Pokemon Go: Niantic keeps his interaction distance set up during containment
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Pokemon Go seeks to cajole its players. Niantic Labs has just announced that the interaction distance between players and game locations will be 80 meters. A reaction following complaints from trainers to see this reduced distance a few weeks earlier.
The global Covid-19 pandemic was on paper the gravedigger of social interactions as well as outings. A game like Pokemon Go was promised a dire fate with generalized confinements all over the globe. The title of Niantic Labs had nevertheless reacted by extending the distance of interaction between players and virtual places. A comfortable decision that has won over a large panel of trainers.
Pokemon Go listens to its audience to keep its players
The publisher of the mobile game has perfectly managed the epidemic. The success of the title was even confirmed with ever-increasing spending within the game. Since its release, the trainers have spent a tidy sum of $ 5 billion. In the first quarter of 2021, 642 million dollars were collected by Pokemon Go. A decision explained by the progressive deconfinements across the globe. So much so that Niantic Labs wanted to return to the original interaction distance of 40 meters. However, the public did not hear it that way.
Trainers – we’re looking forward to sharing our plans as a result of the task force on September 1, but one thing does not have to wait! From now on, 80 meters will be the base interaction radius for PokéStops and Gyms globally. (1/2)
– Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) August 25, 2021
A desire that was not accepted by several players expressing their dissatisfaction through a petition collecting 170,000 signatures. On the Twitter account of the game, it was announced that the interaction distance would return to 80 meters. A consequence of the demonstrations of its players. The mobile game has regained its colors this summer with the organization of the Fan Fest. Updates continue with the arrival of the latest generations of Galar. For the announcement of new features, Pokemon Go is meeting its players in September.
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