3 ways Pokémon Go evolved during development

Pokémon Go didn’t hatch out of a Poké-egg looking exactly like how we know it.

Dennis Wang, director of interaction and visual design at Pokémon Go developer Niantic Labs, talked Tuesday at the Game Developers Conference about designing the hit location-based game. Pokémon Go became a smash success after it launched last year for iOS and Android, achieving over 650 million downloads. Niantic recently added more Pokémon to the game, which helped it climb back to the top of the App Store.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.