“Pokémon GO” gets real world touch with Niantic Labs help

The world of Pokémon will be getting an infusion of virtual and real world gaming fun thanks to a new title called Pokémon GO that is in the works. The interaction between digital space and meat space is on its way to being a reality for Pokémon fans thanks to some help from Google’s – er, Alphabet’s – Niantic Labs. You may be familiar with Niantic Labs as the creator of the popular Ingress game and it appears Pokémon GO will get a touch of that same technology.

Like the Ingress game, Pokémon GO will enable users to launch the game on their smartphone to then access the virtual world of Pokémon overlaid on their real location. Taking things a step further though, the companies involved in the development of Pokémon GO which include Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo Co., Ltd., will also be releasing a device called the Pokémon GO Plus. The device is a Bluetooth enabled accessory that will alert players to in-game events that may be close to their location. The Pokémon GO Plus will also have the ability to perform some actions like catching Pokémon through a button press.

Pokémon GO is expected to launch in 2016. You can check out the video below to see what the creators envision for Pokémon GO.

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source: Pokémon

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