With millions of players trying to get online at the same time, it is no wonder Pokemon Go servers are cramped all the time.
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Pokemon Go, the game that has captivated people in countries such as the US, Australia, and the United Kingdom has finally come to the Japanese market. Many had hoped that the launch meant that Niantic had made sure that the game could cope with the expected huge interest from Japan – but that doesn’t seem to be the case.
The release in Japan was accompanied by announcement of a tie-in with Japan-based McDonald’s Holdings, which operates 2,900 McDonald’s outlets in Japan.
Hopefully, the addition of yet another country on Niantic’s already-strained servers won’t render the game unplayable again.
Not everyone loves “Pokemon Go”, the mobile game that has become an instant hit around the world since its limited release just a week ago. Niantic did not divulge a new release date for “Pokemon Go” following the cancellation; however it is now officially available in Japan.
“Most of the casual players have quit because they got exhausted of a game that never works eating their battery”, they wrote. Nintendo and Niantic partnered with McDonald’s in the country and now it’s really available.
Although Pokemon fans are thrilled that the service finally reached Japan, government officials and school administrators have concerns that problems connected to the app could also emerge.
After downloading the app, players use their smartphones to interact with virtual characters in the real world.
Now, Pokemon Go has given a shot in the arm to Nintendo’s nascent move into mobile gaming – after it abandoned a longstanding consoles only policy. The Japanese game maker, in partnership with Game Freak, released the original Pokemon game in the mid-1990s, and owns the trademarks to all the game’s characters.
In Akihabara, 19-year old student Yuchi Mori said he was undeterred by the multiple reports of “Pokemon Go”-related traffic accidents and other mishaps elsewhere”.
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Indonesian civil servants, for example, have been ordered not to play Pokemon Go at work in a bid to protect “state secrets”, according to a government statement Thursday.
