Wednesday, July 27, 2016

The Pokémon Go Plus wearable is delayed until September

Nintendo has announced that it will release its Pokémon Go Plus wearable in September, not the end of July as originally planned. The news went out in a tweet this morning, and according to an email posted by Nintendo Life, Nintendo is contacting people who already ordered the device with an apology and a small discount on their next purchase.

Pokémon Go Plus is a $35 watch-sized device that lets Pokémon Go players perform some in-game actions without pulling out their phones. After being paired with a phone, it will vibrate when you’re near a pokéstop and let you collect items from it, and it will flash when a pokémon is near, after which you can press a button to throw a pokéball. There are also some major limitations, though. Most...

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