The Pokemon Company’s multiplayer online battle arena video gamePokemon Uniteis hitting its two-year milestone in 2022. Since launch, the developers have kept its player base engaged by hosting competitive events and adding newplayable characters to thePokemon Uniteroster. Recently, a new commercial aboutPokemon Unitewas released, alongside new information from The Pokemon Company that the video game has already passed 70 million downloads on the Switch and mobile devices.
WhenPokemon Unitewas first announced in 2020, many in the community expressed their skepticism about a MOBA title based on the pocket creature universe. However, the developers worked hard to build the title, itsPokemonroster, and a variety of gameplay features. This led toPokemon Unitereaching a milestone of 50 million downloads in December 2021. Though the growth may seem to have slowed down, reaching a 70 million download mark is still an impressive feat, given how highly competitive the MOBA space is.
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On the official JapanesePokemonYoutube channel, a new promotional commercial aboutPokemon Unitewas recently released. Though the footage did not reveal anything new about the MOBA title, it did emphasize the playability ofPokemon Uniteon mobile devicesand the Nintendo Switch. However, what is important to take note of is what is written on the post’s description box. According to Google Translate,Pokemon Unitehas reached over 70 million downloads around the world and across its available platforms.
A popularPokemonfan site posted about this feat on Twitter, giving global fans access to the good news. Comments and replies on the Twitter post show a mix of the community’s sentiments. Many congratulated the game for hitting the large number of downloads, reiterating that they still consider the game fun to play. Others expressed their disappointment for gameplay issues such as matchmaking problems, the presence of bots in the system, and the pay-to-win aspect. Though the devs seem keen tomakePokemon Unitefeel less pay to win, players who already had this experience may be quite hard to convince to keep playing the game.
Despite all the flak and negative feedback,Pokemon Unitecontinues to bring more content to the table. Recently, Water type Pokemon Azumarill was added to the roster and, now, holiday events such as Easter celebrations have been implemented in-game. Hopefully the devs continue with their content updates to bring morePokemonfans into thePokemon Unitecommunity.
Pokemon Uniteis available now on Mobile and Nintendo Switch.
