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With Japan and Australia being already on April 1st, Google of all people have fired the first Pokémon April Fools shot of the year (early, from the West's POV). |
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* {{wp|Google}} updated their {{wp|Google Maps (application)|Google Maps mobile application}} with a licensed, time-limited "Pokémon Challenge" mini-game running until April | * {{wp|Google}} updated their {{wp|Google Maps (application)|Google Maps mobile application}} with a licensed, time-limited "Pokémon Challenge" mini-game running until April 2, 2014 at 2:00 PDT where users have to find and catch Pokémon scattered across the worldwide map. This is accompanied by a live-action announcement trailer depicting exaggerated {{wp|augmented reality}} gameplay.<ref>[http://googleasiapacific.blogspot.ca/2014/03/become-pokemon-master-with-google-maps.html Google Asia Pacific Blog: Become a Pokémon Master with Google Maps]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{April Fools'}}<br> | {{April Fools'}}<br/> | ||
{{Project Fandom notice}} | {{Project Fandom notice}} | ||
[[Category:Events]] | [[Category:Events]] |
Revision as of 22:27, 31 March 2014
April 1, 2014 was an April Fools' Day that fell on a Tuesday. In the Pokémon fandom, some websites pulled hoaxes on gullible fans.
Hoaxes
Others
- Google updated their Google Maps mobile application with a licensed, time-limited "Pokémon Challenge" mini-game running until April 2, 2014 at 2:00 PDT where users have to find and catch Pokémon scattered across the worldwide map. This is accompanied by a live-action announcement trailer depicting exaggerated augmented reality gameplay.[1]
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