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Pokémon Go Trainers in Japan take over parks in huge crowds on first weekend of game’s release

Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2016
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Amazing scenes over the weekend show hordes of trainers catching Pokémon in two well-known parks, and one of those parks has a Fountain Tower area shaped like a Poké Ball.

Japan
(gamers • games • gaming • Mewtwo • mobile games • Poké Ball • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokéball Aimer 3-D printed iPhone case makes news among Pokémon Go Trainers in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 26, 2016

With data for making the 3-D case available online, now everyone can get a little help with making the perfect throw.

Australia, Japan
(3-D Printing • gamers • games • gaming • lifehack • mobile games • Poké Ball • pokeball • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Japanese Twitter users reveal the logic behind the 5K eggs in Pokémon Go

Shannon McNaught
Jul 25, 2016

Just how long is it supposed to take to hatch those eggs?

Japan
(discovery • fitness • mobile game • netizens • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • twitter • walking)

Pokémon Go in Japan: We discover a “Pikachu forest” in Tokyo!

Oona McGee
Jul 25, 2016

Three Pikachu and 15 other types of Pokémon were discovered in this well-known Tokyo park in just 30 minutes!

Japan
(augmented reality • gamers • games • gaming • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Shinjuku Gyoen • Tokyo)

Retro Pokémon stamps with sound effects released for instant messaging app Line!

Corey Gold
Jul 25, 2016

Go back in time with these cool retro Pokémon stamps now available for Line.

Japan
(8-bit • game • Line stamps • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokémon Go in Japan: 7 top sightseeing spots where you can catch Pokémon in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Jul 24, 2016

Our Japanese reporter Mr. Sato visited these seven well-known tourist spots and captured 88 Pokémon in six hours.

Japan
(augmented reality • games • gaming • mobile games • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • sightseeing • Tokyo)

DIY Pokémon Go lifehack from Japan: rest tired arms with creative hands-free “Poké-Han” device

Oona McGee
Jul 23, 2016

Arms tired from holding your smartphone in front of you all day? We’ll show you how to make this ingenious “Poké-Han“ mobile gaming accessory!

Japan
(augmented reality • DIY • gamers • games • gaming • life hack • lifehack • mobile games • mobile phones • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Creators of Pokémon Go apologise for game’s late arrival in video address to players in Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 23, 2016

The message from the creators also includes safety advice for gamers in Japan.

Japan
(game freak • gamers • games • gaming • John Hanke • mobile games • Niantic • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokémon Go players discover unusual gym locations around Japan

Oona McGee
Jul 22, 2016

From parks to university campuses and even a Sega building, here are some of the new Pokémon Go gym locations players have been finding around the country.

Japan
(augmented reality • gamers • gaming • mobile game • Niantic • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokémon Go “gyms” and “poke-stops” in Japan located in McDonald’s

Corey Gold
Jul 22, 2016

Pokémon Go has officially launched in Japan along with the announcement that “poke-stops” and “gyms” are now located in the nearly 3,000 McDonald’s stores around Japan.

Games & Tech, Japan
(download • Japan • Niantic • nintendo • official • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • release)

Japan GO! Pokémon GO finally available in Japan!

Corey Gold
Jul 22, 2016

After weeks of speculation Pokémon GO is finally officially available to download in Japan and here are some of the links you need.

Games & Tech, Japan
(Asia • finally • Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • release • release date)

Pokémon Go safety campaign launched by the Japanese government

Corey Gold
Jul 21, 2016

A Japanese government cybersecurity organization has launched a safety campaign warning of the dangers of Pokémon Go.

Japan
(children dangers • cyber security • government warning • nintendo • official • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Believe it or not, you already know every single lyric to the new Pokémon Pikachu theme song

Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2016

New song to be sung by Pikachu, with the loveable Pokémon mascot getting the maximum mileage out of his extremely limited vocabulary.

Japan
(anime • crazy • cute • funny • music • Pikachu • Pokemon)

Pokémon Go released in Japan? We spot a rare “Glasses Pikachu” at Tokyo’s Nintendo headquarters

Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2016

Because if there’s one place you’d expect to find a rare Pokémon, it would have to be at their home in Tokyo.

Japan
(augmented reality • gamers • games • gaming • mobile games • Niantic • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

Pokémon live-action movie is finally happening as Legendary Entertainment secures movie rights

Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2016

But the company has made a puzzling choice about its star character.

Global, Japan
(anime • Legendary Entertainment • Live action • movies • nintendo • Pokemon • video games)

Pokémon GO delayed in Japan? Time for us to transform into Pokémon ourselves and meet fans!【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2016

A wild Satochu appeared!

Japan
(Asakusa • cosplay • crazy • funny • Mr. Sato • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Sensoji • Tokyo • video • video games • weird)

Could the Pokémon GO model be the future of idol singer management video games?

Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2016

With a few tweaks, the smash-hit Pokémon mobile game could be the perfect framework for idol-rearing franchises.

Japan
(Idols • mobile games • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • The Idolmaster • video games)

Japan’s new Pokémon cosmetics will have you looking pretty in Pika

Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2016

Female Pikachu takes center stage in promoting new line of makeup created with Japanese fashion brand.

Japan
(anime • cosmetics • cute • fashion • makeup • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)

China creates its own version of Pokémon Go called “City Spirits Go”

Oona McGee
Jul 19, 2016

China’s knock-off game has a number of surprisingly similar elements and characters that look weirdly like the originals from Pokémon Go.

China, Japan
(apps • Chinese Knockoff • gamers • gaming • mobile game • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO)

New laws could inadvertently ban Pokémon GO in some areas of Japan

Corey Gold
Jul 19, 2016

Soon it may become illegal to take any photos from “hidden cameras” in Shiga Prefecture, which may mean a ban on catching Pokémon with your smart phones – Nooooo!!!