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		<title>&#8216;Pokemon Smile&#8217; uses AR to get kids to brush their teeth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] The Pokémon Company announced a bunch of games and updates this morning and somehow we still didn’t get a release date for Pokémon Sleep. In fact, it wasn’t mentioned at all. However, the company did showcase at least one lifestyle/health-related app, Pokémon Smile. It’s a game that helps your kids brush your teeth. Yes, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>The Pokémon Company announced a bunch of games and updates this morning and somehow we still didn’t get a release date for <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019-05-28-pokemon-sleep.html"><em>Pokémon Sleep</em></a>. In fact, it wasn’t mentioned at all. However, the company did showcase at least one lifestyle/health-related app, <em>Pokémon Smile</em>. It’s a game that helps your kids brush your teeth. Yes, it’s as cute as it sounds.</p>
<p>It’s an augmented reality application that will put a Pokémon cap on your kid’s head, and then task them with rescuing creatures like Pikachu, Eevee and Bulbasaur by brushing all the purple gunk off a set of teeth on screen. The Pokémon can then be captured and leveled up, because well, it <em>is</em> still a Pokémon game. </p>
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		<title>Pokémon games are available to play on Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Before you ask: there aren&#8217;t any in-app purchases, at least not at this stage. The Pokémon Company isn&#8217;t shy about its goals with producing Facebook titles. This is about making Pokémon games available to &#8220;people all over the world&#8221; who otherwise couldn&#8217;t (or wouldn&#8217;t) play. For Facebook, meanwhile, this is a big boost to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Before you ask: there aren&#8217;t any in-app purchases, at least not at this stage.</p>
<p>The Pokémon Company isn&#8217;t shy about its goals with producing Facebook titles. This is about making <em>Pokémon</em> games available to &#8220;people all over the world&#8221; who otherwise couldn&#8217;t (or wouldn&#8217;t) play. For Facebook, meanwhile, this is a big boost to an <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/26/instant-games-facebook-gaming-tab/">Instant Games platform</a> that only has so many big titles under its belt. You certainly won&#8217;t put down your Switch in favor of these games, but they could give you a reason to check out Facebook Gaming where you might otherwise ignore it.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Pokémon Go&#8217; has racked up 1 billion downloads</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] It is true that many of those downloads came shortly after the game&#8217;s launch. The creators were celebrating the 500 million mark in September 2016, or just weeks after its debut. Growth has clearly been much slower since &#8212; it&#8217;s just that the game managed to keep and foster its player base well after [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>It is true that many of those downloads came shortly after the game&#8217;s launch.  The creators were <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160907006800/en/Pok%C3%A9mon-Exceeds-500-Million-Downloads-Worldwide">celebrating</a> the 500 million mark in September 2016, or just weeks after its debut.  Growth has clearly been much slower since &#8212; it&#8217;s just that the game managed to keep and foster its player base well after others gave it a pass.</p>
<p>The figure illustrates the challenge <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/19/harry-potter-wizards-unite-first-community-day/"><em>Harry Potter: Wizards Unite</em></a> faces in gaining widespread adoption.  There are legions of <em>Pokémon Go</em> players, and they might not be in a rush to take on a second game that plays like the one they already know.  With that said, <em>Pokémon</em>&#8216;s endurance shows precisely why you can&#8217;t rule out success for other Niantic games, even if they don&#8217;t quite become cultural phenomenons.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Pokémon Sword&#8217; and &#8216;Shield&#8217; will have version-exclusive gyms</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Whichever version you buy, you&#8217;ll have to deal with yet another new mechanic: Gigantamaxing. Unlike Dynamaxing, which &#8216;just&#8217; makes Pokémon bigger and boosts their stats, certain creatures (such as Corviknight and Drednaw) will change appearance as they grow and gain access to a special G-Max Move. You won&#8217;t just want to stick to your [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Whichever version you buy, you&#8217;ll have to deal with yet another new mechanic: Gigantamaxing.  Unlike Dynamaxing, which &#8216;just&#8217; makes Pokémon bigger and boosts their stats, certain creatures (such as Corviknight and Drednaw) will change appearance as they grow and gain access to a special G-Max Move.  You won&#8217;t just want to stick to your familiar battlers, then, as you might miss out on some particularly effective attacks.</p>
<p>Throw in new Pokémon like the dessert-inspired Alcremie, Yamper the corgi, the coal-like Rolycoly and the steel Duraludon and there should be a healthy variety in the series&#8217; first proper Switch titles, even if some of your critters <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/11/pokemon-sword-and-shield-limited-transfers/">won&#8217;t carry over</a>.  It may just be a question of whether or not the gameplay translates well to Nintendo&#8217;s current console.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Pokémon Go&#8217; will drop Apple Watch support after July 1st</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2019 20:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] If you&#8217;re used to advancing your Pokémon Go game with an Apple Watch, you&#8217;ll want to change your habits. Niantic is ending support for the Apple Watch after July 1st &#8212; beyond that, you can&#8217;t connect your watch to the creature-catching game. Simply put, it&#8217;s not as useful any more. Now that Adventure Sync [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>If you&#8217;re used to advancing your <em>Pokémon Go</em> game <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2016/12/22/pokemon-go-apple-watch-out-now/">with an Apple Watch</a>, you&#8217;ll want to change your habits.  Niantic is <a href="https://niantic.helpshift.com/a/pokemon-go/?p=web&amp;s=top-articles&amp;f=discontinued-support-for-apple-watch">ending</a> support for the Apple Watch after July 1st &#8212; beyond that, you can&#8217;t connect your watch to the creature-catching game.  Simply put, it&#8217;s not as useful any more.  Now that Adventure Sync can track steps, earn Buddy Candy and hatch Pokémon on your phone, Niantic wants to &#8220;focus&#8221; on using the feature on one device instead of splitting your attention.</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Pokémon Sleep&#8217; will do for naps what &#8216;Pokémon Go&#8217; did for walking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 01:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] So how will the Pokémon Company and Niantic follow up Pokémon Go? At a press conference today they revealed Pokémon Sleep, a new mobile game that tracks your time sleeping to unlock new characters. It&#8217;s being made by Pokémon Magikarp developer Select Button. There&#8217;s also some new hardware with a Pokémon Go Plus + [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>So how will the Pokémon Company and Niantic follow up <em>Pokémon Go</em>? At a press conference today they revealed <em>Pokémon Sleep</em>, a new mobile game that tracks your time sleeping to unlock new characters. It&#8217;s being made by Pokémon Magikarp developer Select Button. There&#8217;s also some new hardware with a Pokémon Go Plus + that works as a sleep tracker, and has the function of the Pokémon Go Plus accessory for use with that game.</p>
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