Niantic's new Wayfarer tool will hopefully smooth the process of adding places into Pokémon Go Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Niantic's new Wayfarer tool will hopefully smooth the process of adding places into Pokémon Go Now you're thinking with portals. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 11 Oct 2019 5 comments Pokémon Go maker Niantic has long struggled to maintain its database of real-world places used in all of its games - but there's a new tool which may solve all that. Until recently you could only edit, suggest and review new places in Pokémon Go by submitting them as Portals in the company's original game Ingress. But this process has been complicated by Ingress relaunching, and suggestions being granted to high-level Pokémon Go players in a selection of countries. With more submissions flooding in (Pokémon players can only suggest - not edit or review), this in turn put increased pressure on Ingress users to clear the backlog of submissions. All have to be manually reviewed to make sure someone isn't just nominating their front garden. So the announcement last night of Niantic Wayfarer, a newly-created browser-based tool which doesn't require you to use either Ingress or Pokémon Go to do these things, has been warmly received. Access is limited right now to Ingress users, though Pokémon Go players will be included before the end of the year. Watch on YouTube Why is this important? All of Niantic's games revolve around the company's database of real-world locations. These Wayspots become Portals in Ingress, and a selection become PokéStops/Gyms in Pokémon Go and Inns/Taverns/Fortresses in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. They are key to how people play each game - and the addition of new Wayspots in useful places is a highly-requested feature among players of all Niantic games, in order to make playing them more fruitful. It's especially important to players in rural areas, who may not currently have enough Waypoints around them to play without travelling elsewhere. Now, about my front garden... Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store