NHK's New Project X Airs Pokemon GO Developer Feature Tonight
The NHK documentary spotlights the developers of Pokemon GO as the game reaches its 10th anniversary, with the program's promotion drawing attention from Pokemon series figure Junichi Masuda.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
NHK's documentary series New Project X will air a special episode on Pokemon GO tonight, July 25, from 8:07 PM to 8:55 PM on NHK General. The program focuses on the developers behind the location-based game, which marks its 10th anniversary this month. A rebroadcast is scheduled for July 31.
The NHK General broadcast window runs 48 minutes, from 8:07 PM to 8:55 PM tonight. The episode, titled "Smartphone in Hand, Out to Town: A Dream Entrusted to Friends and Games," centers on the development team at Niantic and Pokemon behind the location-based title.
Pokemon GO continues to receive active updates a decade after its July 2016 service launch. Junichi Masuda, who has worked on the Pokemon series, shared the program on his X account, urging viewers to watch. The rebroadcast airs July 31 from 11:45 PM to 12:33 AM on the same channel.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- GAME Watch (Impress) NHKの「新プロジェクトX」にて「ポケモンGO」特集回が本日7月25日20時7分より放送