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Catch 'em all in real life: An augmented reality Pokemon game is coming to phones

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After years of hemming and hawing and will they/won’t they and “If Nintendo wanted to print money, they’d...” it’s finally happened: Nintendo is putting a game out on phones.</p><p>
And they’re starting with the big moneymaker, Pokémon. Check out the (super-stylized and not-at-all-indicative-of-reality) trailer below:</p><figure class="large"><div class="embed-wrapper"><div class="embed-container embed-youtube"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2sj2iQyBTQs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"> </iframe></div></div></figure>
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The game, announced at a press conference Thursday, is titled Pokémon Go and it’s coming from a surprising source—Niantic, the developer behind alternate-reality game Ingress and explore-your-surroundings app Field Trip. Niantic just announced its departure from parent company Google (or Alphabet (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2970032/four-knowns-and-four-unknowns-in-googles-alphabet-soup.html), if you prefer) a few weeks ago, which seems like a much safer bet in light of today’s news. I mean, Ingress is big but it’s not Pokémon big.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2982581/software-games/catch-em-all-in-real-life-an-augmented-reality-pokemon-game-is-coming-to-phones.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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