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Pokemon Go's Watch Accessory Delayed

Pokemon Go Plus will now be available in September.

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Pokemon Go Plus, the watch-like accessory that allows players to catch monsters without looking at their phone will now be available in September, instead of July.

The announcement was made by Nintendo on Twitter, but a more specific release date was not provided.

Pokemon Go Plus is a Bluetooth device that connects to your phone and offers notifications (through vibrations and its LED) about various things. These include alerts that you're near a PokeStop or a Pokemon waiting to be caught; in the latter case, you can simply press a button on the Plus to throw a Poke Ball.

Although Pokemon Go isn't developed by Nintendo, it is producing and distributing the accessory. It's priced at $35, but is being sold for a much higher price on eBay after early preorders sold out.

The Pokemon Go mobile game has reportedly been downloaded more times in its first week than any other app in history.

For more on Pokemon Go, check out GameSpot's review.

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on the plus side, identifying morons will be that much easier...

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I don't understand why you know you've caught the pokemon? Or if you automatically catch it with the watch? Does it not escape the ball if you use the watch?

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Hmmm. It feels like interest is declining.

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@RicanV: Yay!

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@7tizz: Lets hope

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@7tizz: Update will probably be about then.

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i don't get it. how do you know you caught a pokemon by pressing a button but not seeing the screen?

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@solidsolo: It flashes to let you know if you caught it or something, the details are on the site.

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Gotta milk em all!

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@txuzai: Tbh

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I needs another shipment, they all still sold out.

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