10 Real Reasons Why Popular Video Games Died Overnight

10. Pokémon GO - Niantic Removed The Radar

When it was released in the summer of 2016, absolutely everyone was playing Pokémon GO. As with most things, time went on and the hype died down a little, but the thing that put the nail in the coffin of Pokémon GO’s mainstream rush was their decision to remove the Pokémon radar.

At first, players were able to find out which Pokémon were nearby in-app, and were further able to download third party apps to get more detailed data. The problem is that the tracking mechanic behind this feature’s functionality was apparently broken, and instead of fixing it, the game’s developer Niantic opted to simply remove it altogether.

Players were outraged at its removal, noting instantly how much harder it made the task of finding the creatures. Third-party apps became useless and plenty of people felt the game was just not worth playing any more if there was no reasonable way to track what was nearby.

Niantic would take months to implement a suitable replacement, and by then, it was too late.