While I do think that Niantic clamped down on playing while moving at higher speeds to avoid playing-while-driving lawsuits, I don’t think the new Nearby tracker is another way to avoid legal trouble.įirst of all, wild spawns still exist. I am less inclined to believe this theory. “Bad” PokeStops are being removed all the time, so the ones that remains should be the “safe” ones, which is why it’s okay to tell people to go there. The idea here is that by tying specific spawns to PokeStops, and Sightings no longer directing people to wild Pokémon, that Niantic is no longer specifically telling people to go into areas they shouldn’t. Now, we move on to the second reason that the Sightings/Nearby is the way it is, Niantic’s ever-present fear of legal trouble. But a rare spawn attached to a store? That’s gold, Jerry. A stop with extra items just wouldn’t be enough. No, we have never seen specific Pokémon tied to specific stores/PokeStops yet, but I am almost certain this is coming, and PokeStop-based spawns are the first step in making that a reality. Yes, I believe that some of these changes were trying to fix the old issues with three-step tracking and Sightings, but I absolutely believe a driving force behind this idea is the potential marketing opportunity attached to it. However, this entire thing wouldn’t be possible unless this PokeStop-based Nearby tracker was in place, so here we are.
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Updated on 07-22-2016 by Andy Boxall: Added in news of Yelp’s Pokéstop feature’s continued international release.I cannot understate how masterful of a marketing move this would be for both Niantic and the companies signing up to be sponsored PokeStops. And it’s set to expand to more than 200 countries in the coming weeks.
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In announced upcoming features such as the ability to trade and battle pokémon with other players, references in the game’s code suggest it will soon gain “sponsored locations,” or businesses that pay to host Pokéstops. Niantic Labs and The Pokémon Company have big plans in store, as you might expect. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has organized a Pokémon Go rally in Ohio, and there’s evidence of health benefits from improved mental state to physical fitness. In addition, it’s destroyed relationships, cost jobs, caused car crashes, and led distracted tourists off the edges of cliffs.īut it’s also been used as a tool for sociopolitical good, too. U.S. Pokémon Go’s popularity continues to astound. The app has accumulated more than 65 million users in the United States, beat out Tinder and Twitter last week in terms of weekly traffic, and now generates an estimated $1.6 million daily from microtransactions. The feature is accessible via Yelp’s apps for iOS and Android, and through Yelp’s website. On July 22 Pokémon Go players in the U.K., Spain, Italy, and Germany using Yelp could also search for and add Pokéstops. The feature first went live in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand. “Yelpers have already identified thousands of Pokéstops.”
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“To identify a business that’s in the vicinity of a Pokéstop, check-in to that location on Yelp and answer a quick question,” it said in a blog post.
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That means, of course, there’s nothing to prevent an unscrupulous restaurant owner from submitting a beneficial location or two, but Yelp said its verification system should weed out most inaccuracies. The caveat? Rather than tapping into Pokémon Go directly for Pokéstop data, Yelp is relying on user submissions to populate the filter with locations. Using the new tool is relatively straightforward: when pursuing, say, brunch or breakfast nooks within walking distance, tap the “Pokéstop Nearby” button and you’ll get a list of Pokémon-friendly businesses. Yelp’s “Pokéstop Nearby” filter, which joins the listing app’s many other granular search tags and categories (e.g., “burgers,” “tacos,” “cocktails,” “restaurants,” and “bars”), lets users identify businesses within an arm’s throw of “Pokéstops” - Pokémon Go terminology for caches of Pokéballs, health potions, and other level-boosting goodies.
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On Friday, the crowdsourced business finder launched a new search filter that lets players identify nearby sources in-game items. Unsurprisingly, everyone and their mother is attempting to cash in its blockbuster success, and Yelp is the latest to do so shamelessly.
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The augmented-reality game, the product of a partnership between Niantic Labs and The Pokémon Company, launched on July 7, and it has since gone on gain some pretty serious momentum - according to SurveyMonkey, it’s leapfrogged Candy Crush and Draw Something to become the most popular mobile game in history. Unless you’ve been living under a Geodude, you’ve undoubtedly heard about Pokémon Go.