Nintendo Forces Shutdown of Fan-Made Pokémon Uranium/dailydot/Sarah Weber Nintendo Forces Shutdown of Fan-Made Pokémon Uranium/Sarah Weber

Nintendo Forces Shutdown of Fan-Made Pokémon Uranium

{subtitles} - The developers behind the Pokémon Uranium fan project have announced they're abandoning development of the game after more than nine years of carefully crafting it.The unofficial game, created in the likeness of the original Game Boy Pokémon games, included 150 unique Pokémon that had, according to the game's lore, been mutated by radiation in the tropical Tandor region.The game finally launched on Aug. 6, but the fun was short lived.
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Pokémon Uranium Team Ceases Support for Fan Game

{subtitles} - Launched this past August, Pokémon Uranium proved an incredibly popular fan game among Pokémon players around the world.Releasing hot off Pokémon GO's success over the summer, the Uranium Team's title showed love, care and dedication to the iconic handheld RPG series.Sadly, things became rocky as Nintendo caught wind of the project, leading to takedown notices from legal representatives of Nintendo.
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Development and support for Pokémon Uranium comes to an end

{subtitles} - Pokémon Uranium is one of the most impressive fan-made games ever created, and, after being taken down, development and support for the game have also ended.We will no longer be providing updates or support for Pokémon Uranium.Thank you all for playing.
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