Pikachu Outbreak, a ‘Pokemon GO’ Event in Japan, Attracted 2 Million People For Over 7 days
Niantic just got a very successful event in Yokohama, Japan. The makers of Pokemon Go released some impressive information about Pikachu Outbreak, which was hosted to over two-million fans of the game from around the world. Hundreds of thousands of trainers traveled to various parks across the city and took part in major events at the appropriately named Pokemon GO Park. Combined, trainers managed to catch over 120 million Pokemons which includes more than 15 million individual Pikachu. That’s some serious catch-them-all action.
Pikachu Outbreak was indeed one of the bigger gaming events ever held, certainly one of the biggest centered around a single game.According to Niantic we will see a lot of heartwarming events in the near future.
Sayan Ghosh
Sayan is content writer at Spiel Times. With his +2 in hand, he is pursuing bachelors in Commerce. In his leisure time, he is a movie addict, who is mostly into classics. He also enjoys keeping himself in the zone of the modern technological advancements to stay updated.
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