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Nintendo has a long history of accessories for its various game consoles. But it's never created one for smart phones as it continues to experiment with games outside of its own hardware.
The upcoming "Pokémon Go" app will be getting its own dedicated Bluetooth hardware to go with it sometime in July. The Pokémon GO Plus is a small device that will light up when Pokémon are nearby out in the real world. The game can apparently run on its own without the accessory, but what's fun about that? (Let's hope for Nintendo's sake, plenty.)
The device will set those who want to capture them all back $35, Nintendo said at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
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