Pokemon Duel hopes to emulate Pokemon Go – without the draw of augmented reality
Nintendo hopes to follow up on the critical and commercial success of augmented reality smartphone game Pokemon Go with the launch of Pokemon Duel, a separate strategic battle game where trainers can face-off online.
The free game has been released on iOS and Android and tasks players with building teams of six Pokemon whereupon the objective is to seize enemy territory and collect digital Pokemon figures.
Nintendo, which only owns an undisclosed stake in ‘Go’ developer Niantic, and 32% in the Pokemon company, couldn’t fully reap the financial benefits of Pokemon Go’s success. As a result, the news took Read full story ›
Source: The Drum
