A recently-announced Pokémon GO social companion app, called Campfire, will help trainers meet up and organize cooperative events. The app will reportedly connect developer Niantic's other mobile titles, too, like Ingress and the upcoming Peridot. Pokémon GO Community Day events focus on building relationships between local players, and the Campfire app will make it much easier for players to find each other and communicate.

Since its launch, Niantic has continued to evolve Pokémon GO through frequent updates and exciting in-game events. The mobile alternate reality title tasks players with exploring their real-world surroundings to capture virtual Pokémon, with physical landmarks being transformed into digital Poké Stops and Pokémon Gyms. Through these important in-game locations Pokémon GO puts a strong focus on community, with Gyms in particular tasking multiple players with meeting up to fight through a cooperative arena. In the past players have had access to rudimentary messaging tools, but soon a Pokémon GO social application will improve communication between users.

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As detailed by Niantic and reported by Twitter user SerebiiNet, the upcoming Campfire app will make it easier for Pokémon GO players to coordinate their pocket monster activities. The companion app will connect Pokémon GO to Niantic's other games, forming a "real-world Metaverse" where players can find local gamers, organize jolly cooperation and foster social connections. Campfire users will be able to schedule both in-game events and real-world activities, helping them blend Pokémon GO's multiplayer meetups even more seamlessly into their daily routine. The social app has already launched within Niantic's AR title Ingress, with the helpful new software set to connect with Pokémon GO soon.

While Campfire will help players organize social events, some believe that hosting an in-person Pokémon GO Community Day is unfair to players in rural areas. A social app like Campfire will no doubt be a benefit to players in urban areas where other pocket monster trainers are available in abundance. However, players who live in small towns will likely find this app to be less useful. Big in-person Community Day events task players with grouping up in highly-populated areas, forcing those in rural locales to travel if they want to participate. With in-person Community Days and the Campfire app, Niantic seems to be favoring Pokémon GO players in populated regions.

Niantic's new Campfire app will help Pokémon Go trainers form social connections and organize participation in community events. The social application will also tie together all of Niantic's titles, forming a fledgling alternate reality multiverse that transcends the boundaries of a single game. Campfire is not yet connected to Pokémon GO, however, so only time will tell how well the app actually brings users together.

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Pokémon GO is available on iOS and Android.

Sources: Niantic, SerebiiNet/Twitter