So how are you looking at events for 2022 and beyond? This hybrid event type is popular, we've seen that with Go Fest the past couple of years now. Remember Trainers, for the next #PokemonGOSafariZone in □□□□□□□□ England □□□□□□□□ starting tomorrow! But no worries, as ticket holders you can participate from wherever you are! /e6LvrjkpUr- Pokémon GO OctoTo see this content please enable targeting cookies. I'm guessing Professor Willow will have some new things to say? We are looking at that and making sure it's not completely identical, but the primary content will be the same. When we planned the event originally and we did the sort of global version of that on the original event weekend, we didn't want to shortchange people from what the original intent was. Michael Sterenka: Yeah, as far as the content goes, it's very similar to last years. It's that real world social experience that is the hallmark of Pokémon Go - what makes the game so special and what makes the community so special.Īnd in terms of gameplay and spawns, it is the same as the 2020 event originally you planned? But honestly, as you mentioned, we always feel like the most important and the most fun part of the live events we put together is just being able to see so many other Trainers out having a great time exploring a beautiful park together. For those players who are comfortable coming to the park, we have some really amazing, fun in-person experiences to partake in - we have a huge merchandise booth with with Pokémon centre merchandise, there's going to be photo ops with Pikachu, Eevee and Snorlax, and different swag and stuff to take home. Due to the global pandemic we really want to be sensitive to all of our players' individual preferences in terms of comfortability and travel and so we've enabled the gameplay globally on the event day that you have a ticket for. Michael Sterenka: Obviously this event is a reschedule of the event that we announced and sold tickets back in March of last year. Still, for those who are going this weekend, what can they expect? I had wanted to go - I've been to in-person events all over the world and really miss their atmosphere - but unfortunately the rescheduled dates were ones where I just already had plans. And yeah, we are doing the final tweaks now before welcoming the attendees tomorrow. Philip Marz: We just gathered the team and did an introductory tour with them and introduced them to our local partners from Liverpool City Council - since only some of us have spoken with them so far. Michael Sterenka: Yeah, we're officially in Sefton Park! We just did a lap around the venue, it's looking beautiful. In-game eventsĪre you guys here in the UK right now? Are those Liverpudlian trees I see in the background? Joining me on video call from Liverpool this morning were director of global product marketing Michael Sterenka and EMEA product marketing manager Philip Marz. I also wanted to hear more about the longer-term future of Pokémon Go as a pioneer of Niantic's plans for a real-world AR metaverse - and our chat was well timed, on the day that new PokéStop powering up gameplay rolled out into public testing. For Pokémon Go fans, I tried to cover as many of your burning questions as possible - EX Raids, Kecleon, and future Community Day candidates. I was keen, then, to sit down with Niantic for a catch-up to commemorate Liverpool weekend, recap the summer but also look forward to the game's next five years.
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