Shares at Japanese firm Nintendo have soared by 56% since the launch of its mobile game Pokemon GO, which has become an instant hit worldwide. “As the augmented reality market evolves”, Franken writes, “I ask that you provide greater clarity on how Niantic is addressing issues of user privacy and security, particularly that of its younger players”.
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“Don’t play Pokemon Go!!!” said user Pitaorenzhe on Chinese microblogging site Weibo.
Many people across the continent have already been playing the game prior to the official release, thanks to a leaked APK of the Android version being made available and a nifty, if complex trick of swapping between different regional iTunes accounts on iPhone.
Data analysis company SurveyMonkey revealed on Wednesday that Pokemon Go is the most successful mobile-based app in US” history with some 21 million daily active users in 24 hours, exceeding the successes of “Draw Something” and “Candy Crush’, with some 16 and 20 million users respectively. “It’s so the USA and Japan can explore China’s secret bases!”
The theory is that if Nintendo places rare Pokemon in areas where they see players aren’t going, and nobody attempts to capture the creature, it can be deduced that the location has restricted access and could be a military zone. He gave no further details.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Pokemon Go is sweeping the globe this week.
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“With Pokemon GO, you are seeing it as bypassing a lot of digital (marketing) channels that the brick and mortar shops have been relying on for the past few years”. The game was available in United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and today European countries, Spain, Italy and Portugal has also joined the list.
