Niantic’s response to the HearUsNiantic movement and Pokemon Go’s Remote Raid controversy, explained

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Pokemon Go has managed to keep a pretty loyal fanbase in the seven years since the app was launched; that is, until last month. A series of baffling updates that saw a daily limit put on remote raids as well as an increase in price for passes has understandably upset many players. The changes reversed a lot of what was added during the Covid-19 pandemic, which reduced the need for traveling to participate in such events. It was a great inclusion at the time as it meant that traveling to participate was a choice, one that is now less of an appealing option thanks to developer Niantic’s changes.

After the controversial decision, fan backlash began almost immediately, with many campaigning for Niantic to reverse its decision. For weeks, these cries have seemingly fallen on deaf ears, as there has been no response from the company regarding criticisms. This only served to further alienate players who have dedicated the last seven years to the game, with many falling under the impression that the team behind the app just didn’t care about the fanbase and they took to Twitter to vent their anger.

“The Niantic logic: “Ok, we’re losing money, losing our player base, hard-core players are quitting and players are rioting #HearUsNiantic, we need some solution to fix everything”.. “I’ve got it, let’s give them a Masterball and shadow Mewtwo.. that should shut everyone up for a…”

Many are considering quitting the game.

“This isn’t the end, but my motivation towards playing a game I grew to love for the past seven years which myself and others built a community around is slowly diminishing. #HearUsNiantic”

However, Niantic has now, at long last, broken its silence surrounding the whole #HearUsNiantic movement. Dot Esports was able to get