Pokemon Go fans are struggling to log onto the hugely-popular augmented reality game, which appears to have crashed.
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During an interview with the Global Times, the expert tried to illustrate the severity of what could happen.
“I´m not really familiar with Pokemon, but it´s fun”, she said. This would be perfectly harmless, unless that area happens to be the location of a well-hidden military base.
Pokemon Company officials could not immediately be reached for comment.
After experiencing server issues during its first weekend on sale in the United Kingdom, the game is once again failing to connect for many players.
They teamed up with McDonald’s Japan for the launch, with the company’s almost 3,000 fast food outlets across Japan serving as spots where Pokemon could be battled or trained – albeit with a very Japanese caveat. The worst-case scenario would be that Nintendo’s stake in Niantic falls, Pokemon Go becomes only a “short-lived fad”, and Nintendo’s mobile and console game business either sees no impact from the game’s success or faces cannibalization.
The game, which allows players to catch and collect Pokemon in real-world locations through the mobile phone camera, is now available for download in the Japanese iTunes and Google Play stores, EFE news reported.
Another potential pitfall could be Pokemon Go’s effect on workplace discipline.
A student at Osaka’s Kindai University reportedly fell down the stairs while playing Pokemon Go and was taking to hospital, said users on social media.
That’s not it. Pokemon GO also has another tool called “GO Messenger” which allows gamers to chat over other gamers and discuss over the app which comes as a floating widget!
The game is a major coup for Nintendo, and could be the start of a turnaround for the struggling company.
The game was created by Nintendo, Niantic and Pokemon Co.
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Users are being greeted with the following error message: “Failed to get player information from the server”.
