The Apple conference ignited the fire in the hearts of two groups of fans.

Apple has used its new iPhone and Apple Watch to inspire Apple fans to "buy, buy, buy," and it has also used "national games" such as Mario and Pokémon to rekindle the sentiments of Nintendo fans.

At the same time, Pokemon GO is also adding more features to Watch OS, making it more convenient for trainers to capture Pokemon. In response to this, some users said:

The Apple Watch with the Pokemon GO function can really be called a "Monster Watch".

(This is just a reference to the original translation of Pokémon, "Pocket Monsters", and does not refer to the animation produced by Level 5)

But for Nintendo, increasing the playability of Pokemon GO through software linkage with Apple Watch is not the main goal. They are good at "squeezing" fans' wallets with peripherals, and finally launched a Pokemon GO wearable device, Pokemon GO Plus.

According to Engadget reports, this Pokemon GO Plus is an external device specifically for Pokemon GO, which mainly provides users with message reminders, Pokemon capture and other functions.

The water-drop Poké Ball used in Pokemon GO Plus looks like a gym badge, and the circle in the middle is actually an indicator light. The indicator light will have the following three modes:

Green light: Close to the elves

Red light: Failed to capture the elf

Lantern: captured successfully

In addition, Pokemon GO Plus will also vibrate accordingly when the indicator light lights up to remind the user, increasing the sense of reality.

Pokemon GO Plus was developed to allow players to capture Pokémon more conveniently. It is a device that integrates reminder and capture. Players can capture elves directly through this compact device, which is more convenient than taking out their mobile phones. At this point, it has the same attributes as the Apple Watch.

If the two are compared on the same scale, Apple Watch has a screen. In addition to completing the above three operations, users can also check CP values, egg hatching progress, etc. The functionality will be much stronger than Pokemon GO Plus. In the absence of exclusive play points, Pokemon GO Plus still lacks a little competitiveness in the all-age market. After all, adult players who don’t understand the background of the story still consider real functions and are not interested in Pokemon GO Plus.

The Z Bracelet (Z リング) and Z Pure Crystal (Z クリスタル) that Nintendo will soon launch in the 3DS console game "Pokémon Sun and Moon" can awaken the Z skills of Pokémon in the game

In addition, Pokemon GO Plus does not have the same advantages as Nintendo’s upcoming Z Band (Z リング) and Z Pure Crystal (Z クリスタル), which allows Pokémon to release special skills or increase the chance of catching, making it difficult to attract younger users or die-hard fans.

So, from this comparison alone, we can know that Pokemon GO Plus is really just a tool to emphasize the emotion of the game. Some netizens said that it may just be a symbol to distinguish ordinary Pokemon GO users who are addicted and follow the trend from Pokemon fans.

According to data released by Nintendo, Pokemon GO Plus will go on sale on the 16th of this month for $35. By then, will you use Apple Watch to play Pokemon GO, or will you spend $35 for a sentimental symbol?