There have been overwhelming rumours for weeks that new creatures were to be added to Pokemon GO [Free], and it certainly made sense - many of the critters from the second generation of games, from Pichu to Ho-Oh and all the others in between, would be extremely familiar to a lot of the players who picked up the augmented reality game because of childhood nostalgia of playing the older Game Boy titles. Yesterday we also learnt that Niantic were preparing a major announcement for the game, and putting two and two together suggested that a release of the next generation of Pokemon within the game was imminent. Such theories have today been confirmed, as the official Pokemon Twitter account has announced that more creatures are coming to Pokemon GO, and more details will be announced on December 12th. In addition, the developers have also confirmed telecommunications giant Sprint as Pokemon GO's first official US partner, and over 10,500 Sprint locations will become Pokestops and Gyms in the very near future. More Pokémon are coming to #PokemonGO! Stay tuned for details on 12/12, Trainers! pic.twitter.com/KOfScNpKdr
— Pokémon (@Pokemon) December 7, 2016

While this announcement of an announcement may be somewhat anticlimactic for anyone expecting some major news before the holidays begin, it's undoubtedly big news that even more Pokemon will be added to the game. While Pokemon GO has remained a strong commercial success throughout its six month existence, many gamers h...