Pokemon Go Craze Hits Millburn Area: Find PokeStops, Gyms

Millburn, NJ – Pokemon Go has arrived in New Jersey. Do you know where your local PokeStops are?

The infectious, smartphone-based game - which launched last week and has already made Nintendo more than $7 billion - challenges users to embark on a smartphone-based scavenger hunt and chase down virtual creatures known as Pokemon at real world locations.

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In towns nationwide, developers have added “PokeStops” at destinations such as libraries, churches, public art installations, historical markers and monuments. An in-game item called a “Lure Module” attracts Pokemon to a PokeStop for 30 minutes, where the monsters become visible on their smartphones.

The official Pokemon Go website offers tips on finding PokeStop locations, which can be seen here.

In the Essex County area, several local institutions and businesses are already capitalizing on the potential publicity that’s resulting from the pop culture boom.

Rutgers Newark stated that “@RUNewark_Dana and @RUNPRCC are official #Pokestops” in a Tuesday Twitter post.

Another local college, Montclair State University, announced that its campus is a “virtual hot-spot with almost two dozen Poké Stops and four Pokémon Gyms easily accessible.” MSU even offers a “Pokémon Go Campus Map” that highlights all of the Poké Stops and Gyms on campus, which can be seen here.

Other Essex County institutions and businesses are also getting in on the action.

Know about a location that we haven’t mentioned here? Let us know in the comments section!

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