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'Pokémon GO' Officially Coming to Apple Watch With New App

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Apple and Niantic Labs today announced that an app for the popular Pokémon Go iOS game is coming to Apple Watch.

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The app will notify users when wild Pokémon appear, show information about their hatching eggs, and even alert when a Pokéstop is near.

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CarlJ Avatar
129 months ago
Isn't Apple late to the party? I thought the Pokemon Go craze died out after the developers changed some of the gameplay mechanics.
Late perhaps. The craze (as in thousands of people in every park) has died down, but there's still tens of millions playing - any other game maker would kill for that kind of usage. And despite various conspiracy theories that went around, they cut back some features that weren't working right, 100% of the time. Probably will return at some point.
[doublepost=1473277117][/doublepost]If a Snorlax had showed up non-scripted, during the demo, I'd have probably said, "uh, wait a moment while I catch this." Still want one.
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Return Zero Avatar
129 months ago
This is a great merger between working out and playing games. I love the idea and can't wait to try it out.
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129 months ago
Not all Pokemon players are kids or teenagers. Some of us were quite young when the game originally released, so you know, nostalgia. I'm guessing you don't like kids stepping on your lawn? ;)
Oh God, now I feel even older. :) Lawn? Balcony! :D
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jhfenton Avatar
129 months ago
Oh, do you think this will only be available for Apple Watch 2 users? :(
No, I mean that it would kill the phone's battery. I've never seen anything kill a phone's battery faster than Pokemon Go.
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Speedy Dingo Avatar
129 months ago
Sorry, but at that point, I felt lost. I guess I'm not the target group anymore. Oh well, teenagers must have money to pay for Apple products these days...
Not all Pokemon players are kids or teenagers. Some of us were quite young when the game originally released, so you know, nostalgia. I'm guessing you don't like kids stepping on your lawn? ;)
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129 months ago
Sorry, but at that point, I felt lost. I guess I'm not the target group anymore. Oh well, teenagers must have money to pay for Apple products these days...
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