https://www.cnet.com/news/pokemon-go-sees-big-popularity-jump-over-summer-months-as-lets-go-looms/

Pokemon Go apparently charm(ander)ed players over the summer.

More than 400,000 people took part in the game's three real-world events this summer in Chicago, Dortmund, Germany and Yokosuka, Japan, and millions more joined in global quests that unlocked rewards for all players, developer Niantic said Tuesday in a blog post.