10 years later, ‘Pokémon Go’ is as popular as ever

Hundreds of millions of players have walked billions of miles to capture countless Pokémon. But replicating that success in new games has been challenging.

Ten years ago this week, a group of former Google engineers launched a mobile game with an unusual premise: Instead of keeping players glued to their phone screens, Pokémon Go turned the entire world into a playground by overlaying gameplay on real-world maps and locations, and rewarding people who walk the extra mile.