Pokemon Go is a free-to-play location-based augment reality mobile game developed by Ninantic for iOS and Android mobile phone devices.
Nintendo Pokemon Go has finally launched now in Japan.
The first Nintendo's Pokemon Go released in the US, Australia and New Zealand on 6th July and now available in more than 30 countries, the game has been a global phenomenon.
David Gibson, an analyst at Macquarie Capital Securities, said “Pokemon Go” has already become the biggest-ever smartphone game in the U.S. and is on its way to earn $4 billion in annual revenue.
“We wanted to build a game that would inspire people to go outside, get exercise, discover new places and have fun with their friends,” said John Hanke, chief executive of Niantic, in San Francisco.
Experts say the responsibility is on users to play safely, but there are steps that publishers can take such as removing items and Pokémon characters from dangerous places. Niantic, the game’s main developer, said such requests can be made through a form on the official page.
On Friday morning, excited Japanese fans began tweeting that they had been able to start playing.
Samuel Lucas Told BBC, "The moment i found out the servers were up i jumped right out of bed, got dressed and ran outside with my iPhone and two extra battery packs,".
After weeks of stories about people in other countries running into trouble playing the game, Japanese authorities have taken necessary precautions and issued a nine-point safety guide, in cartoon form not in Human form.
Pokemon Go it works by showing you a picture of your real surroundings as caught by the phone's camera, then uses GPS to place virtual little monsters creature within that picture on your screen.
The mixture of virtual and real worlds allows players to, for instance, fight a dragon circling Big Ben or chase a spaceship moving down their street.
The monsters in it were first become popular in the 1990 when they started on the Nintendo Game Boy.
