Pokémon GO Players Are Boycotting The Game After Niantic Removes COVID Changes

Incensed.

Over the past few months, Niantic — makers of Pokémon GO — have been rolling back the changes they made to the game for players affected by the global pandemic (read: all of them). Yesterday, they specifically removed the increased interaction range for various points of interest in the US and New Zealand — the former of which is experiencing a surge in COVID cases.

The pandemic changes to Pokémon GO were focused on safety and accessibility, increasing the distance at which players could interact with PokéStops and gyms, and making sure that players weren’t required to leave the house in order to obtain key items like the Pokémon-summoning Incense.

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