Next Pokemon game in 2016 will be on Android and OS

Pokémon is going mobile with an all-new game developed for Android and iOS smartphones called Pokémon Go, The Pokémon Company announced at a press conference in Japan today. The new game is a collaboration between Nintendo, The Pokémon Company and Niantic, the developer responsible for the mobile game Ingress.

The Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara announced Pokémon Go today, saying the game was inspired by the massively multiplayer, location-based, augmented reality game Ingress, which was originally developed within Google.

Ishihara said that late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was heavily involved in the idea behind the mobile Pokémon game.

Niantic’s John Hanke described Pokémon Go as a mobile game that’s wholesome, fun and can be enjoyed by families. Players will track down and capture Pokemon in real-world locations, Hanke said, collecting monsters like Bulbasaur at Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station or Pikachu at the Eiffel Tower. Pokémon will appear in parks, on streets and other locations around the world.

Junichi Masuda of Pokémon developer Game Freak appeared at today’s press conference to announce that it was collaborating with Niantic in developing Pokémon Go.

Pokémon Go will work with a Bluetooth-powered, watch-like device called Pokémon Go Plus, which players will wear on their wrist. The device, which looks like a Pokéball combined with a Google Maps marker pin, has a built-in LED light and a vibration function that will notify players that something important is happening in the game, such as a Pokémon appearing nearby. Ishihara said that Pokémon Go players won’t be required to use the device to play the game, but that it will reduce the amount of time players spend looking at their smart devices in order to play the game.

Source: Polygon