Thousands of ‘Pokémon Go’ Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo
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"Thousands of ‘Pokémon Go’ Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo" is generating significant coverage in the Technology category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include IGN, USA Today, Fast Company and WIRED. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Mewtwo takes over Times Square as Pokémon recreates original Pokémon Go trailer Video Games Chronicle · 5h ago
- Pokémon Go 10 Year Anniversary Celebration Event IGN · 5h ago
- Pokémon GO marks 10 years with an epic Times Square spectacle USA Today · 5h ago
- 10 years later, ‘Pokémon Go’ is as popular as ever Fast Company · 5h ago
- Thousands of ‘Pokémon Go’ Players Descend on Times Square to Defeat Mewtwo WIRED · 5h ago broke it first
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