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Niantic are either too busy or really don't care about social media. There's lots of people pointing out real problems with the game. I hope it's not like Ingre
by voltagex_ 10y ago
Niantic are either too busy or really don't care about social media. There's lots of people pointing out real problems with the game. I hope it's not like Ingress all over again, where the only way to get something fixed was to know someone at Google.
- MBCook 10y agoSince it has the Pokémon company's brand (and therefore Nintendo's) I really hope to be a great app. One of the things I love about Nintendo with how well they polish all their software. Instead it's very clear to me that it's a Google app with Pokémon branding. Release fast, bugs are OK, we can fix them later. Don't worry about the fact that the iOS version feels like an Android app and is somewhat obnoxious to use. I can't help but think that if this game had another two months of polish it would be amazing. Instead, it's in its current slightly crappy state with a serious server issue going on.
- ZenoArrow 10y agoPokemon Go isn't made by Google, it's made by Niantic. Niantic were originally linked to Google, but have been independent since October 2015. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niantic,_Inc https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niantic,_Inc.
- MBCook 10y agoIt was an internal Google startup that spun out, so I'm assuming they're used to 'the Google way' of operating. I don't feel great saying this stuff, but I don't know how else to communicate just how startlingly bad the app can be, and how much it feels like a terribly lazy port of an Android app. I don't know. Maybe if I use the Android app for a few days I'd find out that more or less every single issue is just as bad.