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Niantic is confident that one of the worst epidemics in the last century is almost over, so it decided to greenlit its most important outdoor event, the Pokemon GO Fest. The company behind one of the most successful mobile games confirmed today that Pokemon…
Pokemon Go is excited to announce that they are partnering with Starbucks and that its stores in select Asia markets are transforming into PokéStops and Gyms in Pokémon GO. Adventurous Pokémon GO trainers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore,…
Pokemon Go maker Niantic has announced plans to launch its monster-catching game in China. The firm said it would bring the augmented reality game to China after striking a partnership deal with a local company NetEase. Chinese regulations covering online…
Hundreds of people have stood in long lines outside Japanese stores to buy the Pokemon Go Plus device. In Osaka, around 700 people waited outside a Pokemon Centre shop to buy the device when the store opened at 0800, two hours earlier than usual. Pokemon Go…
Malaysia’s retail industry is expected to grow by 5.9% in the third quarter of this year, boosted by the timing of the Hari Raya holidays, according to Retail Group Malaysia (RGM) in the latest Malaysia Retail Industry Report. RGM said the projected growth…
Sunway Malls is seeing a surge in traffic and sales on the back of the launch of its Pokemon Go Lure Module earlier on 9 August- just a few days after the popular game was officially introduced in the country. The retail group said in a statement to A+M, with…
Asian fans of smartphone game Pokemon Go are hunting out the best telecom providers and network gear to overcome the hurdle posed by patchy network signals in their race to capture virtual cartoon characters. From Indonesia to Hong Kong and Cambodia, the wild…
The runaway success of augmented reality game Pokemon Go can be a potential game changer in the local retail scene. UOBKayHian said in a report that the game could also be seen as a revenue booster for retail real estate investment trusts (REITs) and modestly…
Some places in Metro Manila ban Pokemon GO players — not the malls. “A few days after the Philippine launch of Pokemon GO, mall operators reported a surge in foot traffic from people hooked on the augmented reality mobile phone-based game,” reports Doris…
IT has only been a week since the official release of Pokémon Go in Singapore, but amid the smokescreen of marketing puns and Poké-themed promotions, businesses across different sectors are already reporting an increase in business activity. Businesses are…
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission announced it would not ban Pokemon Go, then went straight ahead and asked Niantic for a de facto ban in practice anyway. NBTC Secretary General Takorn Tantasit held a press conference where he…
Starting tomorrow, Sunway Malls will be activating Pokémon Go lure modules at certain hours and at certain Poké stops for Pokémon Go fans. The participating malls from the Klang Valley are Sunway Pyramid, Sunway Putra Mall and Sunway Giza Mall. Sunway…
Thailand’s telecom regulator has summoned Pokemon master license holder True for urgent meetings today (9 August) and will order True to communicate with the franchise holder to set up Pokemon no-go zones. Dtac has confirmed it has also been summoned to give…
Thailand’s Culture Minister has warned people against playing Pokemon Go, especially in religious and historic sites while the Tourism and Sports ministry is seeking to use the game to promote the very same. Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat said Pokemon Go…
Major Hong Kong tourism and shopping hotspots have been rushing to cash in on the citywide Pokemon Go craze with numerous events being organised, centred entirely around the smash-hit mobile game, to reinvigorate the city’s lacklustre retail sector. Three…
South Korean retailers are capitalizing on the explosive popularity of Nintendo’s augmented-reality mobile game “Pokemon Go” with new products and services targeting local Pokemon game enthusiasts and fans. From a sudden rise in consumer spending at select…
