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[Zee-Row]

This may just kill the goodwill people had with this game if they don't fix it soon.

 

[Kouriozan]

Servers are already going down, do they really need to promote the game on their sites at this point?

Crazy to think this game had no marketting so far.

 

[Cess007]

The App works for me now

 

[Saya]

This may just kill the goodwill people had with this game if they don't fix it soon.

Not really. Most people are still excited to play it and understand this can happen to one of the most popular games ever made. It hasn't even been released yet in most countries.

 

[Orca]

I only skimmed that, but is that speculative article assuming that Niantic gets none of the revenue? Also, the three companies mentioned didn't invest in "Pokémon GO," technically, they invested in Niantic. The revenue split for the game itself is bound to be a different agreement.

Yeah...they become independent, then three companies invest in Pokemon Go so they'll each get 33.3%...leaving none for the 'independent' company who made it?

 

[Chaos17]

The App works for me now

Yup server was up briefly but went down again :x

 

[javac]

Then why is Nintendo acting like this doesn't exist? Last week when I checked, Nintendo.com didn't have even the smallest nod to this game's existence.

Its on the font page of Nintendo.co.uk

http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Smart-device/Pokemon-GO-1112517.html

 

[The_Dama]

Man this is getting stupid. Game doesn't even work right and they make it even worse.

 

[KnightHart]

I guess Nintendo never really forgave us for that Pokemon X and Y releasing early here thing.

But in any case, anyone I know with an Android phone who even has the slightest interest in Go is already playing it anyway. RIP iPhone users who didn't change their store region I guess?

 

[Hoarr]

Botched launch or hackerz?

https://t.co/j5gCerzVyF

A hacking group has claimed responsbility for taking down the Pokemon Go servers using a DDOS attack.

A hacking collective known as PoodleCorp announced on Twitter it was behind the action, but this claim is yet to be verified.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Everyone in Canada is playing anyways

And if you have an iPhone then that's your fault

 

[Seik]

Well, fuck Canada anyways.

I'm already playing it, of course, but I'd like to try out the newer version instead of being stuck with 0.24

 

[Chaos17]

ASM ‏@Artfor 5 minil y a 5 minutes

@GrahamStanier1 If U try to register now, U might get this notification due to the popularity of #PokemonGO

 

[AdanVC]

And still no Mexico :'( Screw this.

 

[Kouriozan]

Everyone in Canada is playing anyways

And if you have an iPhone then that's your fault

Yeah, I'm in France and had an US iTunes account to download it when it was released there but it'd be nice to not have to switch account to update the game.
Since yesterday evening I can't log in though.

 

[Labrynian Rebel]

RIP Servers indeed.

Still no France, now I'm sad

 

[baconcow]

Not sure why all you Canadians are complaining. Everyone where I live (Halifax) is playing the game since the USA release. They're all over the waterfront. Just make a USA account, switch to USA account, download it, and then switch back to Canada account and play. Android people can just download the APK which is widely available. Both pretty simple as many in my workplace has been playing since day 1.

Everyone in Canada is playing anyways

And if you have an iPhone then that's your fault

Getting it on an iPhone is simple, though.

 

[Cess007]

Yup server was up briefly but went down again :x

Yup, was in for a while but then went down again

 

[JDB]

Servers were fine during the day here in the Netherlands, but the servers have been dead all day now since release.

 

[AdanVC]

Has to be the dumbest thing ever to launch in 26 more countries on a Saturday(busiest day of the week for people wanting to play). That's just a horrible idea when your servers couldn't hold up before.

This! Such a stupid thing really. Nintendo probably told Niantic to launch it today. Nintendo is a master of launching things on the most no-sense days. They used to launch consoles and games on freaking sunday, man...

 

[Apoc87]

My family and i had a whole day planned out to go huntimg since weve all had a hard week. Thia is absolute bullshit!!

 

[EmilioLargo]

Super annoying. Had a tight schedule for today...

 

[Chaos17]

Seems Niantics finaly wake up

Pokémon GO ‏@PokemonGoApp 21 sil y a 22 secondes

Trainers! We have been working to fix the #PokemonGO server issues. Thank you for your patience. We'll post an update soon.

https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/754340862281285632

 

[struggler_guts]

Japan's release still just "soon" ugh

 

[Gator86]

This may just kill the goodwill people had with this game if they don't fix it soon.

Already gone for me. It has run like shit literally every minute since launch. I've given up even bothering for the most part.

 

[Nikokuno]

When's France release? Friend of mine came late at work this morning because of Scarabrute / Pinsir, it make me smile to be honest as a guy growing during the big time when PKMN was fucking huge.

 

[Tom Nook Sawyer]

Botched launch or hackerz?

https://t.co/j5gCerzVyF

I'm not buying it. Pokemon Go doesn't need any help in server instability lol

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Still no France, now I'm sad

We all know why this is.
France will have probably got it yesterday with the roll out in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Its a sad situation
Hope you can get it soon, france need some lighthearted fun after all this shit happening.

 

[test_account]

Nintendo actually owns and good chunk if not most of the IP's on the pokemon themselves, of the 3 partners they have the biggest stake overall when you get into the nitty gritty of it.

Doesnt Nintendo own 32% of Pokemon Company? And do we know how much stocks Google and Nintendo has in Niantic? If Google takes 30% like Apple does from sales done through the game, i wouldnt be surprised if Google makes the most money on this.

Jesus christ why is this in every thread, Nintendo are the majority owners of Pokémon so unless you think niantic stole from Nintendo your logic is pretty dumb. Also Nintendo helped out and their stock has risen nearly 100% since the game released. Surely you can't be so clueless.

Does a company make money from stock price increase?

 

[Fuu]

waiting for the Brazil launch, although I'm sure the first few days here will be digital hell for the servers.

 

[The Last One]

waiting for the Brazil launch, although I'm sure the first few days here will be digital hell for the servers.

Not gonna happen so soon

Too many people with too many smartphones...



Would be awesome if they could manage an Olympic release, though

 

[victreeb3l]

I think bigger markets like France, Canada and Japan will come once they really sort their server issues. There is no way they would be able to handle the onslaught from those regions with their current capacity.

 

[Tagyhag]

I think bigger markets like France, Canada and Japan will come once they really sort their server issues. There is no way they would be able to handle the onslaught from those regions with their current capacity.

Yep, people thinking that they'll be able to play if all those countries join in at the same time are kidding themselves.

 

[ffdgh]

Doing this all at once instead of in small bits is nuts.

 

[Hitlersaurus Christ]

Hdy guys do you remember when Pokemon was created in Japan and owned by a Japanese company? Neither does Nintendo

 

[RemiLP]

Does a company make money from stock price increase?

No.

If you own a stock, and it increase in value, you dont make any money from it, unless you sell it.

 

[E-phonk]

Hdy guys do you remember when Pokemon was created in Japan and owned by a Japanese company? Neither does Nintendo

At the moment japan can enjoy pokemon go just as much as the rest of the world

...

 

[Chaos17]

Seems servers are back!
I hope they won't crash again.

 

[MANUELF]

And still no Mexico :'( Screw this.

Do you also have problems? I have not been able to log in since Wednesday

 

[test_account]

No.

If you own a stock, and it increase in value, you dont make any money from it, unless you sell it.

Thanks, thats what i thought. Stocks themself are indeed "worthless" unless they are being sold. Just curious if increase value of a company in terms of stock has any benefits for the company itself.

 

[Feltrol]

And still no Mexico :'( Screw this.

YEAH! Why isn't Mexico in that list yet?

 

[MANUELF]

YEAH! Why isn't Mexico in that list yet?

We just got Miitomo last month, 3 months after the US

 

[Chaos17]

Did they put a server cap limit ?
Because the pic tell the user to come back later because server is full

https://twitter.com/EwenLH/status/754354620886028288

Edit

And it down again.

 

[Killer Queen]

Huh CANADA!? Hello!?

Fucking seriously. Atlantis is going to have an official PokemonGo release before we do.

 

[idonteven]

Seems servers are back!
I hope they won't crash again.

still down

 

[Chaos17]

still down

Yeah, they came back for 15 mins and went down again and up again then down again
Totaly not stable.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Huh CANADA!? Hello!?

We don't exist to most people.

 

[Calm Mind]

Nintendo helped out as much as I helped out, and their stock rose because investors don't realize that they didn't make it either.

Pacther, is that you?

 

[wmlk]

LMAO you will

Why? What if it's not as popular by the time it releases?

 

[Graphics Horse]

Did they put a server cap limit ?
Because the pic tell the user to come back later because server is full

https://twitter.com/EwenLH/status/754354620886028288

Edit

And it down again.

Mine just stops on the loading screen, is that what everyone else gets?
Edit: working now but I'm in the middle of nowhere ATM