Nintendo and Niantic Labs have announced that the Pokemon GO Plus accessory for Pokemon GO will launch in many global territories starting next week. The good news was confirmed by Nintendo via Twitter, revealing that Pokemon GO Plus will be available in all regions save for a few territories in South America (where it will launch later this year) starting on September 16th.
PokéStop nearby? The #PokemonGO Plus accessory lets you know. Capture one next week on 9/16! https://t.co/u5d6jJmmE3 pic.twitter.com/qQiCxskX4u
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) September 8, 2016
The Pokemon GO Plus was originally scheduled to launch in July, but Niantic decided to delay the accessory’s release so that it could first focus on getting Pokemon GO into a more playable state (fans will remember the rough initial launch Pokemon GO due in no small part to the sheer number of people trying to play it at once).
For those who may not know what the Pokemon GO Plus is, the Pokemon GO Plus is a small device which can either be clipped to a user’s clothing like a pin or worn on their wrist using an included wrist strap. When a user moves within range of a
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