Walk with many people, no matter where they are!
San Francisco, United States – June 26, 2024 – Niantic, a pioneer in augmented reality games and inventor of Pokémon GO, today announces the arrival of the new functionality Party Walk on his game Pikmin Bloom from this Thursday, June 27. Aiming to make daily walks more pleasant, the application now adds Party Walk and allows users to organize events during which they can hang out with other people
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Functionality Party Walk allows the organizing player to set up their own walking event whenever they want. It can also define the duration of the event and the name of the group in addition to having an unlimited number of participants. At the end of the event, all participants receive a souvenir card showing the total number of steps taken by the group.
Participation in a festive march does not involve sharing individual location information with the organizer or other participants. In addition, it is possible to participate in three marches simultaneously and this also applies to the organizing players. The maximum therefore remains three steps in total.
There Party Walk allows you to walk with many people, whether close or far away. It is ideal not only for family and friends, but also for clubs or groups with similar interests, alumni associations, corporate teams, etc. Connect casually while walking!
How to get started Party Walk as a host：
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- To set up a Party Walk As an organizer, access the challenge list from the home screen and press the button Party Walk. Then you just have to define the duration of the festive march and enter the name of the group, and that's it.
- Once the parameters are configured, a QR code and a link will be automatically generated. The organizer can send either the QR code, or the link, or both to the people they wish to invite to their event. Party Walk.
- As part of this feature, it is not possible to send invitations to friends in the app. QR codes or links can be shared via email, chat apps, social media or other communication tools.
- As an organizer, it is possible to accommodate only one Party Walk at a time.
How to participate in the Party Walk : other people ?
1. For players coming across information regarding a Party Walk organized by other players on social networks, chat applications or by email, you just have to scan the QR code to participate or click on the link.
2. The Pikmin Bloom app will open and a participation confirmation screen will appear. Party Walk will be displayed. All that remains is to confirm participation, and that's it!
A. If the Pikmin Bloom application is not installed, the link or QR code will redirect to the App Store/Google Play Store. After installing Pikmin Bloom, all you have to do is launch it and create an account. Then, a confirmation screen for participation in the Party Walk will appear and once validated, it is good to participate.
- As a participant, it is possible to join up to three festive walks at the same time.
- Once the festive walk has started, neither the organizer nor the participants can cancel it. (It can be canceled before the start of the walk).
Participants can receive requests from friends who have joined the same festive march.
So that the function Party Walk is displayed correctly, you need to update the app to version 97 or later.