Players will be able to see events like raids and trade meet-ups happening around them, DM other players, curate a friends list, and schedule coordinated times to connect with other users. RSVPing to your weekly raid sounds like a great, relaxed way to foster community connections. Especially when that community is not as strong as it once was. Like a Charmander left out in the rain, the flame of Pokémon GO has been dimming. Despite player outcry, many of the quality of life changes players lauded during quarantine haven’t stuck around. Will this be able to ignite the community once again? Perhaps even see it grow stronger? Is Campfire the elemental stone which will trigger the game’s next evolution?
Maybe! It’s an interesting premise in a time when strangers can feel more like a threat than a friend you haven’t met yet. But isn’t that what we need now more than ever? Something to bring us together?
Nintendo
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