SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – First brought into the spotlight thanks to last year’s global hit Pokémon GO, in only a year augmented reality games have gone from hero to zero. Mainstream interest has quickly cooled, as AR games released since have failed to captivate the public’s attention. According to gaming industry sources, a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Running from November 4 through 12 next month, Pokémon Korea and Niantic, the company behind the free-to-play sensation Pokémon Go, will launch ‘Pokémon Go Week in Korea’, with players more likely to encounter rare ‘pocket monsters’. Specifically, during the last three days of the event, Articuno (Freezer), Thunder, Fire [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The official launch date of the sensational augmented-reality (AR) smartphone game ‘Pokemon Go’ in South Korea will be determined early next month as the Korean government will decide whether Google Maps – the core of Nintendo’s popular game – will be permitted to make use of detailed map data in Korea. [...]