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A Twitch channel, Twitch Plays Pokémon Go, was created that mimics the crowd-played Twitch Plays Pokémon channel, allowing viewers to direct a virtual avatar in the game using an iPhone programmed to spoof its location. [306] Niantic later issued permanent bans to those who cheated the game by means such as GPS spoofing and bots. [307]
Pokémon Go (or Pokémon GO) is an augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic Labs, based on the Pokémon franchise of Game Freak which began to release in July 2016. The game centers around catching various Pokémon creatures by navigating the in-game map based on the player's actual location and nearby landmarks. [ 3 ]
The concept for an app dedicated exclusively to digital Pokémon cards began to take shape around the time of Pokémon Go ' s initial release. [9] Executive corporate officer Keita Hirobe stated that making the game more approachable and maintaining a low barrier to entry were two of The Pokémon Company's primary objectives during development.
The company spun out of Google in October 2015 soon after Google's announcement of its restructuring as Alphabet Inc. [8] During the spinout, Niantic announced that Google, Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company would invest up to $30 million in Series-A funding, $20 million upfront and the remaining $10 million in financing conditioned upon the company achieving certain milestones, to support the ...
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[1] Hanke led Niantic's split from Google in late 2015 and raised $30 million from Google, Nintendo and Pokémon. [ 8 ] He stayed as the company's CEO and guided the firm through the release of Pokémon Go in July 2016, which generated over $4.2 billion in revenue.
The Pokémon World Championships is an invite-only esports event organized by Play! Pokémon.It is held annually in August and features games from the Pokémon series such as the Pokémon video games, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Go, Pokémon Unite and Pokkén Tournament (until its 2022 edition).