The round trip from Pou

One of the characteristics of the video game world is that if the titles become popular, they can garner a large following. Fans are capable of anything and have a very strong relationship with characters from their favorite games.
Pou is a video game that belongs to the virtual pet genre developed by Paul Salameh. In its beginnings it was released for Blackberry, but due to the success it reaped, they have introduced it on Android and iOS. Its operation has similarities and draws on the roots of the famous Tamagotchi, although it introduces a large number of new features.
The name of Pou, has its origin in the English word "potato" and is that our character is an adorable doll shaped like a potato with big eyes and a mouth. The customization options of our Pou are numerous, since we can change color, shape of eyes, mouth and add endless clothing and potions. In addition, as if that were not enough, our pet has a large number of accessories to give it a touch of style.
Pou's game as such is to make our character happy. For this you will have to take care of it, wash it, feed it and give it affection as if it were really a pet. Within the app, coins can be earned by playing a series of mini-games. With this money we can buy clothes, pets, decorations for your home, costumes and more from our Pou. Being a game with touches of "reality" and having a certain influence from the famous The Sims saga, our character will reach adulthood by reaching level 10 or giving him a series of potions to grow.
One of Pou's most notable news came in 2015. Pou's official Google+ profile announced that the game would begin to use a new 3D design, giving the player a new sensory and reality experience around the game. interaction with the character himself. Among the latest news that the game added, we must highlight the inclusion of mini-games, interaction with other Pou, new reactions, accommodation options for our beloved pet, among others.
The number of players that this title has is such that it has become one of the most downloaded applications in history. Pou in the Google Play Store has a record, according to the specialized media The Tool, of more than 500 million downloads since the time of its launch. This cute virtual pet undoubtedly has a high number of fans, but despite this, the managers of the Google Play Store decided to remove it from the store in December 2019 and under strange circumstances.

Disappearance and claim of the followers

On December 3, 2019 Pou became unavailable for a few hours. This event occurred without prior notice, so users believed that the game had been permanently removed from the Play Store. After this fact, there was a flood of messages to the creators and to Google's own application store to clarify the reason for their disappearance, but there was no clear response from those involved.
Such was the outrage among the fans that they started a campaign of claims, memes and posts on social networks with the aim of returning Pou to the platform and their lives.

Suspicions of a campaign

After the unjustified withdrawal from the game and even the announcement on Wikipedia that the application would never be available on Android again, Pou reappeared, hours later, with a new and improved version. Users regained their peace of mind, but were stupefied wondering what really had happened and why Pou's game was removed from the Android platform. Many point out that it was all due to a marketing strategy by the creators to return the game to success and, fundamentally, to position it again among the featured and recommended titles of the Play Store.

The official version is not known, since those involved did not make a statement about it, but the truth is that, today, fans can continue to enjoy their adorable potato without any other concern beyond the character's own.