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Niantic Recap 2021

872 million Resonators deployed in Ingress, 2.9 billion Eggs hatched in Pokémon GO, etc.

December 22, 2021

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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]

Author: Niantic Labs

Niantic just released its recap of exploring the world together in 2021 with some interesting facts including:
 

Niantic Key Highlights:

  • 7 billion km walked

  • 3.8M new wayspots added

  • Five acquisitions, two new games and a Lightship developer platform launch

Ingress

  • 872 million Resonators deployed

  • 2.9 million Kinetic Capsule Programs completed

  • 354 billion XM recharged to Portal Jumpers

  • 43 million Drone flights flown

New features and events including:

C.O.R.E., NL-1331X US Summer Tour, Dronenet Layer, Niantic Social

Pokémon GO

  • 12 billion gifts sent

  • 2.9 billion Eggs hatched

  • 4.8 billion Team GO Grunts defeated

New features and events including:

Collection Challenges, GO Tour: Kanto, Remote Raids, 5th Anniversary, Postcard Collection

Pikmin Bloom (in two months)

  • 113.9 million Pikmin grown

  • 63.8 million flowers planted

  • 338 billion steps walked

To learn more about Niantic’s activities and accomplishments this year, please visit the blog post.

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