Pokémon GO

mobile electronic game

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      In Pokémon

      The mobile application Pokémon GO was a blockbuster success upon its release in 2016. Developed by Niantic Labs, a former division of Google, the game used GPS data and the mobile device’s camera to create an “augmented reality” that allowed users to capture Pokémon from real-life locations.

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      • Augmented reality gaming
        In Pokémon GO

        Pokémon GO—the mobile app game, part of the massive Pokémon media franchise, that revolutionized augmented reality (AR) gaming—was downloaded more than 500 million times during its inaugural year of 2016, becoming the most popular mobile game ever. Within a month of its release, it had…

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