Very Onix-pected
Pokémon Unite mobile launch, Pokémon GO introduces Galar region and Pokémon Café Mix gets rebrand
Latest Pokémon Presents goes big on mobile
Winner Winner
PUBG Mobile dethrones Honor of Kings for July global revenue
The battle royale jumped ahead by almost $70 million
Scanning The Market
Pokémon GO creator Niantic acquires 3D scanning app Scaniverse
Scaniverse founder and CEO will join Niantic’s AR engineering team
Cheaters Bewear
Niantic combats wave of false bans in Pokémon GO
The ban prevents players from accessing their accounts for seven days to permanently
Fifth Annual
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 generated over $20 million in two days
$731.3 million in global spending from 2021 alone
"hooked"
Mario maker Shigeru Miyamoto obsessed with Pokémon GO
"The average person playing Pokémon GO in Japan is probably around 60 years old"
Bagon In Bagram
Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan
"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
Victory Road
Pokémon GO shows no signs of slowing down with $5 billion revenue in five years
Another $1 billion in seven months
11 Days
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds beats Pokémon GO to $100 million revenue
Only available in five markets
Get Moving
Pokémon GO starts to reset for a post-lockdown world
Changing coming to US and New Zealand in July
Move Over, Glastonbury
Niantic confirms Pokémon GO Fest 2021 will be music-themed
Taking place on July 17th and July 18th
Quiz Questions
Pokémon, Call of Duty, PUBG and which other 2 IP-based games generated $1.4 billion in the US during 2020?
Pokémon GO earned close to $480 million
Top Dog
PUBG Mobile was the top-grossing game in February 2021
Followed by Honor of Kings and Genshin Impact
Catch Em All
Niantic banned more than five million players for cheating in 2020
Over one million were given a permanent ban
Mobile Madness
The mobile digital games market was up 5% in December
Pokemon Go was the top-grossing title
Fashion Go
Niantic brings The North Face x Gucci collection to Pokemon Go
Available in 100 cities worldwide
Welcome To The Family
Niantic snaps up games community platform Mayhem
Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Catch Em All
Niantic offers players chance to be a real trainer in Pokémon Go
"Try giving yourself a theme, like a cool and dynamic Electric-type Trainer or a fluid and powerful Water-type Trainer"
Catch Em All
Niantic brings COVID-19 changes back to Pokemon Go
Will be in effect till at least June 2021
Catch Em All
Niantic increases the level cap in Pokemon Go
As part of the Beyond update
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "It will be the content that drives future devices forward," says Niantic AR strategy lead Ross Finman
"True digital experiences"
Four Years In
Pokémon GO soars past $4 billion in player spending as it hits $1 billion in 2020
The majority was earned in the US
Catch Em All
Pokémon Go celebrates Pokémon Journeys: The Series with new in-game event
The Animation Week 2020 event will take place from November 6th to November 12th
Catch Em All
Niantic partners with Verizon for US exclusive Pokémon Go content
The Special Weekend event will take place on November 7th
Catch Em All
Niantic to help 1,000 small businesses through Pokemon Go sponsorship
As part of the Local Business Recovery Initiative
Catch Em All
Pokemon Go and Pokemon Home will have a link by the end of the year
"There are certain special Pokemon that can't be transferred from Pokemon Go to Pokemon Home"
Catch Em All
Pokemon GO could be getting a subscription service
"A subscription category has been added in this version"
Money Money Money
Pokemon Go had its second best month ever for revenue in July 2020
Due to Pokemon Go Fest
Eeveelution
Live and Kicking: Four years after launching, Niantic is already planning for Pokémon GO Fest 2030
Niantic senior game designer Matt Ein discusses the mobile giant's four-year anniversary
The Very Best
Update: Niantic doubles its #BlackLivesMatter donation from Pokémon GO Fest to $10 million
Pokémon GO generated $17.5 million in revenue during the event
Catch 'em All
Niantic teams up with Rian Johnson for Pokemon Go Fest trailer
700,000 tickets sold for the event so far
Not A One Trick Ponyta
Four years on and Pokémon GO is still flying high
Niantic's AR title nearly replicates its first-year earnings
Gotta Help 'em All
Niantic is looking to support 1000 business through Pokemon GO advertisements
Nominations can be made in the US, UK, Japan, Canada and Mexico
Missingno
What happened to Pokémon Sleep?
One year on and we still are none the wiser as to what the iOS and Android game is
Pokemon Stay Home
Pokemon GO Fest goes digital with two-day global event
Scheduled to take place from July 25th to 26th, 2020
What Is Reality?
Pokemon GO rolls out "Reality Blending" AR functionality to limited devices
PokeStop scanning also made available to help map the in-game world
Gotta Wear 'em All
The Pokemon Company teams up with UNIQLO for Pokemon GO t-shirts
Available in-game and real-life
Super Effective
SuperData: Pokemon GO revenue evolved by 18% to $111 million in March 2020
Honor of Kings tops mobile digital sales
Overwatch Goes Googly
April Fool's Day 2020: From a Fire Emblem Heroes spinoff to Pokemon GO pranksters
A round-up of the game's industry's pranks for the day
Stay Indoors
Niantic makes its games easier to play indoors
In-game changes made to its AR titles
Revenue Spike
Pokemon Go sees huge increase in revenue during coronavirus outbreak
An increase of 66.7 per cent week-on-week
Abra Used Teleport
Niantic postpones Pokemon GO community day and rolls out update to help self-isolation
One-time in-game purchase of 30 Incense available for one PokeCoin
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Niantic head of developer relations Kellee Santiago on empowering others to make unique games
"I know how to empower developers to make games no one has seen before"
"i Like Apple"
Shigeru Miyamoto talks working with Apple, Pokemon GO and why the Switch was helped by smartphones
Quotes taken from Japanese magazine Famitsu
Pokemon Day Charticle
Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing?
From Pokemon Home to Pokemon Rumble Rush, there's plenty of ups and downs to look at
Joyconboyz
Desmond 'Etika' Amofah mural commemorated in Pokemon GO
Popular reacts YouTuber took his life in June 2019
Pikachu, We're Home
Update: Pokemon Home rolls out on mobile and Switch for $15.99 a year
Free version offers 30 Pokemon while premium goes up to 6,000
Can't Catch 'em All
Pokemon GO is now for the hardcore, not the casual
Niantic has done wonders with Pokemon GO, but it's starting to feel overwhelming
Battle 'em All
Niantic rolls out Pokemon GO Battle League preseason worldwide
Pikachu Libre exclusively found within
Gotta Catch Em All
Pokemon Go live events generated $249 million in tourism revenues in 2019
Further events have been added in 2020