can’t wait till we have to watch an ad to get +5 premiere balls after a raid
MasterBamarah
They’ve been part of the game for awhile now…
Impressive-Mousse225
I haven’t seen any yet.
NumeralJoker
Welcome to the entire point of this game and niantic’s real long game.
This is what their real ultimate AR goal is, to be an advertising platform on a new generation of tech.
All of your gameplay was meant to fund and provide data for this goal.
SGTDanny_8
I know this is kinda bad and all, but, what did it give you?
Agreeable_Falcon1044
I have never seen them but my son started his own account two weeks back and keeps seeing the white balloons gifting him loads of stuff. Sort of jealous 🙁
deppkast
I don’t mind as long as we aren’t forced to watch
Topladluke96
The sponsored balloons have been here for a couple of years. As far as I know, the videos are new.
Dry_Complaint4632
Got my 1st one today but the video wouldn’t start so no reward, great implementation as ever
qtb70
I watched it and got an add for Pokemon Go.
Problematic_Foyer293
They’re truly scrambling for income ig
otto303969388
It has always had ads. Perhaps not in every region, but Japan and Taiwan have had ads for a while now.
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stevenc88
Remember: if you aren’t paying for the product, you *are* the product.
olivoil18
I’ve had these for at least a year. What’s worse is I work at a grocery store & multiple times while playing at work I’ve got them for my work🙄 but one actually got me free chips so I was like 🤷🏽♀️ lol
Naegleria_fowlhori
Since March at least mightve been earlier, but it’s hard for me to remember bc I get all the sponsored stuff mixed up too. The rewards aren’t really worth it. I hope they’d tweak it a bit & then I’d be more inclined to watch.
helpnxt
Both I’ve ‘watched’ are ads for pokemon go… I don’t get it either
loddieisoldaf
The ad balloon is annoying me,I’ve got no intention of watching a video.the monetisation is getting absurd now
Mister_Nico
“UGLY SINGLES READY FOR SOME **DICK**, TODAY!”
ghostnuggets
I’ve seen these for a long time, minimum of 6 months. But they’re small and optional, plus I always get a poffin or golden raspberry so no complaints from me.
Rusty1178
You can disable them if you want them to go away.
Rhakha
I remember getting HEB ads last year as well as Allsups ads as well.
WhiteAmanita
I watched a few ads when circle K coffee was on them. You had to interact with it. Youd get a poffin, potions and balls.
RealToadPlayzYT
Glad they dont have these sponsored things in my country
Feeling-Tank1628
My ad advertised the game itself 😂 totally pointless
Sloth_4
Honestly this is the best way to do ads. A short non-required ad that gives you a small boost
arenotthatguypal
👨🚀🔫🧑🚀Always has.
Cool_Guy_fellow
Usually that’s the sign of a dying game.
Usually
Admiral17900
I got an ad promoting some pogo stuff in spanish.
KrazyCAM10
Cuz no one is buying coins anymore after they doubled the remote raid price
speedcreature
Rural players would appreciate getting those balloons on a regular basis.
s7ormrtx
We all knew these were coming!
Atleast it was optional
Spasticwookiee
Remote raid passes? Nope – doesn’t match their long-term vision for the game.
In-game ads? Hell yeah! They gotta make up for all that lost revenue from the huge drop in people buying remote raid passes!
BloodyRedBarbara
I watched one of those videos yesterday for the items.
It was just a 15 second video advertising Pokemon Go. But pointless but ok, i just put my phone down until it finished.
shiika
I watched one yesterday as I was curious what the gift would be. Boy was I surprised when the ad was an ad for Pokémon GO. Seems a bit weird but ok lol
rastox
Never even bothered opening those balloons, why would I watch an ad lol.
The downfall of this game began long time ago
Justglitter
The rewards so far hav been rather 👎
Suspicious-Cupcake-5
Honestly it could be a fun way to earn a few items quickly when there aren’t any available PokeStops nearby.
bhambilio
tbh i dont mind them they give me cool stuff and i dont think ive ever actually looked at the ad
LisaQuinnYT
I miss the ones that gave a Poffin for watching a short video AD.
ArtimusDragon
I turned ads off after they completely ruined the remote raiding economy. I can understand a price increase, but they’re asking for too much.
HumanDraughtExcluder
I got an ad for Pokemon Go itself; the video played in full then the app crashed and I got nothing.
KingDoodies
Hey, i perfer non forced ads then a pay to win game
43 Comments
can’t wait till we have to watch an ad to get +5 premiere balls after a raid
They’ve been part of the game for awhile now…
I haven’t seen any yet.
Welcome to the entire point of this game and niantic’s real long game.
This is what their real ultimate AR goal is, to be an advertising platform on a new generation of tech.
All of your gameplay was meant to fund and provide data for this goal.
I know this is kinda bad and all, but, what did it give you?
I have never seen them but my son started his own account two weeks back and keeps seeing the white balloons gifting him loads of stuff. Sort of jealous 🙁
I don’t mind as long as we aren’t forced to watch
The sponsored balloons have been here for a couple of years. As far as I know, the videos are new.
Got my 1st one today but the video wouldn’t start so no reward, great implementation as ever
I watched it and got an add for Pokemon Go.
They’re truly scrambling for income ig
It has always had ads. Perhaps not in every region, but Japan and Taiwan have had ads for a while now.
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Remember: if you aren’t paying for the product, you *are* the product.
I’ve had these for at least a year. What’s worse is I work at a grocery store & multiple times while playing at work I’ve got them for my work🙄 but one actually got me free chips so I was like 🤷🏽♀️ lol
Since March at least mightve been earlier, but it’s hard for me to remember bc I get all the sponsored stuff mixed up too. The rewards aren’t really worth it. I hope they’d tweak it a bit & then I’d be more inclined to watch.
Both I’ve ‘watched’ are ads for pokemon go… I don’t get it either
The ad balloon is annoying me,I’ve got no intention of watching a video.the monetisation is getting absurd now
“UGLY SINGLES READY FOR SOME **DICK**, TODAY!”
I’ve seen these for a long time, minimum of 6 months. But they’re small and optional, plus I always get a poffin or golden raspberry so no complaints from me.
You can disable them if you want them to go away.
I remember getting HEB ads last year as well as Allsups ads as well.
I watched a few ads when circle K coffee was on them. You had to interact with it. Youd get a poffin, potions and balls.
Glad they dont have these sponsored things in my country
My ad advertised the game itself 😂 totally pointless
Honestly this is the best way to do ads. A short non-required ad that gives you a small boost
👨🚀🔫🧑🚀Always has.
Usually that’s the sign of a dying game.
Usually
I got an ad promoting some pogo stuff in spanish.
Cuz no one is buying coins anymore after they doubled the remote raid price
Rural players would appreciate getting those balloons on a regular basis.
We all knew these were coming!
Atleast it was optional
Remote raid passes? Nope – doesn’t match their long-term vision for the game.
In-game ads? Hell yeah! They gotta make up for all that lost revenue from the huge drop in people buying remote raid passes!
I watched one of those videos yesterday for the items.
It was just a 15 second video advertising Pokemon Go. But pointless but ok, i just put my phone down until it finished.
I watched one yesterday as I was curious what the gift would be. Boy was I surprised when the ad was an ad for Pokémon GO. Seems a bit weird but ok lol
Never even bothered opening those balloons, why would I watch an ad lol.
The downfall of this game began long time ago
The rewards so far hav been rather 👎
Honestly it could be a fun way to earn a few items quickly when there aren’t any available PokeStops nearby.
tbh i dont mind them they give me cool stuff and i dont think ive ever actually looked at the ad
I miss the ones that gave a Poffin for watching a short video AD.
I turned ads off after they completely ruined the remote raiding economy. I can understand a price increase, but they’re asking for too much.
I got an ad for Pokemon Go itself; the video played in full then the app crashed and I got nothing.
Hey, i perfer non forced ads then a pay to win game