within days, a tidal wave descended on the Web and in the streets of cities in north America, Australia and New Zealand: Pokemon Go , the playful application to hunt virtual creatures hidden in the real world, surpassed the attendance of social networks like Tinder and Whatsapp. Why such a success ? Explanations.
What “Pokemon Go”?
A video game for smartphones using geolocation and augmented reality. Specifically, the phone screen displays a street map and surroundings enriched small virtual critters to capture the famous Pokémon.
How does it work?
the player is a trainer he has chosen genre and look, and moves really walking in a completely transcribed as an interactive map on their phone screen.
he wins levels by capturing Pokémon, hidden in real places, sending them with the touch screen, a “pokeball” a magic ball acting pocket monsters in fishing net.
from level 5, it becomes possible to share his adventure: the creatures are in the same place for everyone, inviting different players to explore the same places, talk, work
who is behind this game?
the game is the result of cooperation between the Pokémon Company, which owns and manages the use of the famous pocket creatures rights, Niantic, a start-up created in 2010, within Google.
Since the summer of 2015 and the reorganization of Google in a parent alphabet Niantic gained independence, and Nintendo entered his capital. Specializing in original playful uses of real-time mapping, inter alia, it gave life to Ingress , a fully integrated set in the real world, very popular, and that Pokemon Go resumes technology
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Why is there so much talk about him?
in countries where it is available, Pokemon Go has quickly risen among the most popular applications. According SensorTower firm, he was already installed 7.5 million times in the US and generates $ 1.6 million in revenue a day on iOS. This was followed by a long list of funny situations, as spontaneous groupings – and absurd, for who does not play the game – in parks or churches …
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“Pokemon Go” collection he data unbeknownst to the user?
users of iOS game, which team Apple devices, may choose to create an account on the game with their Google account. In this case, the game automatically accesses the Google Account of the player.
If, at first, some experts feared that the game can send emails instead of the user, the application may in fact have access only biographical data that the user has indicated in his account (name, date of birth …). Game developers have assured work on correcting this bug
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Can I already download?
Only if you use an iPhone or an Android smartphone with a US account, or a code to download the TestFlight application (usually reserved for developers and media) . The game is not yet available to the general public in Europe.
According to a widespread practice in the mobile industry, Niantic, the US company that designed the game, was first launched on test areas, such as New Zealand and Australia, before expanding to the United States on July 6.
It is possible to resort to tricks to get the application if you are in France, including through third-party sites to bypass the default application store. Be careful with clones: a company specializing in cybersecurity has found that Android app claiming to be Pokemon Go actually contained a virus to take full control of the user’s device <. / p>
When will it be released in France?
Niantic did not release that information. Deployment of the game in the UK and the Netherlands, which had to be the following territories was “suspended until we are better” , told Business Insider John Hanke, CEO Niantic.
the company meets indeed servers saturation problems. We must therefore be patient before going Rattata capture and Muk to the bus stop on the corner.
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