Pokémon Game That’s All About Sleep Hits 10 Million Downloads
- Health-oriented game lets you catch Pokémon while snoozing
- Users play ‘Pokémon Sleep’ by dozing next to their smartphones
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Pokémon Go made billions of dollars getting people to roam the great outdoors. Now, the company behind the global game phenomenon is trying to get people to go to bed.
Pokémon Sleep records and rewards your sleep with Pokémon that you’d otherwise have to spend many waking hours catching. Developed by Japanese games studio Select Button Inc. and published by The Pokemon Co., Pokémon Sleep was the most downloaded game during the week starting July 16, according to mobile data analytics firm data.ai. The game celebrated hitting 10 million downloads Friday by offering some in-game items for free.