GO Eggstravaganza Event
Earn more Candy for every Pokémon hatched from an Egg!
Niantic, Inc. and The Pokémon Company welcome the arrival of Spring today with Pokémon GO's next in-game celebration, the Pokémon GO Eggstravaganza. From 13th April at 9pm BST to 20th April at 9pm BST, Trainers will be able to find a greater variety of Pokémon from 2 km Eggs. Trainers will...
Tuesday4th Apr 2017
News Fresh Data Shows That Four Out Of Five Pokémon GO Players Have Given Up Hunting
Not so effective?
Pokémon GO was the stand-out smartphone title of 2016 with millions of active users at launch, but new figures show that four out of every five players has given up on the app altogether, with daily active user totals being a mere shadow of what they were in July last year when it first launched on iOS and Android. According to a...
Friday24th Feb 2017
News Pokémon Scoops Two Wins at the D.I.C.E. Awards
Portable power
Game of the Year awards keep on coming and the D.I.C.E. Awards are the latest to be announced, the lucrative ceremony also serving as the conclusion to this year's D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit. Nintendo has managed to scoop some awards from this event in the past, and despite a relatively quiet 2016 has...
Tuesday21st Feb 2017
News Pokémon GO Experiences a Big Boost in Revenue with the Generation II Update
Meowth used Pay Day!
As most of you know, Pokémon GO received a substantial update last week that finally rolled out the Pokémon from the Johto Pokédex, along with many other tweaks and additions. It could be argued as being the biggest update the game has yet received since launch, and certainly got many fans back into the game to catch all the...
Thursday16th Feb 2017
News Pokémon GO Is Warming Up Shopping Centers In Mainland Europe This Week
Adding 58 PokéStops & Gyms
Pokémon GO maker Niantic seems to be fully aware of the weather that poor old Europeans must endure at this time of year, because the company is partnering with multiple shopping and destination centers across the continent to help players keep warm. New PokéStops and Gyms will be added to 10 European cities starting...
Wednesday15th Feb 2017
News Brace Yourself, The Biggest Pokémon GO Update Yet Is Coming This Week
New monsters, gameplay, items and costume options inbound
Niantic has just announced what is perhaps the biggest update to come to Pokémon GO yet, with 80 new monsters, new gameplay mechanics, fresh items and expanded outfit options for player avatars. The 80 new monsters feature famous faces from the Johto region which appeared in Pokémon Gold...
Wednesday8th Feb 2017
News Get Loved Up With The Pokémon GO Valentine's Event
Double candy, longer lures, increased spawn rates
Love is in the air with the first Pokémon GO event of 2017, which is focused around Valentine's Day. From today, players will find that candy is easier to obtain, spawn rates for certain monsters have increased and the chance of hatching rare monsters from eggs is improved. Here's the official PR:...
Friday27th Jan 2017
News The Pokémon Company And Nintendo "Thinking" About Safer Pokémon GO Device
Safety a key issue for company president Tsunekazu Ishihara
Since the arrival of Pokémon GO last year we've had reports of accidents - many of them fatal - directly attributed to the game. People have been caught playing the smartphone title whilst driving, for example, while others have run into misfortune because they've either strayed onto...
Tuesday17th Jan 2017
News Pokémon GO Update Improves Distance Tracking and Apple Watch Version
Along with the usual 'minor text fixes'
Pokémon GO was a major success in 2016, especially in its 'viral' stage in the Summer, and Niantic continues to add updates in order to tweak and - in theory - enhance the app. The company has now confirmed that version 0.53.1 for Android and 1.23.1 for iOS is rolling out, promising the following...
News Pokémon GO Racked Up $950 Million In Revenue During 2016
Top download for 2016, third in terms overall revenue
Mobile market researcher App Annie has revealed that Pokémon GO generated $950 million in revenue during 2016. Despite launching halfway through the year, the app was the most downloaded game on iOS and Google Play in 2016. In terms of revenue, it came third - trailing Monster Strike and Clash...
Wednesday11th Jan 2017
News Fresh Pokémon GO Plus Stock Expected In March, Says Nintendo UK
Pre-orders open now
For such a small and apparently simplistic device, it's amazing that Nintendo hasn't been able to produce more Pokémon GO Plus units - especially when it's selling out all over the world like cakes that are rather hot. If you're in the UK and have so far struggled to get hold of one, then you'll be pleased to know that Nintendo...
News Pokémon GO Is Being Banned in China
Security concerns seem to be the cause
Pokémon GO took the world by storm when it came out this past summer, but in the wake of its launch, there came numerous negative reports. People were falling off cliffs, walking into traffic, finding bodies, and being mugged, and while such incidents were only experienced by a relatively small number of...
Tuesday10th Jan 2017
News New Report Claims Pokémon GO Could "Measurably Affect US Life Expectancy"
Game has encouraged an additional 144 billion steps in the US alone
One of the key elements of Pokémon GO is walking - not only do you have to trek around to catch monsters and pillage PokéStops, but you also have to rack up steps to hatch eggs - and it has already been pointed out that the app encourages people to partake in additional physical...
Friday23rd Dec 2016
News Niantic Increasing Gen II Pokémon GO Encounters Over Holiday Period
Have a Pichu at the details
Having recently added some generation II 'mon, Niantic is now offering increased odds of nabbing these critters in Pokémon GO. There have been some mumblings of discontent over how these are accessed, so this is probably a smart move. Through Christmas week and into the New Year various tweaks in the game will adjust...
Thursday22nd Dec 2016
News Pokémon GO Now Has Apple Watch Support, But You Can't Catch Monsters With It
You can pillage PokéStops, though
Well, that escalated quickly. Less than a week ago we reported on rumours that Pokémon GO's Apple Watch support was being put on ice - rumours that were quickly dismissed via social media - and now the functionality has gone live. If you're on iOS and you have an Apple Watch, you can now log each Pokémon GO...
Wednesday21st Dec 2016
News Niantic Issues Walking and Catching Stats on Pokémon GO
We did it!
Though Pokémon GO has definitely fallen in popularity from its record-setting summer debut, it's still managed to hold a sizable fanbase. Considering the game's global success, one must occasionally wonder things such as how many Pokémon have been caught, or how far everyone has collectively walked. Fortunately, Niantic does keep track...
Tuesday20th Dec 2016
News Pokémon GO Lapras Event Raises $17 Million In Tourist Revenue For Tsunami-Hit Japanese Region
Every little helps
During November Niantic held a special Pokémon GO event in Japan's Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, and Fukushima Prefecture - all areas impacted by the 2011 Tsunami. The intention was to generate interest with players and give the tourist industry in this struggling region a much-needed boost; the achieve this, Niantic made...
Rumour Latest Pokémon GO Update Hints At Christmas Event
But is Niantic is running out of time?
While the mobile world loses its head over Super Mario Run, let's not forget the other big smartphone release of 2016 - Pokémon GO. The monster-catching app just got a new update, and as ever data miners have been digging in to find anything of interest. It so happens that this new update has a very...
Monday19th Dec 2016
News Niantic Reiterates Pokémon GO For Apple Watch Is Still Coming Amid Rumours Of Cancellation
"Stay tuned"
It's easy to forget that the announcement of Super Mario Run wasn't the only Nintendo-related bombshell that was dropped during Apple's iPhone 7 keynote earlier this year. Pokémon GO developer Niantic also showed off an Apple Watch app which works in conjunction with the game to save you the bother of having to pull your phone out of...
Monday12th Dec 2016
News Gen II Roll-Out Begins in Pokémon GO
Limited edition Pikachu also up for grabs
For quite some time it's seemed clear that Gen II Pokémon are coming to Pokémon GO, and as expected the announcement has come to confirm just that. The roll-out of Pokémon Gold and Silver pocket monsters is underway, though the initial numbers (accessed by hatching eggs) are modest; more are coming over...
Thursday8th Dec 2016
News Starbucks Confirms Pokémon GO Collaboration, 7,800 Outlets To Become In-Game Locations
Gulp
Earlier this week we reported on a rumour which suggested that coffee retailer Starbucks would be teaming up with Pokémon GO creator Niantic for a special promotion which would transform many Starbucks outlets into locations within the game itself. Today, the two companies confirmed this alliance with an official press release, and also gave...
News Dataminers Tear The Latest Pokémon GO Update Apart, Find New Features
Spoiler alert, obviously
The latest Pokémon GO update is rolling out at the moment and - as ever - dataminers have been digging into the code to find out exactly what goodies it has in store. It would appear that this update is laying down foundations for quite a few significant changes to the game, including genders for monsters, Pokémon...
Wednesday7th Dec 2016
News Pokémon GO Update Makes It Easier To Turn Unwanted Pidgeys Into Precious Candy
Short and sweet
Pokémon GO version 0.49.1 (Android) and 1.19.1 (iOS) is rolling out as we speak, and the update brings an important time-saving feature - the ability to transfer monsters to Professor Willow in batches, rather than one at a time. Trading unwanted 'mon for candy has become an annoying yet essential process for many players, and this...
News More Pokémon to be Announced for Pokémon GO on 12th December
Major US partnership with Sprint also announced
A major press conference, due soon at the time of writing, will feature Niantic and Sprint discussing a collaboration for Pokémon GO; the details have already been officially confirmed, however, along with some positive news for those hoping to expand their Pokédex. Reinforcing the recent chatter...
News Niantic and Sprint Will Be Hosting a Special Pokémon GO Press Conference Tomorrow
Gee, what could it be?
Earlier today, there was a sizable leak detailing a partnership between Starbucks and Niantic in order to promote a massive impending update for Pokémon GO. There's plenty of speculation that the aforementioned update will be adding in the Pokémon from the Johto region Pokédex, and a recent announcement seems to be fanning...
