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...
IMGA names Pokémon Go as the mobile game of the year
The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) today announced the winners of their 13th global edition, with the top award going to Pokémon Go. In...
Milwaukee County requires Pokémon Go and AR/VR games to get land use permits
When you own land, you often own the rights to minerals, oil, or metals beneath it. Do you also own the right to virtual...
Pokémon Go gets a surge in spending after introducing Gen 2 creatures
Pokémon Go got a wave of new content last week, and this has helped the mobile game generate even more revenue. Niantic‘s Google Maps-powered...
Supercell’s Clash Royale reaps $1 billion in its first year
Supercell announced strong 2016 revenue and earnings today, but it didn’t break out the performance of specific games. Thankfully, mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower...
Pokémon Go gets 80 Gen 2 monsters from Gold and Silver in massive update
Nothing gold can stay, Ponyboy … well, nothing Gold (or Silver) can stay away from Pokémon Go, that is. The Google Maps-powered monster-catching location game is...
Pokémon Go gets Valentine’s Day event with a higher chance to attract pink pocket monsters
This Valentine’s Day, throw the flowers in the trash and cancel your reservations at that fancy restaurant. You and your significant other are spending...
Pokémon Go developer Niantic will now need a permit to use Milwaukee county parks in its game
Last summer, Pokémon Go players descended on Milwaukee County parks in droves, and those Poké masters allegedly left quite a mess. This has prompted a response...
SuperData: Mobile games hit $40.6 billion in 2016, matching world box office numbers
Mobile games hit a new record by generating more than $40.6 billion in worldwide revenue in 2016, up 18 percent from a year ago,...
Nintendo President spells out how Pokémon generated big financial results
Nintendo reported better-than-expected growth in its third fiscal quarter ended December 31 yesterday, and today, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima credited the growth of the...