Niantic, the company behind the mobile title Pokemon GO, has recently deleted a Twitter post that supposedly made fun of its player base and community. Following the public outrage of Pokemon GO fans regarding the changes the company has made to a specific feature of the title, players have gone online to show their receipts of the deleted tweet and further discuss their thoughts about the topic.Though Pokemon GO continues to host regular events for its community, the mobile title seems to have recently had a rough few months when it comes to its players' opinions. The changes in the game's Remote Raid feature that were just implemented by Niantic on April 6 sparked a lot of negative feedback from the players. Many community members have already been vocal about their dislike of the direction Niantic has taken when it comes to this specific feature, and the company's response to the crowd seems to further fuel the ire of the Pokemon GO fanbase.On Twitter, user Rock Paper Slark shared a screenshot of the tweet Niantic posted last April 20 that was seemingly making fun of the Pokemon GO players and community. In the image, Niantic posted that reviews have come in for "going outside," followed by tomato and popcorn emojis representing the 95% and 100% statistics. Although the tweet does not directly address the frustration Pokemon GO fans have recently been feeling, using the terms "going outside" and the hashtag #getoutside seems to be pointing towards the Remote Raid feature.
On Reddit, the game's players have also opened the discussion about the deleted tweet and the current changes in Pokemon GO's Remote Raid feature. Many called Niantic out for having biased reviewers who are all seemingly for going outside, as the tweet's stats show. Others thought it was extremely unprofessional of the company to be making statements that seem to be targeting the community and then deleting them after negative feedback comes in. Despite all the backlash, Niantic does not seem fazed by the players' opinions and seems to want to continue along its current direction for Pokemon GO.
With everything that is happening with Niantic, it will probably not be surprising for the company to see a continuous drop in the Pokemon GO player base. What's more, Niantic is also busy developing other titles such as the Monster Hunter Now app so the company may be focusing on those more. Hopefully the company does something to appease Pokemon GO fans in the near future before it is too late.
Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.