Key points
- Pokemon Go Plus wrist accessory gives you notification regarding game
- The release of the accessory was initially planned for July
- Pokemon Go Plus wrist accessory will cost $34.99 (roughly Rs. 2,350)
Pokemon Go has seen
its popularity wane over last few weeks after becoming the center of attention
for the entire world. However, the game has been downloaded around 500 million
times since the time of its release and still maintains a wide user base. Now,
the release date for the companion wrist accessory, which was promised at the
time of game's launch, has finally been revealed.
The Pokemon Go Plus
wrist accessory will be now made available from September 16 as per the Google+
account of the mobile game.
The wrist accessory
was originally supposed to be released in July but was eventually delayed to September by the
company. Pokemon Go Plus connects with your Android or iOS phone, alerts you
about in-game events like the presence of PokeStops or Pokemon by vibrating or
by flashing an LED light.
The accessory is
fairly useful and will help its users save battery-life on their phones and
will cost $34.99 (roughly Rs. 2,350). Notably, Pokemon Go is coming to the Apple Watch to
offer similar companion app functionality to augment gameplay.
At the launch event of
iPhone 7 on Wednesday, Niantic - the company behind the mobile game - announced
that the game has been downloaded around 500 million times since the time of
its release. Then the company went on to announce the game's integration with
Apple Watch.
However, Pokemon Go
has been suffering several issues lately and one Reddit user has even accused that the game ends up distorting the accuracy of you GPS
when running in background or otherwise.
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