Pokémon Go: Players have been waiting for this update for years

Pokémon Go is still one of the best known and most popular mobile games. However, a lot of time has passed since the game was released in 2016. Now it’s time for an update that players have been waiting for for a long time.

The logo of Pokémon Go, a game by Niantic.
Pokemon GO is getting a new update.

Pokémon Go has been on the market since summer 2016. Upon its release, the game managed to wow almost the entire world. In every big city, people hunted Pokémon and moved from one Pokéstop to the next. The game is a bit dated now, but I’ll change that soon. Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, has big plans for the game’s future.

WORLD MAP UPDATE

Since Pokémon GO is an augmented reality game, the world around you plays a big role. It is therefore all the more important that this world is also accurately and well represented in the game itself . According to Niantic, after more than 6 years this is no longer the case. However, this problem should now be solved with an update that brings the world of Pokémon GO in line with the real world. To achieve this, you will soon no longer find old buildings in the game and new buildings will be added.

Some of the changes coming with this update include Pokémon spawn rates in cities and rural areas. In cities, for example, Pokémon should appear more evenly distributed and, according to Niantic, the places where Pokémon will be found in the future are now better integrated into the game world. Players in more rural regions, on the other hand, can look forward to more comprehensive changes . Pokémon should spawn here more often to compensate for long distances between places.

FUTURE PLANS FOR POKÉMON GO

Pokémon GO players can look forward to the future, because even after more than six years, Niantic is still not finished with the game. The renewal of the world map is only the first step of many. Niantic plans to bring new features to Pokémon GO over the coming months to keep the game fun . However, it is not yet clear whether these updates will appear at the same time or only after the update of the world map.

Overall, fans of the Pokémon franchise still have a lot to look forward to this year. In addition to the Pokémon Go updates, the first real open-world Pokémon game will be launched in November. These are Pokemon Crimson and Crimson. Both games will be available on November 18th, and players can already look forward to exploring a brand new world with their Pokémon.