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Pokémon Go fans gather in Times Square to celebrate 10 years of game - video
Nearly 2,000 Pokémon Go players gathered in Times Square to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary with a live Mewtwo battle.
Pokémon Go marked its decade milestone with a record-breaking event in New York's Times Square, drawing nearly 2,000 players. Participants joined forces to defeat the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo in one of the largest in-person battles ever recorded.
Organisers described the gathering as a historic celebration of augmented reality gaming's cultural impact. The anniversary event showed the game's enduring popularity since its 2016 launch.
- Nearly 2,000
- Players gathered
- Times Square, New York
- Location
- 2016
- Game launch
- Mewtwo, a legendary Pokémon
- Battle boss
Why it mattersThis milestone highlights how location-based gaming continues to unite global communities through shared digital experiences.
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