Pokémon Go creators say COVID is 'existential to our game'
Pokémon Go creators say COVID is ‘existential to our game’ A pandemic makes pushing your players outside impossible Share this story Pokémon Go was ready to kick off a new major event in March. Battle League — which asks players to walk in order to gain entry — was similar in spirit to many of Niantic’s initiatives within its game, one that encourages players to leave home and socialize. But outside, COVID-19 was beginning to take hold. “I remember being like there’s no way that this could be, there’s no way that this is anything,” says Veronica Saron, Niantic’s product ...
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