Massively on the Go is a column by Andrew Ross all about Pokemon Go and other mobile MMOs and MMOARGs. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]
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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s January events start cold, but the raids are hot
The new year won't be starting strong for Pokemon GOÂ players, as Niantic has outlined a rather recycled-sounding New Year's event starting at 8 p.m....
Pokemon Go datamining group slashes engagement and output over Niantic’s poor management
Pokemon GO players could use a win right about now, but Niantic's antics have made it harder and harder for the community to support...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Big Run is fun, but it’s no Splatfest replacement
Big Run has run its course in Splatoon 3, and while it was enjoyable, it was no Splatfest. In fact, it felt more like a long,...
Massively on the Go: Tips on beating Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s 5-star+ raids
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet is quite playable as a solo experience aside from some visual bugs. However, online play is buggy, to the point that...
Massively on the Go: How Pokemon Go’s Niantic sabotaged player trust with the Ultra Beast raid event
Not only did Pokemon Go players once again vote with their feet against Niantic for Sunday's Ultra Beast raid event (and possibly the Saturday...
Pokemon GO’s Hoenn Tour ups events to two days, adds hosted event in Vegas
It's still not a December event announcement, but Pokemon Go has announced some Pokemon Go Tour: Hoenn event details, and they are actually not bad. The...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Mythical Wishes season needs to win players back
Without a doubt, Pokemon Go's Season of Light has been the roughest season yet, plagued with not only miscommunications the company is practically known...
Massively on the Go: A dozen Splatoon 3 Salmon Run tips from the EVPs
With Big Run coming to Splatoon 3 any day now, I've realized it's awakened a kind of dread. Regular Salmon Run can be hell, like...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet inches franchise closer to Monster Hunter multiplayer status
Let me start off by saying I am thoroughly enjoying Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for what they are: an open world Pokemon game with more multiplayer than Sword and...
Massively on the Go: How Pokemon GO players can prepare for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
I know what you may be thinking: Pokemon GO preparing for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet this early? I mean, will the game even still be out? Well, we'll...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go players are voting against Niantic with their feet
I hate being negative. I really do. But at the same time, because Niantic continually lands major IPs to make poorly designed games (if...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Pokemon Collab was fun, but skipping Halloween wasn’t
I want to be upfront first: I am loving Splatoon 3. Building a bit on my post-release opinion of the game, I think there's a lot...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go is just not keeping its community promises
For those who haven't been keeping score, I have. Niantic has now missed two Pokemon Go dev diary months: one in August, which was the...
Massively on the Go: The Pokemon Go outlook for November 2022
After several several, constant event failures, Niantic still hasn't offered up a November blog for Pokemon GO. But it did release another homemade infographic...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Elite Raids entry event was yet another disappointment
Once again, Pokemon GO developer Niantic has proven it's more than capable of delivering disappointment with the game's events. The company's infamously poor communication...
Massively on the Go: Comms failures exacerbated Pokemon Go’s underwhelming raid day
Almost one year ago, the Pokemon GOÂ community rallied around #PokemonNO, a movement spawned from players who knew #HearUsNiantic would fall on deaf ears. Well,...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Splatfest was a rocky start
So we've finally had Splatoon 3's first real Splatfest. While the pre-launch demo gave me plenty to look forward to, it was also obvious...
Massively on the Go: October brings new treats to Pokemon Go
Pokemon GO's Season of Light continues into October, and while a lot of the announced content looks as familiar as that candy corn you...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3 is dividing players in fantastic ways
I feel like Splatoon 3's release has been oddly quiet, though it's doing quite well in Japan. Selling over 3.45 million copies in 3...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Tricolor demo makes double trouble
As Splatoon 3's release swims ever closer, I keep thinking back to the recent Splatfest demo we had. Splatfests aren't new to veterans of...
