A couple of days ago, a leaked Starbucks memo seemed to hint that the coffee chain company and Niantic were planning something big, and sure enough those plans have since been revealed. It was initially thought that this could be the highly awaited 100 Pokemon update, but it turns out that it isn’t.Instead according to the announcement, it seems that this is more to do with Starbucks locations across the US being transformed into PokeStops and Gyms. The announcement on the Pokemon GO website reads, “Starting 11 A.M. PST on December 8th, this new partnership will transform 7,800 company-operated Starbucks stores in the United States into PokéStops and Gyms, giving Trainers even more places to play and to engage with their local Pokémon GO communities.”
To top things off, it seems that Starbucks has even created a special Pokemon GO Frappuccino for those who want some refreshments. Safe to say that this will no doubt drive quite a few customers their way, and at the same time it helps to keep Pokemon GO relevant. Now whether or not gamers will just end up spending all their time at Starbucks without buying any drinks remains to be seen, but it is certainly a good way to promote both Starbucks and the game.
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