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, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The international sensation augmented reality-based mobile game Pokémon Go has suffered a significant drop in user numbers in South Korea over the past five months, with the user base estimated to be a mere sixth of what it was in January, when the app was released, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean consumer watchdog has warned smartphone users to be vigilant when considering the refund policy of the augmented reality game Pokémon Go, which it says has unfair terms and conditions that many look over when they sign up and pay for the game. To purchase items on [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean mobile gamers on average play games for 46 minutes per day, data showed Tuesday, spending more time on such applications than instant messengers or video-sharing programs. According to the data compiled by industry tracker Wiseapp, South Koreans played mobile games 10.2 times a day last month, which [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Pokémon GO players in South Korea has plummeted to a third of the initial count, data by WiseApp showed Monday, fewer than three months after the AR game’s launch on January 24. The mobile analytics company, based on a sample study of local Android users, estimated [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The popularity of Pokémon GO is gradually waning, but there are still millions of players flicking their fingers on their smartphone screens trying to “catch’em all.” During the second week of February (February 6 to 10), an estimated 5.63 million people played Pokémon GO, which was a drop from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study revealed Wednesday that Pokémon GO, launched in Korea last month, has been more popular on iPhones than on Samsung or LG smartphones. According to Gallup Korea, which surveyed 1,007 local adults from February 7 to 9, 36 percent (156) of iPhone users said they had tried [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Pokémon GO frenzy is finally subsiding. Mobile app analytics company WiseApp said Monday that an estimated 6.43 million South Korean Android users played the augmented reality game in the second week of February, from February 6 to 12, which is still impressive, but a drop from 6.95 million [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of portable solar chargers for smartphones and tablets have soared in South Korea as fans of Nintendo’s smash hit Pokemon Go want their devices to keep charging while playing the game. About two weeks after the augmented-reality mobile game was formally launched in South Korea, the number of [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Last month’s Korean launch of Niantic’s Pokémon GO has put law enforcement agencies on high alert, mainly against trespassing and Pokémon GO driving, and officials are now advising players to also take heed against cybercrimes. According to the Korean National Police Agency, extra apps that can help players to [...]