Pokémon Go Fifth Anniversary: A Look Back At The Journey’s Beginning

Thanks to its innovative ways to play, Pokémon Go stands as one of the most successful mobile games of all time. Using augmented reality, GPS, and the worldwide popularity of the Pokémon franchise the game has continued to surprise fans for five years since the game’s release. It’s allowed fans of the series to explore the real world to look for Pokémon, battle rivals, trade with friends, and team-up against legendary raid bosses with millions of other fans across the world on their journey to complete the Pokédex.

TooDankBroJuly 31, 2021Anniversary, Pokémon Go, video

Pokémon Go’s Fourth Anniversary: The Journey Continues - "Pokémon Go is at its best place yet with much more in store for the years ahead"

Despite what some people may think, Pokémon Go is still around and it’s thriving. It’s been a long four years since the game’s release—with a couple of hurdles in the beginning, boring people out of the game. Even with its flaws, many have continued to support the game to this day. New content is regularly added, yearly revenue continues to increase, and the game continues to evolve.

TooDankBroSeptember 4, 2020Anniversary, Pokémon Go, Article

Pokémon Go Fest 2017: How Niantic Dropped The (Poké) Ball in Its First Real-World Event - "What a waste of time"

Niantic developed Pokémon Go in partnership with The Pokémon Company through Nintendo. Summer 2016 saw the release of Pokémon Go and quickly became the most downloaded game of the year. Niantic looking to further monetize the millions of players on its game introduced Pokémon Go Fest Chicago in 2017, a real-world event. Its overwhelming success became a burden on the servers. The game was nearly unplayable during the event upsetting over 20,000 trainers in attendance.