This Week in Pokémon Go News

[inkstone]

Happy Friday, trainers!

It's been a slow week in PokeGo news but here are a couple items of note:

• PokeGo has launched in 5 new territories: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macau, Macedonia, and Serbia. Welcome!

• The Go Plus is back in stock. (US only) Get them while you still can! The resellers have been brutal.

• The Dutch government is taking Niantic to court because they feel that the game is endangering its protected beaches. (source) However, some digging into the situation has revealed some similarities to incidents here in the U.S. That is to say: the relevant authorities enjoyed the increased foot traffic brought on by the game (and the money those players happily pumped into the local restaurants & shops) but increased foot traffic means increased trash and the like. Suddenly, the game becomes an issue. We'll see what happens!

What's been going on in your neck of the woods?

Comments

[recessional]

"People should go outside more/spend more time at parks/patronize local shops more/be more involved in things that get them outside!!!!"

*people do so*

"SHIT WHERE DID ALL THIS GARBAGE COME FROM WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE WHY IS MY EVERYTHING RUINED?"

I swear to gods and demons alike it makes me want to hide under my bed and never come out.

[senmut]

I'm struggling. Most of what's spawning is 300+ cp stuff, and I have NEVER been able to get the hang of the curve ball. Not to do it on purpose. Which means I have drastically dropped my catch rate.

[tyger]

I haven't been able to play AT ALL, because - for once I'm not bitching about my foot! - the last update became a forced issue, and it WILL NOT INSTALL on my phone. Don't know why. Am leaving it a couple of days before trying again, but UGH SO ANNOYING.

Anyway, hoping it's just me, and not a problem for anyone else here! Still, super annoying.

[grammarwoman]

I have not been able to load it all day. Either I'm missing an update, or the servers are overloaded with the new territories. It's making me TWITCHY.

[soc_puppet]

Plus is back in stock? Ack! Why didn't I read this entry earlier? Kmart's already closed, and Target will be before I get there! I'll just have to go out and/or make calls tomorrow...