Pokemon Go Passes 650 Million Downloads

Our thoughts are with all of the Pidgeys and Zubats slain in the process.

By Evan Campbell

Pokemon Go has surpassed 650 million downloads.

Polygon reports that Niantic Labs recently revealed the new Pokemon Go milestone at Google Developer Day at GDC. On top of that, the developer's CTO, Phil Kreslin, said trainers have traversed 8.7 billion kilometers, or 5.4 billion miles.

Back in September, Pokemon Go downloads passed 500 million. That means there has been a slowdown for the super popular mobile app since last year.

However, Pokemon Go just received a huge update this month, adding 80 new Pokemon to the game. Currently, there is a Pokemon Day celebration happening.

For more on the game, be sure to check out IGN's in-depth Pokemon Go wiki.

Evan Campbell is a freelance writer who scripts the Daily Fix, streams games on his Twitch channel, and chats about movies and TV serieson Twitter.

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