You can now walk with a friend in Pokémon GO
While we wait for the big update to introduce marketing of Pokémon among trainers, Niantic continues to expand his star game. With a downward trend in the number of downloads, hours spent in-game and Pokémon trainers overall, the Niantic team continues to innovate little by little, this time in the social section. Of course, socially but virtually, since that friend who can now accompany the players during the game will be neither more nor less than a Pokémon
Classic Pokémon Players (those who enjoyed it on Game Boy ), will recall the yellow edition of the original title. In it, as in the anime series broadcast on television, Pikachu accompanied the player on the map view. That is, it was possible to see the main character accompanied by Pikachu at all times. Now, as a wink, or as a desperate attempt to introduce a novelty in Pokémon GO, you can also wander over the map of the town accompanied by a good friendPokemon
The new feature, companion Pokémon, will allow you to select one of the Pokémon team favorites to appear on the in-game map view, next to the regular avatarA nod to classic players who enjoyed Pokémon Yellow, and to those who like the company of a digital pet. Of course, the thing does not remain in the visual, since the Pokémon in question will grant some benefits to the game.
For the time being (and until we can test the update first hand), Niantic has only announced that this friend or partnerPokémon will offer more candy during map walks. However, it opens the door to new experiences and rewards, according to their statement. Something that could well give the title a little more depth and generate attention back to itself
And it is that Pokémon GO begins to face the reality of fashions.After a launch that was less than spectacular both in terms of media coverage and in terms of downloads and active players, it seems that the fever is beginning to wane. Even more so in the absence of real news and when the gameplay begins to become repetitive and boring. A downward trend that Niantic can only overcome by completing some of its promises, such as the future fights between trainers or trading pokemon
For now it has made little progress, possibly due to its timid new features, which come slowly without really innovating in the mechanics of the title. Proof of this is its recent introduction of the recommendations of the Pokémon leaders of the three great teams that rule the game. A feature that does little more than add good words to the stats of each Pokémon that the player has captured.
For now we will have to wait a few hours until this new version of Pokémon GO lands in application markets around the world to add a companion to the adventure. It will be available on both Google Play Store and App Store Will the companions get Pokémon get trainers back in the game?
