Pokemon Goes On Tour
Pokemon Go Summer Tour heads to the US, Germany and Japan
Events will feature a host of interactive adventures and special challenges
Pg Connects
Niantic Superstar Session at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
Ross Finman will reveal the company’s plans for AR and how it will build on breakout hit Pokemon GO
Settlement Reality
Niantic settles Pokemon Go Fest class action lawsuit for $1.6 million
Attendees can claim for airfares, hotel expenses, parking fees and more
Good Mews
Niantic set to bring research and story-driven quest systems to Pokemon Go
Players will also be able to capture Mew when the update goes live later this week
Pokemon Fry
Niantic taps British celebrity Stephen Fry and composer George Fenton for new Pokemon Go ad
Get a glimpse of the next wave of Pokemon joining the game
Pokemon Gone
Pokemon Go to stop supporting older iPhones and iPads on February 28th
Can't run iOS 11? Upgrade your phone or lose your game
Going East
Niantic readies Pokemon Go for China launch
Possible partnership with Chinese publishing giant NetEase
It's Like They're Really There
Niantic to improve AR functionality in Pokemon GO with ARKit integration
New gameplay features and more realistic Pokemon on compatible devices
Go Money
Pokemon GO generates $16 million in tourism revenue for Japan's Tottori Prefecture in three days
89,000 people arrive in the region's sand dunes to catch Pokemon
Another Accolade
Niantic’s Pokemon GO snags BAFTA Children’s Award for best game
Trumps Monument Valley 2, The Playroom VR and Pokemon Sun and Moon
Critical Hit
Pokemon GO developer Niantic catches $200 million investment
Eclipses $30 million funding round in 2015
Toon Army
Niantic acquires animation platform Evertoon to add new social features to Pokemon GO
Evertoon's community services to shut down at the end of November
Draconious Go
Ukranian developer Elyland reportedly in trouble with Niantic over similarities between Draconius Go and Pokemon GO
Elyland reckon's it's in the clear
Pokemon Long Way To Go
Pokemon CEO claims it has only accomplished 10% of what it wants to do with Pokemon GO
Tsunekazu Ishihara talks design philosophies and Switch releases
Exercise Machine
"The fitness ecosystem offers new, unique ways to monetise": Inside the Fitness Village
A Finnish gym has released its own mobile game which is part fitness tracker, part patented customer reward scheme, part location-based explore-'em-up
Pokemon Pause
Niantic postpones events across Europe after Pokemon GO Fest debacle
Events in Copenhagen, Prague, Stockholm and Amsterdam delayed until later in the autumn
Pokemon Sue
Pokemon GO fans are suing Niantic for disastrous Pokemon GO Fest in Chicago
Fans want their travel expenses refunded - which shouldn't hurt Niantic's bank account too much
Pokemon Go Slow
Niantic CEO John Hanke pins Pokemon GO Fest issues on overloaded mobile data networks
Things went far more smoothly when everybody left
Indie Mavens
What do indie developers think about Apple's ARKit?
Our Indie Mavens weigh in
Superdata Top Grossing June 2017
Honor of Kings was the top grossing mobile game worldwide in June 2017
SuperData reckons it generated $150 million in revenues for the month
Glitch Fest
Pokemon GO Fest plagued by technical problems
Niantic apologies to 20,000+ registered attendees as it issues refunds for all
Pokemon Go Fest
Niantic to unleash legendaries in Pokemon GO during special live-streamed real-world event on July 22nd
Players in Chicago will need to work together to take down a legendary
Pokemon Galore
Pokemon GO players in Japan spent an average of $26 on IAPs in the game's first year
Sensor Tower ranks the top spenders in Niantic's megahit
Gotta Catch 'em All
One year on: How Pokemon GO has proved it’s more than just a fad
The right game at the right time
Pokemon Gone
Pokemon GO dropped out of the worldwide top 10 grossing ranks for the first time in May 2017
SuperData Research breaks out its worldwide report yet again
Big Update
Pokemon GO update revamps gyms in bid to improve retention
Raid Battles also incoming for new cooperative play
Gateway Games
Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aimé: Mobile introduces the consumer to our IP before they move on to the "full experience"
Reggie explains Nintendo's mobile philosophy, forgets that it hasn't released any games in China yet
Pokemon Party
Pokemon GO clears 750 million downloads as Niantic prepares first anniversary celebrations
Time to crack open a cold Pokemon with the boys
Critical Hit
Reports of Pokemon GO’s death are greatly exaggerated
A look at how Niantic's smash hit has fared in recent times
Profitable Partnerships
Niantic charges up to $0.50 for every visitor to a sponsored PokeStop or Gym in Pokemon GO
May have generated between $900,000 to $3 million a day from McDonalds Japan at its peak
Going Up
The Pokemon Company's profits shoot up to $143.3 million after success of Pokemon GO
Up 26x on its previous yearly profits
Pokemon Law
Russian blogger sentenced after posting video online of himself playing Pokemon GO in a church
Ruslan Sokolovsky found guilty of insulting religious believers and inciting hatred
Super Mobile Gamer
Today's "super mobile gamer" is a Pokemon GO-loving 39-year old woman
Verto Analytics looks into who owns the most devices and more
Go Play Outside
Niantic partners with Knight Foundation to foster communities in the real world
Play Pokemon GO and make some friends while you're at it
Millions Of Friends
Words With Friends trumps Pokemon GO as most popular US mobile game in March 2017 with 13 million users
Pokemon GO not far behind with 10.5 million
Google Play Awards 2017
Fire Emblem Heroes, Pokemon GO and more pick up nominations for Google Play Awards 2017
The cream of the crop duke it out on May 18th
Us Mobile Market 2016
2016's top five grossing mobile games in the US made up 28% of all revenues
Branded IPs are up, especially if you consider Clash Royale one
South Korea Playtimes
Mobile gamers in South Korea spend 46 minutes a day playing games
Lineage 2: Revolution remains king of the market
Pokemon Society
Pokemon GO now has as many MAUs as the entire population of the UK
Expect that number to grow
Baftas 2017
Pokemon GO and Clash Royale snag Best Mobile Game and Audience eSports Award at the 2017 BAFTAs
Multiplatform title That Dragon, Cancer also wins Game Innovation
Vr Is Bad
Niantic's John Hanke thinks VR is a "problem for society" because it's too immersive
Says AR is the way forward, obviously
Pokemon Go Forever
SK Telecom signs deal with The Pokemon Company offering free data to Pokemon GO players in South Korea
In exchange for 4,000 PokeStops and Gyms
At The Baftas
Pokemon GO picks up three nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards
Up for Mobile, Family, and Innovation
Pokemon Awards
Pokemon GO scoops Best Mobile/Handheld Game at 17th GDC Awards
Loses its three other nominations
Even More Pokemon
Three "major" updates planned for Pokemon GO by the end of 2017
Could PvP finally be on its way?
Imga Global 13
Pokemon GO takes home the Grand Jury prize at the 13th IMGA Global
Dawn of Titans snags two awards
Critical Hit
Pokemon GO racks up 650 million downloads
Players walk a combined 8.7 billion km
King Clash
Clash Royale tops global mobile digital sales market in January 2017
SuperData Research breaks out the top ten
Pokemon Back
Pokemon GO shoots back to the top of the grossing charts following major update
New Pokemon and customisation options helping boost revenue
Supercell Acquisitions
Supercell's Ilkka Paananen says "it's no secret" that the studio is looking at further acquisitions
Also talks about how Pokemon affected sales