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Pokémon Go

augmented reality mobile game based on the Pokémon franchise
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Pokémon Go is a videogame that received the Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game award [1][2]. It also won the Golden Joystick Awards − Innovation of the Year and the Golden Joystick Awards − Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year [1][2].

The title secured the D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year and the Google Play Japan Best Game Award [1][2]. Additionally, it was honored with The Game Awards – Best Family Game and two other accolades [1][2].

Pokémon Go

Summary

Pokémon Go is a location-based game[1]. It draws 3,811 Wikipedia views per month (location_based_game category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pokémon Go received the Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3].
  • Pokémon Go received the Golden Joystick Awards − Innovation of the Year[4].
  • Pokémon Go received the Golden Joystick Awards − Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year[5].
  • Pokémon Go received the D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year[6].
  • Pokémon Go received the Google Play Japan Best Game Award[7].
  • Pokémon Go received the The Game Awards – Best Family Game[8].
  • Pokémon Go's instance of is recorded as location-based game[9].
  • Pokémon Go's instance of is recorded as video game[10].
  • Pokémon Go's instance of is recorded as mobile app[11].
  • Pokémon Go was directed by Tatsuo Nomura[12].
  • Pokémon Go's composer is recorded as Junichi Masuda[13].
  • Pokémon Go was published by Q8093[14].
  • Pokémon Go was published by Niantic Games Team[15].
  • Pokémon Go was published by The Pokémon Company[16].
  • Pokémon Go's genre is augmented reality[17].
  • Pokémon Go's genre is location-based game[18].
  • Pokémon Go's developer is recorded as Scopely[19].
  • Pokémon Go's part of the series is recorded as Pokémon side series[20].
  • Pokémon Go's part of the series is recorded as Pokémon[21].
  • Pokémon Go's part of the series is recorded as Pokémon video games[22].
  • Pokémon Go's operating system is recorded as Android[23].
  • Pokémon Go's operating system is recorded as iOS[24].
  • Pokémon Go's software version identifier is recorded as 0.29.0[25].
  • Pokémon Go's software version identifier is recorded as 0.29.3[26].
  • Pokémon Go's software version identifier is recorded as 0.31.0[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Q8093[14], Niantic Games Team[15], and The Pokémon Company[16]. Pokémon Go was directed by Tatsuo Nomura[12].

Publication

Pokémon Go's language of work or name is recorded as English[28]. Genres include augmented reality[17] and location-based game[18]. Series this is part of include Pokémon side series[20], Pokémon[21], and Pokémon video games[22].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Pokémon side series[20], Pokémon[21], and Pokémon video games[22].

Reception

Awards received include Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3], Golden Joystick Awards − Innovation of the Year[4], Golden Joystick Awards − Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year[5], D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year[6], Google Play Japan Best Game Award[7], and The Game Awards – Best Family Game[8].

Why It Matters

Pokémon Go draws 3,811 Wikipedia views per month (location_based_game category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

What awards did Pokémon Go receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3], Golden Joystick Awards − Innovation of the Year[4], Golden Joystick Awards − Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year[5], and D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year[6].

Related Entities

Android iOS iPadOS Junichi Masuda mobile app Nintendo Paul Verlaine Scopely The Pokémon Company touchscreen United States Unity

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . japan.googleblog.com. japan.googleblog.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . thegameawards.com. thegameawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . play.google.com. play.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . play.google.com. play.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Google Play. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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