Last Summer (2016) the world went Pokemon Go crazy, however here in South Korea it hasn’t been released officially until now. There were a couple of spots that benefited from early access Seokcho & Ulsan, but on the whole it wasn’t available. But now it is available via both the Google Play store and Apple’s App store also it’s available in Korean.
The big question however is; Is it too late? 6 months on from most of the rest of world playing it, the hype has died down. There aren’t many people live streaming or uploading photos or videos anymore. For Korean’s and mainly Korean Kids (who are on vacation at the moment) it’s a nice game to play during the Korean New Year’s Holiday, but it’s cold and icy outside so there maybe limited appeal at the moment. For Niantic and Nintendo Korea is a big untapped marketplace for Pokemon Go and so we’re sure they’ll try and recreate at least some of the buzz for Korean gamers.
Images from Pokemon Go in South Korea
Here are a few screen shots from this morning;
Links of Pokemon Go & More Information on the Release
Finally
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I’m wondering why it took so long… Do you know why?
Never mind, I found the reason already. 😉
Too bad it took so long to release it…
It’s a shame, but nice it’s released without many bugs or server lag.
I hope it can still become popular in Korea as well!
Hey! Turn ON the Augmented Reality! I want to see some Pikachus on the streets of Seoul!