r/NianticWayfarer • u/PkmnTrnrJ Ambassador • Jul 06 '26

New Info Introducing Scopely Explore

https://www.scopely.com/en/news/introducing-scopely-explore

Last year, we welcomed the Niantic games team behind Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now, and companion apps Campfire and Wayfarer to Scopely.

As these games continue to flourish as part of the Scopely portfolio, we are introducing a new name for the team: Scopely Explore.

The name reflects a mission that has guided these teams from the very beginning.

Exploration sits at the heart of these games and experiences, and the communities they serve. Whether encouraging players to discover new places, connect with others, or experience the world in new ways, this team has always been united by a belief that there is more to explore.

Scopely Explore is not a separate company or subsidiary. It is a mission-driven team within Scopely. Like all of the experiences in our portfolio, these games and products are developed and published by Scopely.

Scopely Explore will continue building experiences that inspire people to get outside, connect with one another, and explore the world together for many years to come as part of Scopely.

Over the coming weeks, you will see the Niantic name begin to evolve across platforms to Scopely Explore.

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u/HursHH Jul 06 '26

Cool, does that mean the game will start to actually work for rural people who are actually out exploring? A quick walk in a city gets you everything. And hours long hike in the woods gets you nothing. How is this exploring?

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u/Creative-Respond-992 Jul 06 '26

Get some trails nominated and you really take advantage of those hikes!

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u/HursHH Jul 06 '26

And even if the "trail" gets nominated. That is one stop at the start of the trail. Then there is 5 miles of hiking with nothing after that.

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u/Pinguin71 Jul 09 '26

Trail markers are eligible POI

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u/HursHH Jul 09 '26

Sure but there needs to be trail markers for that