Looks like Pokemon GO has won!
It has been clear that Pokemon Go has not been having the year that they had imagine. After all, they had to throw out their plans for Safari Zone events and GO Fest. Though, they have certainly recovered by creating events that players from around the world can participate from home! It is thanks to this innovation that Pokemon GO has won Apple’s App Store Awards for 2020.
Reinventing Play in a Pandemic
It has been announced that Pokemon GO has won Apple’s App Store Award for Trend of the Year: Reinventing Play. Below is what was said about Pokemon GO and their ability to adapt to a year filled of sudden change.
Reinventing Play: Pokémon GO
Why we love it: Throughout the year, Pokémon GO made a flurry of innovative adjustments enabling players to continue exploring its wild world—even if they couldn’t venture out to do it.
It is certainly true that Pokemon GO had to make plenty of changes in 2020 due to COVID. All of it to ensure that players can play from home without venturing into the big world.
They have done this by implementing Remote Raiding to allow players to raid from home. You have seen the introduction of Stickers so that way players can make Gifts much more personal when sending to friends. The walking requirement to battle against other players has been dropped. Then most recently Pokemon GO is experimenting with remote trading for players.
Overall, Pokemon Trainers from around the world are enjoy their experiences. May it be from catching or battling! Players could enjoy remote play while still keeping true to Niantic and Pokemon GO’s vision.
You can see the award that Pokemon GO won from Apple’s App Store Awards. Make sure to click on Veronica’s tweet to see the massive thread thanking everybody involved in making this year possible for Pokemon GO.
Today, I found out I was on #ForbesUnder30 thanks to @Nianticlabs believing in me.
But I’ve also been keeping a secret that just got announced: @pokemongoapp won the @AppStore‘s Best of 2020!
Now, I get to tell you all about my amazing colleagues & why I believe in them… pic.twitter.com/fozZ6JHb3A
— Veronica 🎮 🔥 (@VeronicaSaron) December 2, 2020
Congratulations to Pokemon GO and Niantic for winning this amazing award!
Source: App Store
