'Pokémon Go' is coming to the Apple Watch
The summer's -- and maybe the decade's -- most popular mobile game is now coming to the Apple Watch.
Pokémon Go is getting a full Watch integration that will let players keep their iPhone in their pocket as they hunt for Pokémon. The Watch version will notify you which creatures are nearby, though you'll still have to pull out your phone to catch them.
Poké Stops can be swiped on from the Apple Watch interface, and you can also hatch your eggs from the Watch.
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Along with the announcement, Niantic CEO John Hanke shared that the game had been downloaded more than 500 million times since its launch earlier this summer. Additionally, players had walked more than 4.6 billion kilometers while playing the game.
The Pokémon Go Apple Watch integration will launch later this year.
Topics Apple Apple Watch iPhone Pokemon
Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
