Niantic announces this year’s Pokémon GO summer tour, in US, Germany, Japan<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>Niantic’s <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/12/pokemon-go-fest-details/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first attempt[/url] at a live <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/pokemon-go/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pokémon GO[/url] festival, <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/08/pokemon-go-chicago-event-solstice-event/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held in Chicago last July[/url], wasn’t exactly a blockbuster success. A combination of network congestion and server issues saw many attendees unable to even login, let alone play the game.</p>
<p>Niantic <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/22/pokemon-go-fest-network-issues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">issued refunds and in-game credit[/url], while <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/26/niantic-blames-carriers-for-chicago-go-fest-failure-says-other-festivals-will-go-ahead/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blaming carriers[/url], but eventually accepted full responsibility and settled a lawsuit by agreeing to <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/02/pokemon-go-fest-settlement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refund travel and accommodation[/url] costs.</p>
<p>Undeterred by this, the company plans to return to Chicago for another attempt as part of a new summer festival …</p>
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Niantic announces this year’s Pokémon GO summer tour, in US, Germany, Japan
