- Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago
- $120M in estimated expenditures from attending players in and around the city of Chicago
- 64,000+ trainers attended the four-day event, with triple the participation from the 2018 event
- Attendees walked 290,000 km, catching more than 15 million Pokémon
- Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Dortmund
- $56M in estimated expenditures from attending players in the city of Dortmund and surrounding Ruhr Region
- 86,000+ Trainers attended the four-day event walking more than 400,000 km
- More than 200,000 Trainers played in the region of Dortmund during the event
- Pokémon GO Safari Zone Montréal
- $71M in estimated expenditures from attending players in and around the city of Montréal
- 39,000+ Trainers from all around the world attended the three-day event walking 166,000 km
- Players traveled from 60 countries and all six permanently inhabited continents to attend
Additional information can be found at www.nianticlabs.com/events/
In 2020, Niantic will continue to build upon its innovative real-world games Pokémon GO, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and Ingress with immersive interactive experiences unique to each game in all-new locations around the world. Of the new locations Liverpool, Philadelphia and St. Louis were hand-picked following their submission to #NianticLive2020 which invited cities and local governments around the world to apply to host large-scale real-world game events in 2020. Niantic’s initial lineup of 2020 live events include:
Pokémon GO
Trainers can look forward to an array of Pokémon GO events taking place throughout the first half of the year and across the globe including:
- Taiwan Lantern Festival in Taichung – February 6-9
- Pokémon GO Safari Zone St. Louis – March 27-29
- Tickets will go live starting January 24 at 8:00 AM CT
- Pokémon GO Safari Zone Liverpool – April 17-19
- Tickets will go on sale starting January 31 at 8:00 AM GMT
- Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia – May 8-10
- More information about tickets will be announced soon
To learn more about Pokémon GO and upcoming events in 2020, please visit www.PokémonGOLive.com/events. Trainers can also stay up-to-date on Pokémon GO announcements and the latest real-world events by following the game on Twitter or liking it on Facebook.
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Witches and Wizards can look forward to joining the second Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Fan Festival later this year. Additional details on the event will be announced soon.
To learn more about Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, visit www.harrypotterwizardsunite.com and follow the game on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Ingress
Agents around the world will be able to experience an all-new live event structure in Ingress taking place throughout the first-half of the year and across the globe including:
- Perpetua Hexathlon – February 29
- Asia-Pacific Region: Christchurch, New Zealand; Adelaide, Australia; Naha, Okinawa, Japan; Bengalaru, India; Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Europe: Porto, Portugal; Milan, Italy; Lille, France; Bratislava, Slovakia; Ruse, Bulgaria
- Americas: San Antonio, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Miami, Florida; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Tijuana, Mexico
- Lexicon Hexathlon – April 25
- Asia-Pacific Region: Colombo, Sri Lanka; Taichung City, Taiwan; Bogor, Indonesia; Baguio City, Philippines; Songpa District, Seoul, Korea
- Europe: Moscow, Russia; Edinburgh, Scotland; Pilsen, Czechia; Budapest, Hungary; Valencia, Spain
- Americas: San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Victoria, BC, Canada; Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
- Requiem Anomaly Munich – May 9
To register for the Perpetua Hexathlon and find additional information on Ingress and future events please visit: www.ingress.com/events
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