Japan is planned as the introductory launch in Asia and once the game goes on air there, it will expand to other countries in the region.
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Pokemon Go’s struggled a tad with server issues since the beginning of its staggered worldwide release two weeks ago – that’s perhaps not surprising considering it’s now passed the 30 million downloads mark.
It’s hard to remember the last time a game launch took so long and featured as many bugs as the release of Niantic and Nintendo’s Pokemon GO. But it still isn’t available in Japan, where the original Pokemon cartoon series was first created.
TechCrunch said it believed that the launch in Japan, one of the world’s biggest gaming markets, was imminent. Nintendo referred any queries regarding Pokemon GO to Pokemon Company.
Nintendo owns stakes in both the creator of the Pokemon franchise, The Pokemon Company, and the developer of “Pokemon Go”, Niantic.
The attraction used Pokemon Go! to emphasise that it offers free outside Wi-Fi at player hunt for digital critters amonst the real-life ones.
NISC, which said it put its warning out on Twitter and Line, also cautioned gamers over the risk of heat stroke while playing in Japan’s sweltering summer sun, and told players not to wander into unsafe sites. While “Pokemon Go” will not prove a major direct boost, it could prompt Nintendo to cash in more effectively on an extensive cupboard of characters.
By now, there’s a likelihood you have heard about the Pokemon Go and you’re wondering what the buzz is all about.
Investors began flocking to the fast food giant after reports yesterday said McDonald’s outlets in Japan would be turned into “gyms” for the game, pushing up the share price by 9.84 percent, according to the Business Insider.
Niantic, Pokemon and McDonald’s all declined to comment for the WSJ story.
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“Speculation that McDonald’s may tie up with Pokemon Go is sending shares up”, Seiichiro Samejima, an analyst at Ichiyoshi Research Institute Inc, said by phone.
