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tagline=To celebrate one year anniversary | | tagline=To celebrate one year anniversary | | ||
blurb=To promote its one year anniversary, Pokémon GO will have a Solstice Event, add collaborative features, and host several local events. }} | blurb=To promote its one year anniversary, Pokémon GO will have a Solstice Event, add collaborative features, and host several local events. }} | ||
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[[File:Pokémon GO Fest artwork.png|thumb|Pokémon GO Fest artwork]] | [[File:Pokémon GO Fest artwork.png|thumb|Pokémon GO Fest artwork]] | ||
To promote its one year anniversary and 750 million global downloads, {{bp|Pokémon GO}} will have a number of changes and special events. | To promote its one year anniversary and 750 million global downloads, {{bp|Pokémon GO}} will have a number of changes and special events. | ||
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In Europe, Pokémon GO celebrations will be held from June to September in partnership with {{wp|Unibail-Rodamco}} shopping centers. A complete schedule for these events will be released soon. | In Europe, Pokémon GO celebrations will be held from June to September in partnership with {{wp|Unibail-Rodamco}} shopping centers. A complete schedule for these events will be released soon. | ||
The "Pikachu Outbreak" held in Yokohama, Japan in August, an annual event hosted by {{bp|The Pokémon Company}}, will include a "unique Pokémon GO experience". More details on this event will be released in the coming weeks. | The "Pikachu Outbreak" held in {{wp|Yokohama}}, Japan in August, an annual event hosted by {{bp|The Pokémon Company}}, will include a "unique Pokémon GO experience". More details on this event will be released in the coming weeks. | ||
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Furthermore, {{bp|Niantic}} have taken out advertisements on billboards in New York, London and Tokyo over the past few days. These billboards celebrate Pokémon GO's "top Trainer cities" by publishing "near real-time stats" about local Pokémon GO gameplay activity. Yesterday, over 16 million Pokémon have been caught in New York, 17.5 million in London and 32.2 million in Tokyo. Many of these billboards have been turned into {{bp|PokéStop}}s in the game. Niantic intends to do similar campaigns in other cities. This campaign was devised by Niantic's new creative agency, {{wp|Wieden+Kennedy}}. | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/anniversary2017 Pokémon GO site] | |||
*[https://nianticlabs.com/blog/wk/ Niantic Labs] | |||