However, many have expressed great concern about the game’s popularity, including establishment officials and law enforcement in the USA and overseas.
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Contrary to the stereotype of a solitary game player glued to a display in a room, Iwata believed everyone is a child-at-heart, eager to go outside and play, interacting with the world and other people.
The game, which marries a classic 20-year old franchise with augmented reality, has taken the world by storm despite having been launched in only five countries – the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Germany.
This is not to say Pokemon Go is a record-breaker everywhere, mind. If you are anxious about what developer Niantic was able to access when they had full permission, please note that the developer claims this setting did not give them the ability to use your Google account on your behalf.
And the US growth may just be getting started.
One of the California company’s product marketers, Archit Bhargava, has been chatting to Gamespot, and he’s already daydreaming about a Game of Thrones spin-off that brings Westeros into reality.
“Then, when war breaks out, Japan and the USA can easily target their guided missiles, and China will have been destroyed by the invasion of a Japanese-American game”, said a social media post circulated on Weibo.
Other government ministries did not respond to faxed questions about the game. When will the nifty Pokemon GO peripheral arrive in your region?
“If nothing else, Pokemon GO has shown that there are “dormant” Nintendo fans eager to trial its content for smartphones”, Deutsche Bank analysts wrote. And just as it’s wise to be aware of your physical surroundings while playing such games, it’s also wise to be aware of what you might be giving up.
Pokemon GO is, by the looks of things, the biggest phenomenon in mobile game history. “The misinformation that “Pokemon Go” is a Nintendo game has been spreading”, a source close to the Pokemon franchise said.
Niantic, the lab that developed the game, declined to comment on Friday on an eventual launch.
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Regarding China, he said it is technically possible to launch the game there, but noted that there are regulations that have to be considered.
