Pokémon are transcending the screen and entering the real world in the latest Pocket Monster game, Pokemon Go.
"The day has finally come when Pokémon appear in the real world," Pokémon designer Junichi Masuda said of the project.
The game is being developed by Niantic, a former Google start up which says it is working closely with the Pokémon Company to make a brand new style of game.
The idea is that players go outside, get some fresh air, and capture Pokémon at the same time.
The Pokémon Company has been working on the game for the past few years alongside Nintendo.
An add-on game, Pokémon Go Plus, features a watch-like peripheral that allows players to do basic things like throw a pokeball.
It can be linked to a phone with the game on it and has a feature which rumbles and flashes when you interact with Pokémon in the real world.
Pokémon Go is for both Android and iOS, and is slated for release in 2016.
- nzherald.co.nz
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