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[wmlk]

https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/756310901440020499

It begins.

First official release in Asia, too.

 

[Nosgotham]

servers RIP...again

 

[SinCityAssassin]

 

[BoboBrazil]

Right in time for the weekend. Perfect time to crash servers.

 

[Escalario]

RIP Japan.

 

[chrono01]

The end is nigh.

Enjoy, Japan!

 

[DecoReturns]

Plot twist. It isn't popular in Japan.

 

[RandomExpletive]

Servers seem fine

I can't wait to be proven wrong in an hour or so

 

[Anth0ny]

Here comes the money

 

[Chesskid1]

confirmed by The Associated Press, BREAKING

 

[RoKKeR]

Going to be fun walking around later tonight haha, might as well give it a shot!

 

[Surge]

God help the servers

 

[colinp]

Can see a pokestop in the distance but can't head over there for an hour or so. Doesnt show any Pokemon around me alas.

 

[Jim_Cacher]

Congrats Japan. Now I can expect the eventual Hong Kong release would arrive shortly.

 

[MGrant]

Still no Pokestops in Taiwan. Hope we don't have to wait for the Chinese mainland to get it; that is going to be pure chaos.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

confirmed by The Associated Press, BREAKING

Is this real? Wtf if so

 

[MajorMane]

The biggest twist about this is that the servers have been the best they have ever been the last 24 hours (http://ispokemongodownornot.com/)

And they're still going strong now? Either way, good for Japan. Even better for everyone else if the servers can keep going this strong.

 

[Ken]

In Osaka atm

 

[wmlk]

In Osaka atm

Oh man. That's a lot of PokéStops.

 

[Oichi]

Also in Osaka... all of these Pokestops in a 10 - 15 minute walk of my office

 

[Syntsui]

If this means Brazil is next, good.

 

[SargerusBR]

South America next pls

 

[BlackJace]

This is how humanity ends.

 

[jediyoshi]

In Osaka atm

Gotta Stop 'Em All

 

[ViciousDS]

Also in Osaka... all of these Pokestops in a 10 - 15 minute walk of my office

dear god.....goodbye japan

 

[MGrant]

In Osaka atm

Damn. I was in Osaka yesterday, why did they have to wait until the end of my vacation to launch? Is it too much to ask, Niantic? Make decisions based on my schedule, please.

 

[Crazyorloco]

Give it about 20 minutes...those pokestops will be with lures...

 

[KingBroly]

Also in Osaka... all of these Pokestops in a 10 - 15 minute walk of my office

That's just unfair

 

[ViciousDS]

Give it about 20 minutes...those pokestops with be with lures...

you can literally already see one in the back going lol

 

[SephLuis]

If this means Brazil is next, good.

It's gonna be interesting. To say the least.

 

[panama chief]

Servers are still good.

 

[AdanVC]

Pokémon Go in Japanese is trending worldwide on twitter already. Servers please hold up!

 

[Big Nikus]

Meanwhile, it's still not out in France. It was supposed to be out days ago and people keep hearing "oh, it'll be available tomorrow" since monday. Big medias announced that it was going to be out yesterday at 5pm, and... nothing. It's trending on Twitter right now because people are pissed, mostly at the lack of information. It's available everywhere in Europe except here, and there's zero communication from Niantic, it's weird.

Well, have fun Japan ! I can't even run the game because of my shitty phone, but I enjoy reading the stories and I'm expecting some good ones from Japan

 

[Jim_Cacher]

Pokémon Go in Japanese is trending worldwide on twitter already. Servers please hold up!

It's insane. Every Japanese person I followed on Twitter are talking about Pokemon Go.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

The fuck? Japan didn't get it first!?

 

[Clockwork5]

Pokémon Go in Japanese is trending worldwide on twitter already. Servers please hold up!

That's like saying The Olyimpics are trending in the Des Moines Tribune's sports page.

 

[grandjedi6]

RIP Japan

 

[Tadaima]

Shinjuku, Tokyo

Caught 3 Pokemon on my 5 minute walk to the station.

 

[chrono01]

As expected, NicoNico is flooded with livestreams of Pokémon Go.

 

[Booki]

Japan right now

 

[deriks]

If this means Brazil is next, good.

Still not sure. Argentina, Brazil and Chile got servers before Japan

 

[NobleGundam]

Rip servers...

 

[Burglekutt]

Also in Osaka... all of these Pokestops in a 10 - 15 minute walk of my office

wow. I wish i could get anywhere near that many pokestops near me.

 

[udivision]

The servers would rather commit senpukyaku than deal with this, I'm betting.

 

[Aizo]

As if people weren't bad enough at walking in crowded areas on their phones here. Tonight will be frightening.

 

[Ninferno]

Farewell Japan, the earth will miss you.

 

[Acerac]

Surprisingly the servers are handling it fine.

Just need them to bring back the step counter.

 

[zroid]

Happy for Japan

Terrified for the servers

 

[zroid]

Also in Osaka... all of these Pokestops in a 10 - 15 minute walk of my office

It's lit

 

[BTA]

I'm at Osaka U and campus has a good number of PokeStops, including one right where I'm working. The wi-fi keeps putting me in the lake by the building instead, but the stop (and a few other on campus) is currently lured, so that's nice.