'Pokémon GO' news: Niantic CEO talks about player-versus-player battle feature and the game's future

'Pokémon Go' promotional ad. Pokémon Official Website

With the hit Augmented Reality Game "Pokémon GO" getting support for the Apple Watch, it has been recently reported that Android devices will receive game support as well. Also, it is to be noted that the game's developer Niantic has plans to bring over the player-versus-player (PvP) feature to the highly-acclaimed game.

According to Game Spot, Niantic CEO John Hanke said that he has been talking a lot with his son who wants to battle his friends in "Pokémon GO." It is worth noting that a lot of "Pokémon GO" players want to battle each other too.

As such, the topic of Pokémon battles is something highly-talked about by players, to which Hanke replied that this feature will make its way to the game eventually as it is already part of their roadmap.

Also, Hanke talked about the game's trading system, which was already previously confirmed as something that would be released in the near future. He said that the feature is a core element of the game and that this system is a means of encouraging people to talk and generally interact with one another both in-game and in real life. This is, of course, of great significance to both Niantic and "Pokémon GO."

Regardless, players should still take note that the PvP feature is not yet fully confirmed and that the trading system still has no definite release date. However, the game's CEO talking about these subjects can only mean that the plans have already been laid out and that it is only a matter of time before more information will be revealed.

After all, according to Nintendo Life, Hanke revealed that the game's current features are just "the tip of the iceberg" and that Niantic still has a lot of ideas for the game's future. 

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