“#PokemonGO is now officially available to be installed from Google Play or iTunes”, tweeted the official Pokemon Go account. The optimism could stack up as long as Nintendo catches more mobile hits.
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Anyway, you’re going to see a lot more people dawdling around with their phones and potentially shrieking in excitement while staring at nothing. After the release of “Pokemon GO”, the number of supporters multiplied and now has a total of 47,327 supporters. Users can roam the real world to search for Pokémon. After downloading the app, players navigate an animated version of Google Maps, searching for Pokemon characters to capture and add to their team.
According to Hanke, Niantic is also planning to introduce advertisements by offering companies and retailers the option to sponsor locations within the game. It’s also worth noting that even Japan, the homeland of Pokemon, doesn’t have access to the game yet.
Angry Birds, created by Rovio Entertainment, brought mobile gaming to the masses when it debuted in 2009.
Meanwhile, US-based web-based survey solutions company SurveyMonkey tracked Pokemon Go’s peak daily active users and said that Pokemon Go has claimed the title of “biggest mobile game in the US history”, leaving behind other popular mobile games, including Candy Crush, Clash Royale and Minecraft.
The children’s charity said in a statement: “It’s deeply troubling that the app’s owners have ignored many warning signals and well documented child safety concerns”.
A Pokemon tracker is available at the bottom right hand side of the screen. Such news is music to Nintendo which did not expect that a 90s game revival could be so successful. The millennial generation grew up with the franchise, which has nearly 20 feature films and seven generations of handheld games.
Police in Darwin, Australia, also issued a message to users on Facebook, asking them to refrain from entering the city’s police station, which had been marked as a PokeStop in the game.
Furthermore, some analysts said Nintendo’s Pokeman Go success will be fleeting.
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The augmented reality character, and others nearby in Westminster, stayed away from No 10 during the Cameron family’s departure and Mrs May’s arrival, but he was on hand just after the Camerons left as the likes of Huw Edwards, Adam Boulton, Laura Kuenssberg and other TV presenters readied themselves for Mrs May’s appearance. Finally, there’s the fickle nature of gamers. You’re required to give them: your email address, the name of the location itself, additional information and reasoning, what you want the exact name of the PokéStop/Gym to be, and the address of the PokéStop/Gym.
