Lured Up Podcast 340: Meeting With Niantic

Live Streamed on - 3/15/25

Publish Date - 3/19/25

This was quite the week in Pokémon GO. With the Community reeling from the news of the sale to Scopely. The amount of uncertainty and emotion is at an all time high. With feelings spanning the entire spectrum of thought, some Trainers remain concerned with cautious optimism, while others think this will spell out the demise of Pokémon GO as we know it. While our perspective is definitely to be optimistic while calling it like we see it, we had some of our concerns and doubts eased a bit after meeting with Niantic for a Q&A session to discuss the transition.

I was able to meet with Michael Steranka the Senior Product Director on Pokémon GO and Mark Van Lommel, Niantic's Director of Communications, Games and Influencer Relations. Our 30 minute Zoom call was a no-nonsense information fest, where a small group of Pokémon GO creators from around the world could communicate directly with Niantic to have their questions answered.

On this episode we will go through in detail some of the key questions that were asked, and Niantic’s detailed and confidence inspired responses. Time will absolutely tell what the future holds for Pokémon GO, but for now we were able to address some of the topics that matter most to Trainers. From Niantic’s core values of exercise, exploration and real world social interaction to the reputation that Scopely games have over their monetization practices, Niantic was fully transparent and didn’t shy away from answering every question. 

By the time episode 341 drops, we will have a second meeting with Niantic, where we hope to have even more questions answered! Stay tuned!

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Hosts

Ken Pescatore

Adam Tuttle

Writer and Producer

Ken Pescatore

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