While the game may be downloaded through a USA account on the iTunes Store, it can be pretty annoying to keep switching between store accounts; particularly if you will be buying some powerups from the game.
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Android users can sideload the app directly onto their devices, while iPhone owners have been able to get their hands on the game by creating a new Apple ID that uses a US, Australian, or New Zealand region.
“Specific actions such as sending emails, modifying folders, etc, require explicit permissions to that service (the permission will say “Has access to Gmail”)”, Google said. But by tapping into the general public’s obsessive collecting mentality and by using augmented reality in a fashion most people have never seen before, the game has quickly taken off.
CNBC is reporting that Nintendo’s share prices have seen a massive 25 percent spike since the worldwide rollout of Pokémon Go began last week.
Unwittingly, those travelling around and finding good spots for portals over the past two-and-a-half years have populated the world of Pokemon GO, with the most popular spots becoming gyms and the rest becoming pokestops.
Homer_Simpson_Doh says: “The scary part is they basically tell you they can not be held accountable for anything the third party does with the data”.
Such info can be monetized by the makers of the game to reveal users’ travel habits, who else was in the area during play and much more.
However, Pokemon Go developer Niantic Labs did not divulge what it would have access to at the point of sign-up.
Nintendo has a stake in the Pokemon Company joint venture that holds the Pokemon copyright. You run around outdoors – the real outdoors – looking for creatures to capture; the monsters are superimposed over your phone’s camera view to help you imagine catching them when you get near one. Instead Niantic plans to continually update the game.
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Pokemon Go, which mixes a classic 20-year old franchise with augmented reality, allows players to walk around real-life neighborhoods while seeking virtual game characters on their smartphone screens. Since Pokemon Go is expected to start rolling out to more countries soon, it just might be best to wait a few days more.
