Talk:Pokémon Go/Archive 1

Pokewalker?
The Pokemon Go Plus sounds pretty similar to the Pokewalker in that they're both accessories for Pokemon games that interact with real life. Anyone seeing any mention of this in an RS? Supernerd11 Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 01:10, 1 October 2015 (UTC)


 * I haven't heard anything about the plus being a pedometer, it's more alike to a bluetooth headset; instead of an audio in/output, it's a simple notification tool like a gutted healthband wearable, though. 79.212.232.87 (talk) 07:01, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Microtransactions
Certainly not looking forward to in-app purchases here. "You're out of pokeballs! 10 of the worst balls in the game for just $9.95!" 79.212.232.87 (talk) 07:03, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

How do I start
How do I start Zv1031 (talk) 23:36, 3 October 2015 (UTC)


 * If you're asking about starting the game, it won't be released til next year, so you'll have to wait until then to download it. Supernerd11 Firemind ^_^ Pokedex 00:10, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Darn. Angeldelinkwent (talk) 09:24, 6 March 2016 (UTC)

Augmented Reality
This and ingress is as much augmented reality as google maps. I simply do not perceive a game thats merely GPS enabled as augmenting any reality. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.172.230.201 (talk) 16:04, 7 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I agree in principle that it is merely GPS enabled, but there are a lot of WP:RS that refer to both Ingress and Pokémon GO as augmented reality. 166.20.224.13 (talk) 14:53, 25 November 2015 (UTC)


 * (same as first) Those RS just stick to the naming the google developers chose themself. 79.212.225.150 (talk) 11:54, 11 December 2015 (UTC)


 * (again, topic starter) it seems it is really augmented reality, as some youtube videos show the game being able to use device sensors to overlay pokemon graphics on the camera feed. 87.172.233.151 (talk) 14:30, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

US/EU Release Dates
The article says the game was released today (the 6th) in Australia, America, and Europe. The game was only released in Australia on the 6th. The release date for the US and EU are to be announced. The release in Australia was a silent release, too, and it was not released in Japan, suggesting it wasn't supposed to go live quite yet. Me, Hurray! (talk) 13:59, 6 July 2016 (UTC)


 * That's possibly my fault. Sorry. Not familiar that we split the release date into countries. Thanks for the improvement and sorry again. --CoolCanuck eh? 18:34, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

The introductory portion says the game was released worldwide in July 2016. As of 15 July, it is still no available everywhere, e.g., not in Sweden, neither on iOS nor Android.NiVeMa (talk) 07:20, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Worldwide for games doesn't actually mean every single country, I mean, should we consider Swaziland and Kuwait as regions too? Besides, Niantic already announced that more regions will have the game by the end of the month, and EU is a generalized regions, see the note in the infobox. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  07:23, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

release date for NA and EU should say 2016 instead of TBD
the Pokemon go page on the official Pokemon website reports the release date of Pokemon go as 2016 there is a bit of misinformation floating around because of the (possibly accidental) release in NZ

Iprefertau (talk) 22:02, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2016
Hello editors,

I noticed an error. The publisher of Pokémon GO is Niantic, Inc. Not The Pokémon Company.

See the Android Listing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticlabs.pokemongo

Offered by (Publisher Name) is Niantic, Inc. Can we change?

Thanks!

PokemonFan12 (talk) 23:22, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ Made the requested change. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 23:26, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2016
iOS page mentions that too: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8

PokemonFan12 (talk) 23:24, 6 July 2016 (UTC)
 * See above. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 23:26, 6 July 2016 (UTC)

POKEMON GO ISNT OUT IN JAPAN GDI stop spreading false updates
Im literally in Japan and no one can play it here yet many sites claim it's out here already.... Sillverias (talk) 14:11, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * We go with what reliable sources state, if it's false then maybe they should correct their articles. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  01:27, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The only reliable and correct source I can find is this tweet from Kento Suga, the Asia marketing manager for Niantic. I'm sorry it's in Japanese but it says "please wait a bit longer" in reference to the Japanese release. I hope that helps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.34.209.145 (talk) 08:05, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Stating obvious misinformation just because an incorrect news article says it's true is a ridiculous policy... You can see tons of Japanese people on twitter complaining that it isn't out yet. 2604:2000:6145:F500:11A7:FBFD:9E68:506B (talk) 08:31, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Dissident93: I'm not sure how you can claim a web post by *Eurogamer's US news editor* is more reliable source than the game's official site which states: "配信開始日:2016年予定" (Translation: "Release Date: 2016"). ~ Nendai (talk) 12:09, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Anyway T_T thanks for correcting the info there.... ._. looks like pokemon go won't out for Europe and Japan within the weekend though... Sillverias (talk) 12:56, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2016
the Genre is Real World Adventure

Goldscholars (talk) 19:11, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Not a valid genre for Wikipedia though, we don't use unique marketing terms like that for a reason. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  01:28, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: per Dissident93 —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 03:43, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2016
Please change "The game was officially released in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan on July 6, 2016." to "The game was officially released in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand on July 6, 2016.". The game is not out yet in Japan. source: 2604:2000:6145:F500:11A7:FBFD:9E68:506B (talk) 08:53, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ Already done. Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  04:32, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2016
Requesting that "The game was officially released in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan on July 6, 2016." have "and Japan" removed from the Development section, as well as from the Release Date section. The game has yet to be released in Japan. As can be seen on the official website. For those unable to understand Japanese, the site states "配信開始日:2016年予定" which translates to "Release Date: 2016 [expectation]." Relying on English-centered news articles such as Eurogamer's US news editor for this information seems a bit foolish, considering the country we are looking at.

Nendai (talk) 12:18, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Relaying on English sources is what EN Wikipedia prefers, don't blame the site/editors here if the articles themselves need to be corrected. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  23:40, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon GO Plus in first para
Is there any reason why PGO Plus is mentioned in the first paragraph? The first paragraph is to summarize the main idea. PGO Plus is talked about twice in the article, and I don't see a need/being noteworthy to mention it in the first paragraph. However, I would like to start a conversation before this is changed. --CoolCanuck eh? 17:17, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 July 2016
72.89.126.24 (talk) 22:55, 8 July 2016 (UTC) "On launch day, a Northern Territory police station in Australia reminded players that they do not need to enter the Darwin Police Station in order to catch a Sandshrew"

Should be changed to:

"On launch day, a Northern Territory police station in Australia reminded players that they do not need to enter the Darwin Police Station in order to use it's Pokestop."
 * This was already removed for not being notable. People having outrage on Facebook, what's the story here? ~ Dissident93  (talk)  23:39, 8 July 2016 (UTC)

How the Go Plus will work
Please add the following to the 'Development' or Go Plus section. Please note that the link is to http://venturebeat.com/2015/12/16/how-niantic-will-marry-animated-characters-with-mobile-location-data-in-pokemon-go/view-all/ - the full version of the article. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 05:18, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

The Go Plus is designed to allow a more "heads-up" gaming experience than Ingress. The player can be alerted to a nearby Pokémon by the Go Plus vibrating, press its button in a coded sequence to capture the Pokémon and check the app later to find out what they've captured.


 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: I slightly reworded it, but I've added it to the Plus section. Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  07:48, 9 July 2016 (UTC)

- from this source: http://venturebeat.com/2015/12/16/how-niantic-will-marry-animated-characters-with-mobile-location-data-in-pokemon-go/view-all/

''It’s a nice way to take a step in the mobile ecosystem for them. That came out of two influences. One was a learning from Ingress. We wanted to give people a way to play the game where you didn’t necessarily have to take your phone out and interact with the UX. Part of the idea of the game is, you’re outside and you can see beautiful things. If you’re always staring at your phone, you’re not seeing the world around you.''

''We had brainstormed this idea. Why not have a little device that buzzes when you’re near something important? You can interact with it in some subtle way, and then later on you can open up your app or your tablet and you see, “Oh, I got this or did that.” That was one of the influences.''

''The other was, imagine that a parent is playing with a kid and they want to give the kid a device to interact with rather than handing over the phone. I’m often handing my phone to my kid, because he’s bored or whatever. But the idea is you can give them the Pokémon Go Plus device. It vibrates and flashes when you’re near Pokémon. When they press a button in a certain sequence they capture it. Then, later on, you can look at it together on your phone or tablet.''

That quote supports the assertion that the Go Plus was made to create a more heads-up gaming experience than Ingress, and it supports the description of how the Go Plus will work. I hope this helps. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 00:23, 10 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks. It doesn't directly compare it to Ingress, so it's debatable. While they are talking about "learning from Ingress" .. I'm not sure. I would not object to an editor removing the citation needed, though. I'm just not 100% sure they meant that. Thanks! P.S. If you like editing wikipedia, consider making an account! :) --CoolCanuck eh? 00:54, 10 July 2016 (UTC)


 * , thanks for your reply. Could you please fix the text-source error you introduced with your tags? As an IP or 'brand new registered editor', my reversion of your tagging could be considered vandalism. :( --211.30.17.74 (talk) 01:27, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I've removed the "not in source" tag for The player cannot check what they've caught until it is connected to a mobile device or a tablet but I've left the citation needed for the heads-up bit. Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  01:30, 10 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks . The heads-up text was my way of summarising " One was a learning from Ingress. We wanted to give people a way to play the game where you didn’t necessarily have to take your phone out and interact with the UX. Part of the idea of the game is, you’re outside and you can see beautiful things. If you’re always staring at your phone, you’re not seeing the world around you."  In that way, players are engaging with the beautiful things in the great outdoors - heads up - more than twiddling with their phones.  --211.30.17.74 (talk) 04:36, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 July 2016
Under "Gameplay," in the third paragraph, please change "Each Pokémon evolution trees have their own type of candy" to "Each Pokémon evolution tree has its own type of candy", in order to correct the grammar.

73.48.132.230 (talk) 07:01, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  07:19, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

For the iPad?
Is the game available for the iPad? People just keep saying they have it on their iPhones. 86.142.244.0 (talk) 22:39, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It definitely works on an iPad. Question is, are the sources talking about it...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:18, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The iOS App Store has iPad screenshots, if that helps.. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8 --CoolCanuck eh? 03:42, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * So it DOES work on the iPad! At last, someone's answered this question! I have no idea why the media refers to it as a game exclusive to smartphones. 86.142.244.0 (talk) 13:01, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Can confirm. Just tested this game on an iPad. Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  13:02, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

It works on iPad and tablets, but in the words of Niantic it is 'optimised for smartphones'. It works fine, but it's more usable on a phone. Hope this is helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.82.200.27 (talk) 05:40, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Safety concerns or controversy?
What should the title of the section be called? There are a few things in that section that don't have anything to do with safety but are controversial. Things like the dead body and the man's house don't have anything to do with safety concerns. Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  01:30, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Remove all the "safety concerns", since how is it any different from being distracted by another app on a mobile device? ~ Dissident93  (talk)  05:32, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Please update to reflect security concerns: http://adamreeve.tumblr.com/post/147120922009/pokemon-go-is-a-huge-security-risk 72.200.94.104 (talk) 18:29, 11 July 2016 (UTC)


 * "he same day, while using the game, a Wyoming player stumbled across a dead body that was floating in a river."
 * How is this a "safety concern" or "controversy?" The body was already dead.  If anything, this is the app helping out to solve a missing person case.  There's no indication the person finding the body was threatened.  SnowFire (talk) 19:22, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Impact on Nintendo shares
Perhaps would be interesting to add a mention to the increment in the Nintendo shares after the game was launched, last friday was 10%, and today, monday 11 of July are up to 20%, the best numbers since 1983.

Also, the game set a new record for reaching #1 in both google play and app store.181.161.20.112 (talk) 04:33, 11 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It already is mentioned. See the Reception section. It could be expanded a bit with the references you provided, though. <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  04:46, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2016
Change the reference to choosing an avatar's 'gender' to choosing an avatar's 'style'. This is the term used in the game and is likely a deliberate decision to allow players to choose a masculine or feminine looking avatar regardless of the player's/avatar's gender.

Source: http://www.autostraddle.com/pokemon-go-came-out-in-the-us-now-we-can-catch-em-all-344176/

94.5.50.54 (talk) 09:46, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

✅ WikiBikkit (talk) 11:03, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 July 2016
This article is missing information regarding release dates outside the US/NZ/AU. If none have been announced, then we should say so. Lots of people are unaware that the game is, for example, not available in Canada or the UK yet. I've already seen the game compared to Hulu by some (the streaming service that is only available in the US).

68.146.233.86 (talk) 21:26, 11 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the edit suggestion. However, I have previously made an edit noting similar information, and it didn't go over well. It was even worse at the time, since the article said "worldwide" (now removed). I am afraid if I make the edit you requested, that it will be reverted by the same editor. My apologies. But we can have some discussion. --CoolCanuck eh? 00:21, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ Already done, bottom of Development. Rgoodermote (talk) 00:54, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon GO and rural areas
Please add the following to the reception section:

Players who live in rural areas have criticised the lack of PokeStops and gyms in their local area.

Thank you. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 05:31, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ But re-wrote it as "Players outside of populated, urban areas criticized the lack of PokeStops and gyms in their local area" to better fit the section. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  06:19, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 July 2016
Revise the paragraph describing the origin of the game to include following facts.

The idea for the game was a proposal created by Niantic and pitched to The Pokemon Company (including TPC CEO Mr. Ishihara) by members of the Ingress development team, drawing heavily on game design elements, data, and technology from that project. Mr. Nomura was later invited to join that team and served as the Product Manager.

Elclassico2016 (talk) 08:50, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

source: john hanke.
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.Brianga (talk) 13:26, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Metacritic score
Please add the Metacritic score to the article. I have included it below in the Video game reviews template for convenience. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 01:25, 13 July 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅Done. Rgoodermote (talk) 01:33, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Go specific wiki
It might be worth making an external link to the Mediawiki which the specifically built by the community for Pokemon go. The url is www.pokemon-go-wiki.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rexde500 (talk • contribs) 23:09, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
 * User generated Wikis as external links aren't normally accepted on Wikipedia. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  00:54, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Graveyard and memorial criticism
Please add the following:

Pokemon Go has been criticised for using graveyards and memorials as sites to catch Pokemon. The Holocaust Museum in Auschwitz has requested that they be removed as a location in the game.

Thank you. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 02:26, 13 July 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ But slightly edited it to better fit the section. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  02:40, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Release location
It actually came out in Australia first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.143.215.178 (talk) 07:27, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The most pertinent information is the release date, which was the same for AUS, NZ and US. However, I have gone ahead and changed the order of the countries in the lede and within the article to reflect that of the release order, hopefully no one minds. Rgoodermote (talk) 08:06, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2016
Fractalalalal (talk) 08:01, 13 July 2016 (UTC)The April Fool was out on the 31st of March 2014, as the youtube link can easyly proves, and so PLEASE CHANGE "The idea for the game was conceived in 2013" to "The idea for the game was conceived in 2014"
 * ✅ ~ Dissident93  (talk)  08:10, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It seems that an official at Nintendo flubbed and said it was 2013 and not 2014. Right here.. I'm not trying to change anything, just pointing out where this error appears to have come from. Also, this one of the references and it's in a strange place, is there any particular reason it's in the sentence after this one? Rgoodermote (talk) 08:15, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2016
App was released in Germany on July 13 2016 - update to reflect this? GrilledCheez89 (talk) 09:47, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Already covers it. <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  10:11, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 July 2016
It's not available in the UK, only Germany. Here's a source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/13/12170608/pokemon-go-launch-europe — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.168.40.68 (talk • contribs) 12:28, 13 July 2016
 * ✅ <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  12:29, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

CIA connection in Controversies section
The controversy over the CIA connection keeps getting removed claiming 'tin foil hat' and 'unreliable sources'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel "In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus and known as In-Q-It, is an American not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Arlington, Virginia. It invests in high-tech companies for the sole purpose of keeping the Central Intelligence Agency, and other intelligence agencies"  this entry also lists Keyhole, Inc as a company that received money. Sources for this quote are documented/cited.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyhole,_Inc "Key people John Hanke, CEO" and ", additional capital came from an NVIDIA bundling deal, from the CIA's venture capital arm In-Q-Tel,[1] with the majority of In-Q-Tel' funds coming from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency," Sources for this quote are documented/cited.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hanke "John Hanke is an entrepreneur. He currently runs Niantic Labs, a company which explores experimental mobile, social, and local applications such as Ingress and 'Pokémon Go'." Sources for this quote are documented/cited.

These are all wiki entries with each point documented and referenced. This is the basis for the current controversy over the potential CIA ties to the Pokemon Go application/game. The CIA is documented, on wiki and cited appropriately, as selling shares of Keyhole to Google, John Hanke left and started Niantic. A quick search of "pokemon go cia" on facebook will populate with thousands and thousands of posts discussing the connection a quick Google search for 'pokemon go cia' brings up several results in the 'news' category as well as 'About 6,290,000 results (0.78 seconds)'. It has been mentioned on twit.tv podcasts, several YouTube channels of various subscribers levels etc this also classified it as a 'controversy'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.31.21.15 (talk) 19:48, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a reliable source
 * Those articles are in pretty terrible shape anyway
 * Facebook searches are not reliable sources
 * Podcasts are not reliable sources
 * Youtube channels are not reliable sources
 * This is almost the definition of WP:FRINGE.
 * Have a good day. Timothy Joseph Wood  19:53, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

You are one of the densest people on the planet. Each bit of quoted text, contains documentation in the respective wiki entries with sources for each claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.31.21.15 (talk) 19:56, 13 July 2016 (UTC)


 * None of those sources are reliable however, please read WP:IRS. Rgoodermote (talk) 19:58, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

John Hanke is an entrepreneur. He currently runs Niantic Labs, a company which explores experimental mobile, social, and local applications such as Ingress and 'Pokémon Go'. Prior to joining Google, Hanke founded and was CEO at Keyhole, Inc.. Google acquired Keyhole in 2004, at which point Keyhole's flagship product was renamed to Google Earth. - http://www.makinggames.biz/features/reality-as-a-virtual-playground,7286.html

In-Q-Tel sold 5,636 shares of Google, worth over $2.2 million, on November 15, 2005.[9] The stocks were a result of Google’s acquisition of Keyhole, the CIA funded satellite mapping software now known as Google Earth. - http://google.blognewschannel.com/archives/2005/11/15/cia-sells-google-shares/

Niantic, Inc. is an American software development company based in San Francisco, California. The company was founded in 2010 by John Hanke as Niantic Labs http://www.inc.com/eric-markowitz/inside-the-mind-of-googles-greatest-idea-man.html 12.31.21.15 (talk) 20:02, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

John Hanke, founder of both companies, received investment money from the Central Intelligence Agency. Documented. End of discussion.12.31.21.15 (talk) 20:03, 13 July 2016 (UTC)


 * That sounds like WP:SYNTH. You're drawing a conclusion that reliable sources don't seem to be supporting. - Aoidh (talk) 20:05, 13 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Please do not remove other's replies. Please read the link I put above and Wikipedia is not a reliable source. Rgoodermote (talk) 20:07, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Police warning removed?
Why was the point about police warning users to look up and away from their phone when playing removed?.. multiple police agencies have issued similar warnings - even in countries that don't officially have the game.. and we're going to exclude them.. why? NPOV means neutral. Not only positive. --CoolCanuck eh? 15:04, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Because it was not covered by reliable secondary sources, there was only a primary source from a Facebook account that's not even verified. We don't need to tell readers of common sense like that, see WP:NODISCLAIMERS. – nyuszika7h (talk) 15:31, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Fall injuries are mentioned. I don't think the issue needs to be covered much more extensively than that. Brianga (talk) 17:20, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * - the point of the NT police's communication was lost in the wikipedia article. The Darwin Police Station became a pilgrimage point for a Sandshrew and pokeballs, and so they had to remind people that they didn't actually have to enter the station to try to catch it.  They coupled this with a reminder to play safe.  --211.30.17.74 (talk) 22:56, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Version
The article should mention that the game does not run on Android versions below 4.4 and iOS versions below 8.0. 117.192.161.232 (talk) 15:27, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ – nyuszika7h (talk) 20:09, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Not in the infobox. We've never done this for any game on Wikipedia, and one guy wanting it is not consensus. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  00:51, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

Availability in South Korea
Some interesting (reliable) news stories around about players flocking to the few remote areas of South Korea where the game can be played, particularly Sokcho and Ulleungdo. It is unplayable in most of the country due to government restrictions on mapping data. 167.123.240.35 (talk) 01:46, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 July 2016
2001:E68:5444:98A5:D527:8568:87DD:4507 (talk) 04:57, 14 July 2016 (UTC) dangerously women
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 05:09, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

Reception ideas
I've started to expand the reception section and I have a few ideas for others if they wish to help: Hope this helps. <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  12:19, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Talk about the battery problems.
 * More overall coverage on the gameplay aspects. This includes both positive and negative press. See the second paragraph in the section for where this should be added. (Check out Metacritic for more reviews)
 * Spotify sentence could be expanded. Why did it jump in popularity? What songs were influenced the most? etc.
 * More notable websites have talked about the exercise benefits of this game. Maybe go into more detail?
 * That reception table needs an expansion. It's recommended to not put review scores into the prose if that template is there, so may as well make use of it.
 * About the Spotify sentence, I wanted to keep it simple, but the source does give more details. And about the review numbers in the prose, that's fine, the prose only really needs the general opinion of the reviewer. I can try and find more reviews if needed. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  12:40, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

New "Impact" section within the Reception section
I propose that there should be a new section relating to the positive impact that the game has overall. For example, CNN reported that a suspect was caught as a result of two marines playing the game. Furthermore, Wall Street Journal recently reported that Companies are marketing themselves by using the Pokémon Go app. Yoshiman6464 (talk) 18:42, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not against this, but normally we go with "Legacy" for those types of sections on game articles. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  10:29, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * "Companies are marketing themselves" – Anything that encourages advertising is not (necessarily) "positive". Mitch Ames (talk) 10:33, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Yoshiman6464 (talk) 17:50, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

2013 Princeton Study
Regarding this edit. I stand by the opinion that it's totally off topic. Wikilink to mental health and exercise and let interested readers look at the main article.


 * The rest of the references in this paragraph actually seem to be about the game.
 * There seems to be no obvious reason why this particular study is chosen at random as a place filler for an entire field of neuroscience. Maybe there would be a better argument if it were actually study on exercise and mental health related to video games (maybe DDR?).
 * The study itself is a particularly bad one for what it's trying to be shoehorned into. It's a study of mice, the mice are "runner" mice put in cold water, and it's a highly technical analysis of neurochemistry that basically no readers are going to understand. It's an analysis of mechanism and not cause/effect, and the study itself says in its conclusions that there is an issue with similar studies finding contradictory effects: that runner mice actually exhibit increased stress.
 * It doesn't support the content anyway. It's not a meta analysis so it's not "studies". And it's juxtaposed to the following sentence which is specifically about augmented reality games, which this study is not about...in spades. Timothy Joseph Wood  19:11, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Pinging . Timothy Joseph Wood  19:12, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The direct reference to the study is provided on top of its mention within another reference used in the section. I'm simply cutting out the middle man and providing a direct link to it. The citation to the study can be removed if that's the problem, but the sentence itself is supported by multiple reliable sources. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 19:16, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'd be fine with including the quote from the article actually about the game. Attributed to Ben Michaelis:
 * "'being outside, exercise and highly focused, goal-oriented activities have all been shown to help reduce some of the symptoms associated with anxiety and depression as well as other mental illnesses. I think that this feedback holds promise for other game makers to take note about possible benefits of their games.'"
 * To take some sources that call this a form of exercise, and then use scholarly research on exercise per se to therefore say that there is scientific support that this game will have a definite beneficial outcome feels very WP:SYNTH. We cannot say in WP's voice that this game will have positive mental or physical health outcomes, which is what the current wording strongly implies. We can say that other people have said it will, which is what everything in the paragraph besides this sentence says. Timothy Joseph Wood  19:34, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Ahh, now I see where you're coming from and what the issue is. Yeah, I certainly did not intend for it to come off that way. My intention was to inform readers that exercise is known, and confirmed, to improve mental health but not make the connection directly to the game and violate WP:SYNTH. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 19:51, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I probably should have thought my reasoning through more originally, instead of throwing WP:COAT out as the first thing that came to mind. Timothy Joseph Wood  19:57, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * No worries, that's what discussions are for ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 19:59, 14 July 2016 (UTC)

Can now add Pokemon GO locations
Please add the following:

As of 14 July, players can now submit new locations for inclusion in Pokemon GO.

Thank you. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 04:16, 15 July 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ -- Tigress 223 t@lk 06:08, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Page views

 * Wow, the article was getting averages of 5k views a day just a week ago. Pretty amazing to see how much it has exploded since, and I don't think anybody anticipated it. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  10:28, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Are you surprised, given how many people are playing the game? It's huge. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:55, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I mean I don't think anybody, even the developers, anticipated the game being this popular this quickly (and therefore the amount of pageviews here). The amount of views this article got in May was below 5 per day, assuming it's not glitched. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  03:00, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The game did drop without any warning so there was no build up to it for there to be many page views prior to release (but after the initial announcement last year). ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 03:04, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Which still kind of proves the point in that there was very little hype before the game was released (compare this instead to Overwatch), but exploded in popularity once it did last week. To go from 5 views a day to 800,000 in pretty much a month might be something Wikipedia has never seen, or least, very rarely. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  03:11, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Here's the last 6 months for Overwatch (video game) for comparison. -- <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  06:33, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Go Plus
It seems like the Pokemon Go Plus doesn't fit under development, though I also don't think there's enough information on it to pull it out as its own article... thoughts? Jamesmcmahon0 (talk) 16:03, 15 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I've moved it to the gameplay section since it's more integrated with that aspect of the game. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 18:10, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Yelp and PokeStops?
Is it relevant here that Yelp is asking its users about Pokestops, as another facet of the 'pokemon go driving local business' theme? It has been reported in multiple sources: http://www.cnet.com/news/yelp-is-now-asking-users-about-nearby-pokestops/  --211.30.17.74 (talk) 02:23, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

City Spirit Go - Chinese clone
Please add information about City Spirit Go, a Chinese clone of Pokemon Go, to the article.

In China, Google services are banned by the Great Firewall. Players of Pokemon GO in China have bought IDs for the Australian Apple Store, used a virtual private network to use Google services, and used a GPS spoofer because there are no Pokemon to catch in China. A clone app called "City Spirit Go" is available in China, and was released shortly after Pokemon GO's beta test in Japan.

Thank you. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 04:48, 16 July 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  04:52, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Ishihara and wife were Ingress players
Please add the following in the development section:

According to Hanke, the partnership with Ingress was "largely driven by" Ishihara and the Pokemon Company. Ishihara and his wife played Ingress, seeing it as a "perfect match" for Pokemon.

Thank you. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 01:56, 16 July 2016 (UTC)


 * ✅ But rewrote it as "Ishihara had been a big fan of developer Niantic's previous augmented reality game, Ingress, and saw the game's concept as a perfect match for the Pokémon series" and fixed the flow of the section in conjunction. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  06:29, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Link to Pokemon specific Wiki
When reading the article I realised that there's no link to the full Pokemon GO Wiki. This could be very helpful for people looking for more specific information. --Pokedigtrio (talk) 10:40, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Per WP:ELNO #12, we don't normally add external Wikis, unless they are officially backed by the developers or are used by other reliable sources or something. So in this case, it shouldn't be added. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  10:46, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Go
Will it be successful in a country like India? With soo much traffic and lack of infrastructure. Gaju77777777 (talk) 13:57, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Category suggestion
We should add Category:Video games containing microtransactions — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.64.26.140 (talk) 14:15, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ -- ferret (talk) 14:33, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

Accidents
There should be a accident section listing all the incidents that Pokemon go caused similar to the aviation pages (example on the b737 page) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:304:CE75:E40:5DE:2928:C10D:233D (talk) 14:42, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That would probably fall under WP:GAMETRIVIA. There is already a "controversies" section. <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  01:11, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Image of Go Plus
Please add this image of a Go Plus to the article. It is available under a CC BY license on Flickr, and so should be appropriate for inclusion. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 06:08, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll add it in a bit. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  06:18, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Try to crop it so that not too much of the table shows. <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  06:25, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Added the picture (and cropped), but couldn't find a good caption and place for it. So do what you wish with it. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  07:48, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do. <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  07:50, 16 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Could the image please be moved to the Wiki commons image repository?  That way it could easily be used on all the non-English Pokemon Go articles.  --211.30.17.74 (talk) 01:02, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Somebody else did, and it seems it's being used in other articles now. ~ Dissident93  (talk)  02:48, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Photo of Pokemon GO being used as advertising
I think this article would be greatly enhanced by a photo of a business using Pokemon GO tie-ins as advertising. this is the only free example I've seen thus far, though and it doesn't seem like the clearest example. Something like this one would be perfect, if it was under a free license. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 04:39, 17 July 2016 (UTC)


 * I tell a lie, here's another free one. --211.30.17.74 (talk) 04:47, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Added the one in Portsmouth to the article, thanks for linking it! ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 12:22, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The pictures in the article look amazing! --211.30.17.74 (talk) 00:51, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

technical issues
Pokemon Go never had access to drive/gmail/calendar/etc; was a display bug. The quote is taken out of context too.

''We recently discovered that the Pokémon GO account creation process on iOS erroneously requests full access permission for the user’s Google account. However, Pokémon GO only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your User ID and email address) and no other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected. Once we became aware of this error, we began working on a client-side fix to request permission for only basic Google profile information, in line with the data that we actually access. Google has verified that no other information has been received or accessed by Pokémon GO or Niantic. Google will soon reduce Pokémon GO’s permission to only the basic profile data that Pokémon GO needs, and users do not need to take any actions themselves. ''

interview with the person where this all start; sounds like he jumped the gun and other security experts say it isn't true -http://gizmodo.com/can-pokemon-go-really-read-all-your-emails-1783479136

summed it up as overblown/easy clickbait -https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/15/dont-believe-the-pokemon-go-privacy-hype/

66.36.144.7 (talk) 09:59, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Expanded the section with relevant information. If there's anything pertinent that I accidentally left out, just drop another message. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 13:15, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Just for fun...
... any user from Wikipedia who play 'Pokemon Go' are free to use the template I recently made. I do not know if this is okay since this is the first time I made a userbox. Go to: User:Typhoon2013/PokeGo if you want one to be put up in your user page. Have a great day catching some pokemon! :) Typhoon2013  (talk) 12:20, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Nice templates, one thing though. It's hard to read the text on the Mystic one. Team Instinct - No shelter from the storm <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )  13:02, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately you are not allowed to use the logo in the userboxes per WP:NFCC. – nyuszika7h (talk) 13:09, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * If you sort out the image problem, you can add these to Userboxes/Games/Video games. Timothy Joseph Wood  13:15, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I replaced the image and also fixed WP:COLOR contrast issues. Had to make the red one a bit darker to be AAA compliant. nyuszika7h (talk) 13:35, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I've added them to te list of VG userboxes. Timothy Joseph Wood  14:31, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your responses. For the image, ok I understand. At first I was thinking to make one with the Team Logo in the background and the leader in the front. For the Mystic one, what  said, if it's pretty hard to see, then what color should the text be?? Will white be good?? And Nyuszika7H, yeah I was thinking to make a dark-reddish color but I could not find it/what it is. I'll be sorting this out.  Typhoon2013  (talk) 21:04, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * The colors are fine now, I've fixed them already. nyuszika7h (talk) 21:12, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, thank you so much!! I just saw it, especially for the dark-reddish color :)... Now I'm thinking to change the image, of what I said in my recent message. Typhoon2013  (talk) 21:14, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2016
please change steaming to streaming on the fourth paragraph of "Community and cultural impact"

There&#39;s a typo somewhere (talk) 12:35, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅; fixed the typo. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 12:38, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Commons
In article there are a lot of images. What do you think about Pokemon Go on Wikimedia commons? Dawid2009 (talk) 13:31, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * There's a category for it on the commons already. There's not much else there aside from duplicates or alternative versions to what's presented in the article. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 13:34, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2016
Pokémon Go is a free-to-play location-based augmented reality mobile game developed and published by Niantic. It was released in July 2016 for iOS and Android devices. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8

Publisher(s)	Niantic Inc.

2601:641:C080:49C0:75BD:DA29:1737:36F8 (talk) 19:02, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The Pokemon Company is the publisher, per reliable sources such as Eurogamer. -- ferret (talk) 19:13, 17 July 2016 (UTC) -- ferret (talk) 19:13, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 July 2016
Due to the amount of imposter accounts, I request the official social media channel links be listed under "External links": Facebook: facebook.com/PokemonGO Twitter: twitter.com/PokemonGOapp Google+: plus.google.com/+PokemonGO

These links can be verified at the bottom of the official pokemongo.com website "connect" section. Akrugar (talk) 20:40, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Akrugar (talk) 20:40, 17 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Per WP:ELOFFICIAL. If they're linked from the official site, it's not appropriate for us to make a directory of all official social media sites. -- ferret (talk) 21:07, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 July 2016
Hello,

I just noticed an inaccuracy. The publisher of Pokémon GO is inaccurately stated as "The Pokémon Company". Per Google Play Store (Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticlabs.pokemongo&hl=en) where it says: "Offered by Niantic, Inc." and iTunes App Store (Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8) where it says "Seller: Niantic, Inc. it seems like the Publisher should be Niantic. Can you please make this correction and link the Niantic, Inc. Wikipedia page (Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niantic,_Inc.)?

Just wanted to ensure the proper company got the publisher credit. :)

Thanks!

PokemonFan12 (talk) 11:12, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * ❌ Niantic is the developer and due to The Pokémon Company being in charge of managing and licensing the Pokémon brand, they are the publisher. It seems this topic is highly debated, so I'll start a new thread to try to gain consensus on what the article should list as the publisher. See . <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  13:02, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Purpose of PokéStops and Pokémon gyms?
What is the function of these locations? The article mentions them but does not explain what they are or why they are needed in the game.67.186.224.245 (talk) 11:58, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I've added a basic description of both of them. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 12:34, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I expanded it a tad, too. <font face="Papyrus"><font color="#3ab628">Anarchyte ( work  &#124;  talk )  12:50, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Street Ad
Why have we changed the previous color pic if the pub sign on the street to a black and white one? This isn't Instagram. We shouldn't prefer b/w or (heaven forbid) sepia images over color because we think they look cool. Timothy Joseph Wood 13:20, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * It was always in black and white, that's how it was shared on flickr with a viable license. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 13:23, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * This one was linked to above. I thought it was previously on the article but I don't see a diff of it. Timothy Joseph Wood  13:54, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I didn't upload that one since it's of lower quality than the one presently in the article. Although it's in black and white, it's a lot clearer and easier to read. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 14:25, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Fair enough. Timothy Joseph Wood  14:36, 18 July 2016 (UTC)

Puerto Rico
As of today, Pokemon GO is now playable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.50.80.11 (talk) 13:11, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Univision source in Spanish. Timothy Joseph Wood  14:13, 19 July 2016 (UTC)