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‘Pokemon Go’ New Update To Remove ‘PokéStop’ From Sensitive Landmarks Soon
Megha Kedia
First Posted: Aug 01, 2016 05:20 AM EDT
Nintendo's augmented reality game app "Pokemon Go" is undoubtedly a massive hit among gamers, but there's one feature of the game which is bothering everyone and that is "PokéStop."
The wildly popular "Pokemon Go" game requires players to search and collect fictional monsters called Pokémon from real world landmarks designated as "PokéStop" in the game. Some of the players were spotted searching for Pokemon at inappropriate places such as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan, the Holocaust Museum and the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. This is the reason that people now want such locations to be removed as "PokéStop" from the game, reported Global News.
Acknowledging the matter, the Pokemon Company's J.C. Smith said in an interview that they are working to update the augmented-reality game in a manner that it remains fun for players at the same time stays respectful of the real world.
Smith added that the game has become so popular in mere two weeks of release that it was hard for them to think of the game's immediate affect to its environment. He said that initially the company was busy patching server overloaded issues and other technical aspects of the game, but, now, they're working to remove real-world locations that don't wish to be included. However, he did not announce a timeline for the update roll out.
"For us, we're making sure the play experience is done right," said Smith, reported LA Times. "Initially, there was some server overload, which we've worked on. Now, we're looking at features in the game and how to fine-tune them so that it's appealing to the fans but also respectful of the private institutions that are affected by it."
It is to be noted that the change has already come to some of the sensitive locations. Andrew Hollinger, spokesman of US Holocaust Memorial Museum, has said that the museum has already been removed from the game. What do you think about the "Pokemon Go" PokéStop removal update? Let us know in the comments below.
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First Posted: Aug 01, 2016 05:20 AM EDT
Nintendo's augmented reality game app "Pokemon Go" is undoubtedly a massive hit among gamers, but there's one feature of the game which is bothering everyone and that is "PokéStop."
The wildly popular "Pokemon Go" game requires players to search and collect fictional monsters called Pokémon from real world landmarks designated as "PokéStop" in the game. Some of the players were spotted searching for Pokemon at inappropriate places such as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan, the Holocaust Museum and the Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. This is the reason that people now want such locations to be removed as "PokéStop" from the game, reported Global News.
Acknowledging the matter, the Pokemon Company's J.C. Smith said in an interview that they are working to update the augmented-reality game in a manner that it remains fun for players at the same time stays respectful of the real world.
Smith added that the game has become so popular in mere two weeks of release that it was hard for them to think of the game's immediate affect to its environment. He said that initially the company was busy patching server overloaded issues and other technical aspects of the game, but, now, they're working to remove real-world locations that don't wish to be included. However, he did not announce a timeline for the update roll out.
"For us, we're making sure the play experience is done right," said Smith, reported LA Times. "Initially, there was some server overload, which we've worked on. Now, we're looking at features in the game and how to fine-tune them so that it's appealing to the fans but also respectful of the private institutions that are affected by it."
It is to be noted that the change has already come to some of the sensitive locations. Andrew Hollinger, spokesman of US Holocaust Memorial Museum, has said that the museum has already been removed from the game. What do you think about the "Pokemon Go" PokéStop removal update? Let us know in the comments below.
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