The plea states: “With the above stated, the community composed of millions of loyal fans and users of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile humbly request Pokémon GO creators, Niantic, Inc., The Pokémon Company, and Nintendo Co., Ltd., to release Pokémon GO on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile alongside their Android and iOS counterparts”.
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“I just don’t think people should be playing a game where people remember people who suffered and were tortured and who died”, she says.
Pokémon GO is available to download either in the Google Play store or in Apple’s App Store.
Those who don’t have American friends to help them access Pokemon GO are rushing to third-party apps that allow them to get in on the game.
The cops aren’t the only ones issuing warnings – Montreal’s metropolitan transportation agency has asked riders to respect safety rules when going in search of Pokemon near it’s facilities, posting a photograph of one of the game’s monsters by a railway track as a train approaches.
In a letter dated yesterday (via GameSpot), he raised several issues to Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke expressing concern over how Pokemon Go may or may not use information gleaned from users as they play the game.
Like the Pokemon franchise that hit in the late 1990s, the goal is to find and capture the cartoon creatures, which pop up on phone screens from various locations. The other man then stabbed him.
“It’s a treasure hunt”, said Byskal.
This is how the game works. And honestly, I was giggling and laughing alone. The lures increase the chance that rare Pokemon with names like “Starmie” and “Poliwag” turn up nearby – drawing players in turn. Luckily, he managed to avoid any scrapes.
For the new game, Nintendo has partnered with US-based developer Niantic and the Pokemon Company, which owns the rights to the characters.
The Washington Post recently reported that the Washington Holocaust Museum was trying to have itself excluded from the wildly popular Pokemon GO app, as visitors were wandering the building in the hopes of catching rare Pokemon. Others have walked into ponds while playing, unaware of their surroundings.
The addictive game, say BBB officials, can also be a drain on the wallet. “You are making friends with the most unlikely sorts of people”.
Some experts also are questioning the app’s privacy policies.
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There has been no word on when the game will be officially released in Canada.
