Will Pokémon GO bring in-game advertising soon? New find raises concerns

On By Garmin Philip

Trainers in Pokémon GO don’t have to worry about annoying advertisements in the game. A recent find, however, is causing concerns among some players. We’ll show you what information was discovered and why this data is causing so much discussion in the community.

What is it about? The PokeMiners, a group of dataminers, periodically search the Pokémon GO game code for new information. They then make their findings available to other trainers via social networks.

In doing so, they usually discover new monsters or planned functions in Pokémon GO before a release, such as the mega development of the first rock Pokémon. Your current find is now causing concern in the community.

What did the PokeMiners find? The PokeMiners shared their latest find on their Twitter account. In addition to new colored icons and a picture with flames, they show some placeholders of different sizes. These refer to “Google Mobile Ads”, ie ads from Google.

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Why is the community concerned now?

So far, Pokémon GO has been a free game, which, unlike many others, has no in-game advertising. Only those who want to take part in special events have to buy the corresponding paid tickets in the in-game shop.

The current find, however, indicates the introduction of advertising space in the game through the placeholders shown. This is not unreasonable, because many games earn a lot of money from the additional ads.

This topic is now causing a lot of discussion on social networks. Many coaches disagree with advertisements at all and even announce on reddit that they will leave the game in this case (via reddit.com):

  • TheRealHankWolfman: “I really hope we don’t get any advertising in the game. Ads almost always cause delays in mobile games, and Niantic makes more than enough money not to need in-game ads. “
  • BargainLawyer: “Forced ads and I’ll never touch the game again”
  • magicjam3: “When that happens, I’ll transfer my Pokemon to Home and uninstall it”
  • Teban54: “The only place I could agree to (edit: By that I mean where advertising could possibly fit) is during non-skippable animations like developments. But even then, I still think it’s a terrible idea. “

That could bring advertising for coaches

BorisDirk, on the other hand, sees something positive in the introduction of advertising in Pokémon GO. He could imagine that you can earn coins for watching the promotional videos in addition to or as an alternative to the arenas (via reddit.com).

The current coin system in the arenas is repeatedly criticized by coaches and many players have long been hoping for an alternative solution. Especially coaches in rural areas often have problems getting their daily coins due to the lack of arenas or arenas that are far away.

We have summarized how you can earn coins in the game at the moment in our guide below:

Pokémon GO: earn coins through arenas – that’s how it works in 2021

And krispyboiz could also make friends with advertising in the game, as long as it improves the quality in the game, there are more free items and the event tickets are cheaper. Overall, he is still skeptical about the whole thing (via reddit.com)

Whether, when and in what form Niantic will introduce advertising in the game in the future is currently not known more precisely. It also remains to be seen whether this will lead to possible delays, as some coaches fear.

Since the information is about PokeMiners finds, one should always view it with a healthy amount of skepticism. There are no official data, which is why Pokémon GO can decide to change the content at any time. If Niantic expresses itself about the introduction of advertisements, you will of course find out about it from us on MeinMMO.

How do you like the PokeMiners finds? Do you think there will be advertising in the game in the future? And would the advertisements bother you or do you really care? Feel free to write your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.

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