Jul 25, 2016 via BusinessInsider http://www.businessinsider.com.au/pokemon-go-niantic-san-diego-comic-con-2016-2016-7 The CEO behind Pokémon Go just dropped some big hints to the future of the game MATT WEINBERGER JUL 25, 2016, 8:25 AM Niantic Niantic CEO John Hanke Niantic CEO John Hanke, the chief executive behind the smash-hit smartphone game Pokémon Go, stopped by San Diego Comic-Con on Sunday to drop some big hints as to the future of the game. Here’s what Hanke revealed, in a conversation with host and Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick, as reported by ComicBook.com: Sorry about the servers: Hanke told the San Diego crowd that they “weren’t provisioned for what happened” and that they’re working on keeping the servers up and reliable before they add new features. Similarly, Hanke also says they’re working on fixing things like the busted Pokémon radar system. Rare Pokémon are coming: “There are some rare ones that haven’t showed up yet that will be showing up.” That’s important, given that only 145 out of the total 151 Pokémon have been accounted for by players worldwide. Your team will be more important: Each Pokémon team — Team Instinct (Yellow), Team Valor (Red), and Team Mystic (Blue) — has one of the three Legendary Bird Pokémon associated with it, and that might play into which of those same birds players can catch. “They’re kinda aligned with the teams, and we might have something to announce about the teams soon,” says Hanke. Plus, the leaders of each time will start dispensing advice to players sooner rather than later, Hanke says. Turning Pokéstops into Pokémon Centres: Hanke hints you’ll be able to turn some Pokéstops in the game into Pokémon Centres, where you can heal your Pokémon, in accordance with the original video games that Pokémon Go is based on. Players haven’t found everything: Players of Pokémon Go have independently discovered that giving an Eevee the name of “Pyro,” “Rainer,” or “Sparky” will ensure that it evolves into Flareon, Vaporeon, or Jolteon, respectively. Hanke says there are plenty more little “easter eggs” like that which players haven’t found. Hanke confirmed that Pokémon trading is coming to the game, which he had previously told Business Insider. Meanwhile, players are starting to hit the limits of what the game currently has to offer, as Brooklyn-based Nick Johnson has caught all 142 Pokémon currently available in the United States.
Jul 25, 2016 Another article: via NintendoNews http://nintendonews.com/news/mobile/players-experienced-10-percent-pokemon-go/ Players Have Experienced Only 10% of Pokémon GO Millions of people around the world are playing Pokémon GO, but they’ve only experienced about 10 percent of the game’s planned content. That’s according to Niantic Labs founder John Hanke, who shared the info during aPokémon GO panel Sunday afternoon at Comic-Con International 2016 in San Diego, Calif. “We have about one tenth of the ideas we had when we kicked this project off two years ago for its initial release.” Hanke also assured fans that content such as trading, customizable Gyms, Pokémon Centers, and Legendary Pokémon will eventually be introduced. As for that pesky “three-step bug” used for tracking Pokémon, Niantic is on top of it. “We’ve heard about that on the inter-webs,” Hanke said. “We’re aware of that one.” Remember that Eevee evolution trick that was discovered one week ago? Hanke confirmed it, while also hinting that similar, less obvious Easter eggs may be “in [the game] that have yet to be discovered.” In addition, Pokémon GO’s leadership was revealed today. Candela is the female leader in charge of Team Valor, Blanche is Team Mystic’s leader, and Spark leads Team Instinct. More information about how each leader is connected to their team will be announced at a later date. In other news, more than 50 million Android users worldwide have installed Pokémon GO. Pokémon GO Team Leaders Follow Nintendo News on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus for the latest Pokémon GO news coverage.
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