Pokémon news (July 11th): Pokémon Sun and Moon / Pokémon GO

Today’s Pokémon news:

• Pokémon Sun and Moon
• Pokémon GO

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Yesterday, it was announced that the next episode of Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru variety show (on TV Tokyo) would have some Pokémon Sun and Moon footage. The episode will air on Sunday, July 17th, a couple of days after the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine (and the website update).

Source: Serebii

Pokémon GO

In an interview with Business Insider, John Hanke from Niantic explained that the launch of Pokémon GO was halted, due to the high number of users during the first couple of days in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Unfortunately, we don’t know exactly when it will be launched in Europe and Japan, but we can assume it’s only going to take a few days at most.

Also, he confirmed that Pokémon GO was getting some deeper mechanics in the future, such as trading. Those will be built around the foundations of Pokémon GO, which is all about interacting with other users in real life. Unfortunately, it’s not clear how trading will work in the game…

Also, the Pokéstops and Gyms will receive a major upgrade in the future. Right now, they’re pretty basic, but down the line, users will be able to customise their functions, and more. Finally, John Hanke talked a bit about Augmented Reality, and explained that there was a lot more they could do with that feature. In fact, he even hinted at a release on AR dedicated devices.

Source: Tech Insider