'Pokemon GO' release date, news: Pokemon gyms will be more of a challenge to find

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When Nintendo announced a new game coming for Pokémon fans, the gaming community became so excited to know what it was and how it will be played. When the title was revealed, fans knew that it was something different. "Pokémon GO" is an augmented-reality game played on mobile devices such as smartphones.

The player can go anywhere to catch, battle, train and even trade Pokémons. Fans are already describing the game as awesome, especially since they can live out their Pokémon dreams by actually "catching them all," with smartphones in place of Pokémon balls.

There is a lot more to discover in this game according to Venture Beat. John Hanke, Chief Executive of Niantic Labs, said in an interview with the publication:

"Our goal is to make it so you can walk out of the house and within five minutes, you can find Pokémon. It may not be the most rare Pokémon in the world, but there'll be a population of Pokémon living near all our players. Gyms will be a bit more rare. You want to find gyms so you can level up your Pokémon and battle there, so it will take a little more effort to get there."

For Pokémon players, this is a very great news. Fans, however, are still speculating about the game's other features since not enough information has been officially disclosed by the company. Pokémon gamers will surely hope for a tournament, too.

Rare Pokémons are available for capture in rare places. If the player is lucky enough to live in that certain place, then the opportunityto own that Pokémon will be marginally bigger. Rare ones will surely have a bigger value and will be useful in trades.

The game also has an extra accessory that can make a user become a more certified Pokémon player. The "Pokémon Go Plus" is a watch that uses Bluetooth signal designed to detect Pokémons nearby. Using the watch means the player won't have to stare at his or her smartphone all the time to check if there are any Pokémons nearby, which allows the user to relax more.

"Pokémon GO" will be released in 2016.

 

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