Pokemon Go summoned all controversies at once this week with the announcement of new buyable avatar items that are essentially locked to achievements. Redditors are grumpy about gender-specific outfits, no color options, money-grabs, achievement locking, the quality of the clothes – even the fact that they’re summer outfits, even though the northern hemisphere is in the middle of winter.
In POGO studio news, Niantic bought up augmented reality studio Escher Reality this week, bringing the CEO and CTO on board and saying that the acquisition “significantly accelerates [its] work on persistent, shared AR as part of the Niantic real-world application platform.”
Finally, Niantic put out a POGO-themed “nature documentary” narrated by none other than comedian and activist Stephen Fry; it introduces the game’s third wave of new ‘mon, including Plusle, Minun, Maqile, Masquerain, Luvdisc, Sharpedo, Mudkip, Snorunt, and Delcatty. That’s down below.
Trainers, it's time to suit up! New avatar items are now available to purchase after you earn Battle Girl, Jogger, or Fisherman medals. pic.twitter.com/RdaEMYui29
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) February 2, 2018
