The Real Napsta
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Did the servers just go down again?
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Pokemon GO launches today in 26 more countries (RIP servers)
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The Last One
Member
Yeah, I see.
But the most Niantic sells in the Apple platform, the closer this distance gets, cause Nintendo has the majority of the cut in iOS systems.
Unless the Android version is the best selling one, then you are totally right.
The Last One
Member
Niantic was paid to make the game, and some more as an investiment. I believe the company isn't getting part in the share.
Edit: beaten
Regarding who earns the revenue we actually don't know anything about how the shares in Niantic are split between Google, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company, or whether they are really the only shareholder to begin with. 1/3 seems too convenient. Furthermore this assumes Niantic doesn't have any licensing agreements, with Google for using the whole Maps stack, and with The Pokemon Company for using the Pokemon IP.
That's still more 'gameplay' than Ingress.
Most of the point of these games, if Ingress is anything to go by, is the faction vs faction stuff and the teamwork side, which hasn't really come into play yet. So yeah, right now it's just wandering around catching Pokémon.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Dude, chill out.
After seeing a thousand people gathered for an Ingress event in Japan today I think it's obvious what kind of hit PoGo will be over there
SinCityAssassin
Member
Dude's been complaining about weedles since earlier and the moment he steps out of his house he complains he finds a weedle when he expects unique pokemon that are probably not spawning outside his house and very probably somewhere else. Like my neighborhood is full of pidgeys, ekans, and rattata and the occasional randomly uncommon pokemon. But most of my diversity was taken when I went outside my neighborhood. Into parks, near rivers, outside malls.
Professor Renegade
Banned
Still not in Canada huh? Guess I'll just keep playing Alpha Sapphire then.
legacyzero
Banned
I'm already playing but it's ridiculous Canada of all places still doesn't have the game. I don't remember the last time we got screwed hard like this with something Nintendo related.
Freaking Australia got it before us. AUSTRALIA. It that doesn't say anything, nothing will.
SinCityAssassin
Member
There's a reason for that. A lot of mobile apps that depend on server strength use Australia and New Zealand as a barometer of activity, mainly because while the area is quite large, the population density isn't so big that it would overload anything the first time around. So if a launch in Australia is stable enough, they can see whether or not to add more servers for more releases.
And then the US got added in and everything melted.
Twilight Princess
Member
Next time they should test out games in Canada.
At least the data will predict us / worldwide popularity better.
At least the data will predict us / worldwide popularity better.
Mike Works
Member
And guess what other country they use as a barometer? Go on, guess.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I'm just telling you how it works in this case.
Also I personally believe that Niantic is still getting money through the app, it's just that an amount of that will still go to its three primary investors.
Don't rag on Australia just because you can't play a video game. I'm glad we got it before you guys. I'm playing it right now!
newtypepilot
Member
still no Canada?!
WTF
WTF
They aren't getting 0% just that people like to make some theory out of no where from 0 data available
WaterAstro
Member
Nintendo didn't pay for the development. Google, TPC, and Nintendo invested in Niantic, not Pokemon GO. Niantic uses that funding to develop the game, makes the money, and pays back the investments. They also probably have to pay out licensing cost, but that's it.
Anything beyond paying back the investors is Niantics apart from the standard 30% Google Play Store cut.
Remember, Niantic is self-published with Pokemon GO.
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Deleted member 17706
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That is insane. There's no way they would do such a deal.
You realize they are the company publishing the game to the app stores, right?
MisterHero
Super Member
Franklin should've been holding his cellphone out
What upsets me most isn't even that Pokémon Go isn't available in Canada yet, it's Niantic's complete silence on it. If it were for all of North America, sure. However, the fact that the US has it (and have for a while), but yet no mention on Canada. All they have to say is "We overestimated demand for this title and are currently working to expand servers to the rest of North America" or something. JUST SAY SOMETHING! And yet, they're not saying a single word, while they continue to provide the game to every other Country under the sun.
I know there's a work-around you can do so you can play the game in Canada, but it's ridiculous that one part of NA has the game publicly available and not the other. It's not even a soft-launch type of deal.
I know there's a work-around you can do so you can play the game in Canada, but it's ridiculous that one part of NA has the game publicly available and not the other. It's not even a soft-launch type of deal.
You at least can play it easily by getting the app from the US store or downloading the apk file. In Japan we are actively locked out (our maps have zero data on them) and the release date is "sometime this month hopefully" because the servers aren't powerful enough after the game has been a week out and beta tests where companies usually test server stress.What upsets me most isn't even that Pokémon Go isn't available in Canada yet, it's Niantic's complete silence on it. If it were for all of North America, sure. However, the fact that the US has it (and have for a while), but yet no mention on Canada. All they have to say is "We overestimated demand for this title and are currently working to expand servers to the rest of North America" or something. JUST SAY SOMETHING! And yet, they're not saying a single word, while they continue to provide the game to every other Country under the sun.
I know there's a work-around you can do so you can play the game in Canada, but it's ridiculous that one part of NA has the game publicly available and not the other. It's not even a soft-launch type of deal.
Yeah, there's an alternate way to play for us in Canada at least, I really feel bad for the Pokémon fans in Japan. That must really be frustrating.
I hope you all receive some positive news soon.
Shouldn't be.
The only issue might come when you want to make an IAP, since (I believe) that will require a US address for your credit card. Aside from that, it's just a simple login via email.
That's odd, did Japan get Ingress?
JonathanNemo
Member
As chrono01 says, the account you use for Pokemon Go syncs across all your devices, regardless of region.
I was thinking for future events. Like, if I register on Pokémon Go with my email and then I try to do some affiliated event with McDonald's in Canada.
Yep, we got it. It's apparently one of the most active countries, too.
We just had the largest Ingress event ever yesterday:
That's not the amount of people but the score. However Ingress estimated around 15k players gathered for the event in Tokyo's Odaiba.
Still waiting for Miitomo in Scandinavia, so stfu, guv!
JonathanNemo
Member
For things that don't exist yet, I really can't say. And if anybody happened to know, I'm certain that they really can't say.
I get the concern, it's just too early.
I don't understand, Australia gets apps first most of the time, because Australia and NZ are a good way to test the apps, also Australia's population isn't radically different from Canada's some calm your shit man. You're having a meltdown in this thread over a freakin mobile game.
What upsets me most isn't even that Pokémon Go isn't available in Canada yet, it's Niantic's complete silence on it. If it were for all of North America, sure. However, the fact that the US has it (and have for a while), but yet no mention on Canada. All they have to say is "We overestimated demand for this title and are currently working to expand servers to the rest of North America" or something. JUST SAY SOMETHING! And yet, they're not saying a single word, while they continue to provide the game to every other Country under the sun.
I know there's a work-around you can do so you can play the game in Canada, but it's ridiculous that one part of NA has the game publicly available and not the other. It's not even a soft-launch type of deal.
aren't you screwed out of in game purchases if you use a US account in Canada? right now its not a big deal but who knows what they'll add in the future.
it doesn't make any sense that they skipped Canada. the % of gaming population is quite small up here.
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Deleted member 57681
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Has been smooth all morning here (Austria).
Mega Caprison
Member
Damn no sign of Asia, huh
texhnolyze
Banned
Just download the apk already if you really want to play early.
Most Asian players who do have been playing since day 1.
Yup. You do need a US visa to make any sort of purchases on their store. Also prepaid cards don't work either last time I tried