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Niantic finally speaks to Pokemon GO players about what's happening with the game

Patience is a virtue...

Niantic finally speaks to Pokemon GO players about what's happening with the game
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After a very busy week's-worth of Pokemon GO love and hate from the community, Niantic has finally stepped out of the shadows to give a brief statement of information and apology.

In response to the uproar given Niantic's removal of the 3-step display, they explained that the original feature was an interesting element but the finished product didn't meet their product goals. It's not all ash in the wind however as it appears that they are trying to improve it while it's offline, rather than binning the concept completely.

Niantic also stated that they've limited access by third-party services which were interfering with their service quality to Pokemon GO users worldwide.

Finally, they close on an apology and an explanation. In the period since Pokemon GO's totally unpredictable take-off, where Niantic have gone quiet across social media they've said it's because they're working hard to bring the game to the countries that are still waiting.

With 1,700 comments and counting, the Facebook post has certainly received a mixed response, but overall it seems that people are please Niantic have finally spoken out about what's happening with it now, and what's happening in the future.

Emily Sowden
Emily Sowden
Emily is Pocket Gamer's News Editor and writes about all kinds of game-related things. She needs coffee to function and begrudgingly loves her Switch more than she lets on.