Pou (video game)

Pou (/puː/) is a virtual pet game for BlackBerry 10, iOS and Android developed and published by Lebanese[3] designer Paul Salameh (listed as Zakeh on the Google Play Store).[4][5] It is somewhat similar to Tamagotchi, a fad game that required caring for a simulated creature.[6]

Pou
Screenshot of Pou
Developer(s)Paul Salameh[1][2]
Series3
Platform(s)Android,[1] iOS,[2] BlackBerry 10
Release23 August 2012[1]

The player's Pou can interact with other Pous by visiting them when the game is connected to the internet or play games with other Pous as opponents via selected mini games which have Pou-vs-Pou (PvP) capability. The game connectivity is via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or Internet. It has user accounts in order to save and back up the game progress state, in case the device is cleared. The last game progress can be resumed by logging into the user's account. Users can transfer a Pou from one device to another regardless of the platform by logging out of their account from a device and logging into another device; however the application version must be the same between the two devices. In 2014, multilingual support was added.

On August 19, 2015, it was announced on Pou's official profile on Google+ that the game would get a new 3D treatment and that a new App would be released in the summer of that year.[7][8] However, this new App was not launched for unknown reasons and official news is still awaited.

With the success of the game, it has been copied using the name Mou on Windows Phone.[9][10] Pou disappeared for a few days in the Google Play Store in early December 2019 because the developer made an update to the game.[11]

References
  1. "Pou - Android Apps on Google Play". Google Play. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  2. "Pou on the App Store on iTunes". iTunes. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  3. "How a 24-year-old Lebanese entrepreneur found global success by beating Tamagotchi at their own game". www.wamda.com.
  4. "Report: Famous Mobile Apps Now Discussed in Chatwing 3.0 - Press Release". Digital Journal. 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  5. Curley, Nina (2013-05-16). "How a 24-year-old Lebanese entrepreneur found global success by beating Tamagotchi at their own game | Wamda.com". Wamda.com. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  6. Hecke, Caroline (2013-08-16). "Como instalar e jogar o Pou, sucesso do Android, no computador" [How to install and play the Pou, success of Android on your computer]. TecMundo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  7. "Pou turns 3D". 2015-08-19.
  8. "Pou Gets 3D Treatment". 2018-04-06.
  9. "New Pou for Windows Phone called Mou!". Pou Download. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  10. "Mou - Windows Phone". Windows Phone (Spain) (in Spanish). 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  11. "Pou is Back, Reason Why It is Deleted!". Roonby. December 5, 2019.


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