Sprint Becomes First U.S. Partner of Pokémon GO
December 07 2016 - 9:05AM
Business Wire
Exclusive wireless partnership to integrate
Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at RadioShack stores nationwide as
PokéStops and Gyms
Sprint (NYSE:S) and Niantic Inc., publisher and developer of
Pokémon GO in partnership with The Pokémon Company International,
are collaborating to create a special Pokémon GO experience in more
than 10,500 Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at RadioShack locations
across the United States.
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Sprint Becomes First U.S. Partner of
Pokémon GO. (Photo: Business Wire)
Beginning Dec. 12, just as The Pokémon Company International and
Niantic reveal details about new Pokémon coming to the game,
Trainers can visit select Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at
RadioShack stores and engage with the hugely popular location-based
game.
For Pokémon GO players, this means:
- Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at
RadioShack stores become a destination to collect in-game items,
including Poké Balls and Eggs, to help them advance in the
game.
- Players will have a go-to location
where they can take Pokémon into battle against other Pokémon at
Sprint-sponsored Gyms.
- Players can go to Sprint, Boost and
Sprint at RadioShack locations to recharge their phones.
“This collaboration with Pokémon GO brings together two
innovative, groundbreaking and creative brands that will offer
Trainers greater accessibility and destinations to advance their
game,” said Marcelo Claure, Sprint CEO. “Pokémon GO is one of the
most popular mobile games in history, and now players will be able
to visit Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at RadioShack stores to
collect Poké Balls, Potions, Eggs and Razz Berries to make them a
top Pokémon GO Trainer. We will also provide charging stations in
stores so Trainers never have to worry about losing power.”
“We’re excited to bring Sprint onboard as our first U.S. partner
by integrating Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at RadioShack stores
into Pokémon GO, providing an awesome experience to Pokémon GO
Trainers,” said John Hanke, Niantic CEO. “As Trainers go out to
explore their neighborhoods in pursuit of elusive new Pokémon, they
can pop into their nearby Sprint locations to recharge, get great
value data plans, collect in-game items, and battle with their
favorite Pokémon.”
Gamers Never Have to Worry About Data Overages
What a great day for gamers! Sprint offers the best value for
unlimited data, talk and text so that customers can complete their
Pokédex without worrying about running out of data or surprise
overage charges. When customers switch at least one line to Sprint
and sign up for Unlimited Freedom with AutoPay, they get unlimited
data, talk and text starting at just $20 per month/line for a
family of five until Jan. 31, 20181. Customers will enjoy unlimited
mobile optimized streaming videos, gaming and music, and unlimited
4G LTE data for most everything else, all while on the Sprint
network. Because, who has the time to worry about data limits when
you’re tracking Pokémon?
About Sprint
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that
creates more and better ways to connect its customers to the things
they care about most. Sprint served 60.2 million connections as of
Sept. 30, 2016, and is widely recognized for developing,
engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the
first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United
States; leading no-contract brands including Virgin Mobile USA,
Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1
Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years.
You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or
www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
About Niantic Inc.
Niantic Inc. builds mobile real-world experiences that foster
fun, exploration, discovery and social interaction. Originally
incubated within Google, Niantic Inc., spun out in 2015, with
investments from Google, The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. The
company’s immersive real-world mobile game Ingress has been
downloaded more than 20 million times and is played in more than
200 countries and territories worldwide. Niantic Inc., also
developed and published Pokémon GO, the real-world Pokémon game for
iOS and Android mobile devices that was downloaded more than 500
million times in its first two months. For more information on
Niantic, please visit www.nianticlabs.com.
About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon
Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is
responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing the
Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home
entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was
launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular
children’s entertainment properties in the world. For more
information, visit www.pokemon.com.
1 After Jan. 31, 2018 pay $30/mo./line for the third, fourth and
fifth lines. Mobile optimized: video streams at up to 480p+
resolution, music at up to 500kbps, streaming gaming at up to
2Mbps. Premium resolution: video streams at up to 1080p+, music at
up to 1.5MBps, gaming streams at up to 8Mbps. Data
deprioritization applies during times of congestion. All while on
the Sprint Network. Requires ebill. Pricing shown with $5/mo./line
AutoPay discount applied within two invoices. Requires new lines of
service and port on one line. Other monthly charges apply.
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Media:SprintKathleen Dunleavy,
310-709-3689Kathleen.dunleavy@sprint.comorNiantic Inc.:Sibel
Sunarsibel@fortyseven.comorThe Pokémon Company
International:Daniel Benkwitt,
425-229-6070d.benkwitt@pokemon.com
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