In the latest grassroots challenge to video game studios, Pokémon Go players are threatening to boycott the popular augmented reality game over changes that they say will exclude people with disabilities
Niantic lowered the “interaction radius”—which it had introduced last year to make the game easier to play during the pandemic—on MondayThe larger radius had made the game more accessible to people with limited mobility, players said in the letter, as well as people “with autism and sensory conditions” who may want more personal space and young children who can’t venture as far outside by themselves., which by late Thursday afternoon had tweeted nearly 63,000 times.’ request for comment.
on Sunday. “I’ll quit GO if changes aren’t being made ASAP. I REFUSE to cover a game that doesn’t have it’s player base in its best interest.”Pokémon Go has brought in since debuting in 2016, according to market data firm Sensor Tower. While the game makes money from in-game purchases that are common for mobile apps, Niantic is also paid by Starbucks, Sprint and other businesses for creating rewards for players to visit those locations.
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