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    • Tuesday, 30 July, 2019
      Asia-Pacific
      Tencent and Pokémon maker team up for new games Premium content

      Chinese mobile developer deepens ties with Nintendo to expand portfolio

    • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
      LexNiantic
      Mobile gaming: spell check Premium content

      Niantic should expand its augmented reality platform beyond games

    • Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
      ‘Pokémon Go’ maker valued at almost $4bn after cash injection

      Funding will help Niantic launch Harry Potter augmented reality game later this year

    • Friday, 23 March, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Pokémon woe: my front garden has become a hotspot for monsters

      What can I do after gamers trampled my flowers? Plus what action can be taken over noisy relentless building work?

    • Thursday, 4 January, 2018
      Technology sector
      Nintendo jumps on report Pokemon Go to launch in China
    • Tuesday, 2 January, 2018
      InterviewUS & Canadian companies
      ‘Pokémon Go’ finally set to land in China

      US group Niantic’s tie-up with games company NetEase opens door to launch

    • Friday, 24 November, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      Pokémon Go developer joins unicorn club with $200m funding round

      Additional backing for Niantic Labs comes ahead of new app launch based on Harry Potter

    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2017
      Companies
      Pokemon Go developer Niantic unveils new Harry Potter AR game
    • Sunday, 9 April, 2017
      The Monday Interview
      Ilkka Paananen, Supercell CEO, on fighting Pokémon Go

      Clash Royale studio faces constant challenges in crowded mobile gaming market

    • Wednesday, 5 April, 2017
      Special ReportThe Connected Business: April 2017
      Pokémon Go shows gamification is far from dead

      The once-popular buzzword’s tactics live on in health, education, human resources and advertising

    • Sunday, 29 January, 2017
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Alibaba and Tencent inspired by ‘Pokémon Go’ in red envelope wars

      Chinese tech rivals switch strategy in battle to capitalise on lunar new year tradition of ‘hongbao’

    • Friday, 25 November, 2016
      Lunch with the FT
      Lunch with the FT: Pokémon Go creator John Hanke

      Over tacos in San Francisco, the app’s creator talks about escapism, accelerated living — and why augmented reality is just getting started

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2016
      Currencies
      Japan considers regulating Pokémon Go virtual currency

      Ruling could oblige gamemakers to secure virtual money with real-world yen

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2016
      Mobile devices
      Excuse me, we need to talk mobile manners

      The rules on acceptable behaviour in public are not eternal principles

    • Friday, 12 August, 2016
      Telecoms
      Pokémon Go crosses $250m in revenues since launch

      Mobile game has 11m paying users in US and UK, according to survey

    • Monday, 25 July, 2016
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Nintendo hit after playing down Pokémon Go effect

      Investors sell $6bn worth of shares after game maker says earnings impact will be limited

    • Friday, 22 July, 2016
      LexTechnology sector
      Lenovo: Pokéhunters

      Touting Chinese tech group as the next beneficiary of the monster-catching game seems far-fetched

    • Friday, 22 July, 2016
      UK business & economy
      How Pokémon Go will make you spend more

      A pie, a pint and a Pokémon: pubs lure millennial gamers with the latest smartphone craze

    • Friday, 22 July, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Pokémon Go launches in Japan

      Instant logjam on app stores as home market made to wait 10 days for popular game

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2016
      LexRetail & Consumer industry
      Imax China: monster screens

      Pikachu a sideshow to strong growth outlook

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2016
      LexJapanese business & finance
      McDonald’s Japan: Pikachew

      Pokémon upside option could complete a very happy meal

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2016
      James Crabtree
      Pokémon Go backlash reflects privacy fears

      Technology companies must expect disquiet at their invasion of public spaces, writes James Crabtree

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2016
      LexAsia-Pacific equities
      Nintendo: Go on

      The share price is discounting an awful lot of profit growth

    • Friday, 15 July, 2016
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Pokémon Go powers Nintendo into Japan’s top 20 companies

      Kyoto-based company shares up nearly 90% in 8 days since smartphone game’s launch

    • Friday, 15 July, 2016
      News in-depthWeek in Review
      The man who put ‘Pokémon Go’ on the map

      John Hanke developed Google Earth and then the mobile phone game that is becoming a global craze

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