ST. LOUIS – The craze is here – for all ages – “Pokémon GO Live!” This March, “Pokémon GO Live!” is coming to St. Louis, thanks to a partnership between Explore St. Louis and Niantic Inc., the foremost global leader for innovative real-world games with immersive interactive experiences, all around the world. Of 2020 selected new locations, St. Louis joined Liverpool, England, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which were hand-picked, following their submissions to #NianticLive2020, which invited cities and local governments around the world to apply to host large-scale, real-world game events in 2020. “Pokémon GO Safari Zone St. Louis” is Friday, March 27, through Sunday, March 29, at Tower Grove Park, 4257 Northeast Drive, St. Louis. Niantic touted, in a recent news release, this year’s initial festival lineup for Niantic’s global live events and the economic impact of these fests. “Over the last seven years, real-world live events have been central to Niantic’s goal in leveraging technology to create interactive experiences that foster exploration and discovery; active, healthy lifestyles; and, lasting friendships,” said Niantic’s Michael Steranka, senior manager, live events. “Niantic’s large-scale, real-world events have had a true and clear positive economic impact on tourism, bringing people from around the world together for a weekend of adventure,” Steranka said. “We were incredibly impressed by the number and quality of entries in the (hashtag) #NianticLive2020 program. “As a result, we are excited to announce the addition of Liverpool, Philadelphia and St. Louis to our live events schedule in 2020.” Niantic’s augmented-reality mobile games – “Pokémon GO,” “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” and “Ingress”…
Source – https://www.thetelegraph.com/features/article/Region-to-host-8216-Pok-233-mon-GO-Safari-Zone-15040171.php
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