Nintendo and Google spin-off Niantic joined together to create “Pokemon GO,” explaining the concept of the game in a rare press conference in Tokyo.
The two companies intend to transplant the virtual realities of the famous Pokemon "pocket monsters" into real world locations through smartphone app that players can use to catch, trade and stage battles between the creatures. The game idea is for players to collect and battle Pokemon by exploring the real world.
Niantic founder John Hanke stated that it is the first time that Pokemon will roam free in the real world. they can found on parks, shopping areas, sidewalks and the countryside all around the world, PC Advisor reported.
Additionally, users are allowed to play the game with an optional device called Pokemon Go Plus. A wearable that it can be worn on the wrist, either clipped on or strapped, and used to execute in-game actions like catching a Pokemon.
The device can be connected to smartphones using Bluetooth, and notifies the players about events within the game, like a nearby Pikachu. A button on the front of the Pokemon GO Plus also lets you perform simple actions such as throwing a Poke Ball and catching Pokemon. It allows users to play “Pokemon GO” without looking at their phone by delivering haptic feedback and flashing LEDs in a series of colors.
There is no exact official date for “Pokemon GO”; however, it will launch sometime in 2016. “Pokemon Go” will be free to download from the Google Play Store for Android and App Store for iPhone, and it will also have in-app purchases, according to Gamespot. However, it is not whether the paid-for in-app content will be required to progress within the game.