The HearUsNiantic Pokémon Go movement has been growing in recent weeks due to Niantic’s lack of response to its community. They feel they are being ignored, undervalued, and pushed out of a game they want to love, but feel they can’t do anything about it. It has led to a lot of players feeling rightfully frustrated and above all, worried about the future of their beloved mobile game.
Until now, Niantic has been mostly silent in any responses to the trend. But in an interview on May 15 with Pokémon Go director Michael Steranka and senior producer John Funtanilla, Dot Esports was able to ask them about the HearUsNiantic social media trend that has been growing in intensity these past few weeks following messy decisions to put a cap on remote raid passes on April 6, as well as an abundance of changes being made to the game that reverse many systems introduced over the COVID-19 pandemic that allowed players to participate without the need for as much traveling.