'Pokemon Go' International Release: List Of Countries Where 'Pokemon Go' Is Available, And Where Not?

"Pokemon Go" players from Brunei, Solomon Islands, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Papua, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan, New Guinea, Fiji, Cambodia, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau are now enjoying the augmented reality game. However, after being released to 15 new countries across Asia and Oceana, the game has not been deployed in China, Korea and India yet.

Developer Niantic is currently working to release "Pokemon Go" to as many countries globally. After its recent release, the developer is expected to be busy monitoring its server uptime due to the massive influx of new players, The Next Web reported.

However, Niantic left the three major mobile gaming markets China, Korea and India in the list because releasing "Pokemon Go" in those countries will likely assist with its flagging growth. Niantic CEO John Hanke expressed how this task is not easy. He stated that China's regulations limit Google Maps in South Korea, which holds Niantic to launch the game in those countries.

Meanwhile, another country has not seen the arrival of "Pokemon Go" as well. Iran is reportedly the first country to ban the game in its territory, The Guardian reported. This is because of the game's location based technology that poses security concerns. It is noted that in Iran, any game that wants to operate nationwide needs a permission from the ministry of culture and Islamic guidance. Niantic has not acquired that permission yet.

"Pokemon Go" is believed to pose a security dilemma and that the Iran's intelligence apparatus approves of the ban according to a senior judicial official, Abdolsamad Khorramabadi. He was quoted saying that there are many problems with the game and it can create problems for the country and Iran's people security-wise. However, officials said that they might allow the game, provided that its data transfers would be transferred inside the country and certain locations would be excluded.

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