Official Site: Pokemon Go
Studio: Niantic
Launch Date: July 6, 2016
Genre: MMOARG
Business Model: F2P (Cash Shop)
Platform: Android, iOS
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Pokemon Go’s Niantic pushes Marvel World of Heroes into beta, announces Monster Hunter Now
Niantic is continuing is thus far unsuccessful attempts to make MMOARGs besides one attached to the Pokemon IP happen following the flop of its...
Why I Play: Pokemon Go (and why I shouldn’t)
I won't lie: Many, many problems with Niantic often cause me to re-evaluate why I continue to play Pokemon GO, especially in recent weeks....
Massively Overthinking: How to alienate your MMORPG playerbase
I am not a Pokemon Go player, but I can't help but stare at its many trainwrecks thanks to the detailed coverage of our...
Pokemon Go pulls a Fortnite by opening its own store in some regions
As first reported by Pokemon GO Hub, Niantic has announced it's opening separate out-of-game store for its MMOARPG Pokemon GO. Readers will recall that...
The MOP Up: Pokemon Go and the mystery of the missing 15-foot spoon
A Pokemon Go player helped solve a bizarre mystery: A 52-year-old man playing the MMOARG stumbled upon a massive 15-foot red spoon near a...
Massively on the Go: It’s Pokemon NO time again for Pokemon Go players
Niantic is the master of drip information, and most of it is both poor and incomplete, which is why we relegate most Pokemon GO news...
Massively Overthinking: The dumbest conversations in your main MMO’s general chat
Last week, in a thread about one of Diablo IV's many rivals, MOP commenter Greaterdivinity noted that chat in the game was exhausting because...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s April schedule is hopefully a joke
While there's always hope for a good April Fools' Day prank, Pokemon Go's April Schedule doesn't have one listed, at least not yet. Unfortunately,...
Massively on the Go: Why Pokemon Go elite raids fail while Scarlet/Violet tera raids fly
As we recently noted while updating our March Pokemon Go event round-up, Niantic has somehow made the already hated Elite Raids even worse. The...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go kicks off Rising Heroes by lurking in shadows
Pokemon Go players know better than anyone that Niantic's really not great at communicating. Not only did the new season, Rising Heroes, launch in...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Hoenn Tours had the lowest value of all tours to date
While I thought Pokemon Go's Las Vegas Hoenn Tour was bad, the Global one was somehow worse.
Now, to be clear, there is a difference...
Pokemon Day 2023 sees big Pokemon and Pokemon Go announcements, including Pokemon Sleep
February 27th marks Pokemon Day, and The Pokemon Company usually doesn't sleep on it... except when it comes to a sleep game, we suppose....
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Global Hoenn Tour
Pokemon GO's Hoenn Tour is swiftly approaching, and as usual for the POGO regional tours, we have a nice little checklist for you global players out there....
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Vegas Hoenn Tour was Absol-utely bad
Prior to Pokemon GO’s recent in-person Las Vegas Hoenn Tour, a few people in my community joked about what could go wrong. Obviously lag...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the ideal content cadence for an MMORPG in 2023?
Earlier this week, Guild Wars 2 revealed a major shake-up of its content delivery cadence. Studio ArenaNet suggested that the traditional living world cadence...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic seems to care more about data collection than public safety
I was hoping to be more positive as Pokemon GO’s Las Vegas Hoenn Tour is fast approaching, but ever consistent in disappointment, Niantic has...
Massively Overthinking: That moment when you realize an MMO is truly something special
MOP commenter Bruno tweeted something the other that that I thought would make a fun topic. Here's what he said, printed with permission:
"Wanna know...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Las Vegas Hoenn Tour
Pokemon GO's Hoenn Tour is swiftly approaching, but the event is a little different than usual. While GO Fest often has had Niantic sponsored events, the first...
Massively on the Go: A guide to Pokemon Go’s February events
Ah, February: the season of chocolate. Even Splatoon 3 is fighting over it. But remember, the more chocolate you eat, the more calories that you...
Massively Overthinking: What will be your three most-played MMOs in 2023?
Last week in Massively Overthinking, we discussed our three most-played MMOs of 2022 - and whether we'd guessed right at the top of that...
