Pokémon Go, Nintendo and Niantic are under FTC investigation

It's not just No Man's Sky that is under fire.
Text: Fabrizia Malgieri
Published 2016-09-29

If the Advertising Standards Authority's investigation into No Man's Sky and allegations of false advertising wasn't enough, it seems that Pokémon Go (and obviously Nintendo, The Pokémon Company and Niantic Labs) are coming under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission following 72 people having filed complaints.

In fact, the reasons for the complaints vary; one player in particular complains about being banned after spending $450 in-game, as he used third-party software (which is forbidden by Niantic). Although he has violated the license agreement imposed by Niantic, the player asks that the company gives him his money back or reactivates his account.

Among other complaints there are some regarding the safety of children, the violation of private property because locations have been transformed into Pokémon Gyms, and for invasion of privacy. We believe that the game, Nintendo and Niantic Labs won't have too many issues as a result of these complaints, and with over 500 million downloads it's fair to say that 72 is tiny, tiny minority of people finding serious fault with the software. What do you think?

Thanks, IGN.

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