The impact of players who have sideloaded the game, in addition to those in countries where Pokemon Go is available, is that the game has been unplayable for a vast number of people due to its servers unable to deal with the load.
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The recent ban on the use of English language in video games released in China, coupled with the fact that to play Pokemon Go it is necessary to have a Google account (blocked in the country) the game’s arrival in the Chinese video game market, the largest in the world with $7 billion in revenue past year, is unlikely.
Pokemon Go has everyone trying to “catch ’em all”.
Since its launch on Wednesday, Pokemon Go has been the most downloaded app on different platforms in the United States.
“Why limit it?” John Hanke, chief executive of Niantic, which developed Pokemon Go jointly with Nintendo affiliate Pokemon Company, told Reuters in an interview today.
For some weird reason, Pokemon Go is not officially released in Canada yet.
This data comes to us via SurveyMonkey, which late yesterday released a new analytics report clocking United States daily active users at 21 million. It is a free download and you can get hunting for Pokemon, Poke Balls, Poke Stops and Gyms in your area immediately.
Thanks to nostalgia for the ’90s Nintendo game, excitement over its mass introduction to augmented reality and a summertime launch amid a time when players could use a distraction from the current news cycle, it only took one weekend of playing for the Nintendo-owned game to become an overnight sensation – even boosting its stock.
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Hanke said the company is working on the mapping issue. Sprint is making their stores PokeStops offering lures and other incentives.
