"TechCrunch" : Pokémon GO Fest attendees to get refunds as technical issues break the event

as informed in Massive displays meant to show which teams were ruling the in-park gyms were instead simply turned off. The weather turned out fine. First and most notably: The game simply didn't work. Estimates from Niantic leading into the event pinned the crowd at around 15-20,000 attendees. (Update: It's currently unclear if Niantic will be automatically refunding attendees, or just those who ask.


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Pokémon Go Fest could have been great—instead, it was a disaster


Pokémon Go Fest could have been great—instead, it was a disaster
The official blog post announcing the Legendarymonsters said, "If the Trainers in Chicago succeed in defeating the Legendary Pokémon, that Pokémon will start appearing in Raid Battles around the world, after Pokémon Go Fest." But we didn't have a chance to defeat a Legendary Pokémon at the Fest. Furthermore, they revealed that the first Legendary Pokémon in the game—Lugia—would eventually be automatically granted to anyone at the Fest. Like the nearly 20,000 other attendees, I was thrilled about the prospect of Pokémon Go Fest. Lugia and Articuno were added on Saturday night about an hour after Pokémon Go Fest concluded. On top of that, fans traveled from far and wide to attend Pokémon Go Fest.

Pokémon GO Fest Was Actually Really Fun After It Was Done Being A Disaster


Pokémon GO Fest Was Actually Really Fun After It Was Done Being A Disaster
but had Niantic, from the very start, announced the event that Pokémon GO Fest morphed into, Pokémon GO Fest could have been considered a huge success. But it was after Niantic gave up on the idea of having the Pokémon GO Fest they had planned that it wound up stumbling into an actually fun event. You wouldn't abandon the focal point — in this case Grant Park — but you'd change the role it played. Don't get me wrong: Pokémon GO Fest was a disaster. Credit: David ThierThe trials of Pokémon GO Fest have been well documented.


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