{"id":99902,"date":"2016-07-27T09:16:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T07:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99902"},"modified":"2016-07-27T09:20:07","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T07:20:07","slug":"the-pokemon-go-plus-accessory-has-been-delayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99902-the-pokemon-go-plus-accessory-has-been-delayed","title":{"rendered":"The Pokemon GO Plus accessory has been delayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pokemon GO Plus accessory has been delayed, according to Nintendo of Canada and various product listings.<\/p>\n<p>Originally set to release on 29 July, the Pokemon Go Plus will now only be available on <strong>30 September<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO Plus is a wearable accessory that <strong>pairs with your\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon GO app via Bluetooth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Once paired with your smartphone, the\u00a0accessory\u00a0will vibrate when\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon are nearby, and users can press a button to catch nearby\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon without taking out their phone.<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon GO Plus can also be used at\u00a0Pok\u00e9stops to collect items without worrying about taking out\u00a0your smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>The device can still be pre-ordered for <a href=\"http:\/\/raru.co.za\/video-games\/4830605-pok-mon-go-plus-ios-android\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>R609<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PokemonGO?src=hash\">#PokemonGO<\/a> Plus accessory will be released Sept 2016 instead of the originally expected end of July launch. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U0077xLx68\">https:\/\/t.co\/U0077xLx68<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nintendo of Canada (@NintendoCanada) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoCanada\/status\/758180305781915648\">July 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" 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