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Despite the fan frenzy surrounding Niantic's AR mobile game "Pokemon Go," the game has not yet been released to all the countries worldwide. The game's roll-out is continuing even a month after it was initially released on July 6.
This week saw a flurry of activity from the maker of "Ingress," an older AR mobile game. These activities, which involved updates (and fixes) to Android and iOS versions of the game, provided some sort of relief to the players who had earlier complained that the company remains silent to their issues.
But after the updates, "Pokemon Go" made its debut in Central and South American countries, ahead of the Rio Olympics. This was followed by the game's release in South East Asian and Oceanic countries on Aug. 8.
"Pokemon Go" is currently available in 75 countries spanning five continents. Here is the full list:
Countries
Countries
Release Date
Release Date
Countries
U.S., Australia and New Zealand
Release Date
July 6
Countries
Germany
Release Date
July 13
Countries
U.K.
Release Date
July 14
Countries
Italy, Spain and Portugal
Release Date
July 15
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland
Release Date
July 16
Countries
Canada
Release Date
July 18
Countries
Japan
Release Date
July 22
Countries
France
Release Date
July 24
Countries
Hong Kong
Release Date
July 25
Countries
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela
Release Date
Aug. 4
Countries
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau
Release Date
Aug. 6
Countries
Release Date
U.S., Australia and New Zealand
July 6
Germany
July 13
U.K.
July 14
Italy, Spain and Portugal
July 15
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland
July 16
Canada
July 18
Japan
July 22
France
July 24
Hong Kong
July 25
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela
Aug. 4
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau
Aug. 6
Region-wise availability of the game:
Regions
Regions
Availability
Availability
Regions
Africa
Availability
No
Regions
Europe
Availability
Partial, released in 32 countries (including U.K.); Not yet available in Eastern European countries like Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine
Regions
East Asia
Availability
Partial, released in 2 countries; Not yet available in China, South Korea, North Korea and Mongolia
Regions
Central Asia
Availability
No
Regions
South East Asia
Availability
Available
Regions
South Asia
Availability
No
Regions
Middle East (Asia)
Availability
No
Regions
North America
Availability
Available
Regions
South America
Availability
Available
Regions
Central America
Availability
Available
Regions
Australia
Availability
Available
Regions
Oceania
Availability
Partial, Available only in New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau
Regions
Availability
Africa
No
Europe
Partial, released in 32 countries (including U.K.); Not yet available in Eastern European countries like Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine
East Asia
Partial, released in 2 countries; Not yet available in China, South Korea, North Korea and Mongolia
Central Asia
No
South East Asia
Available
South Asia
No
Middle East (Asia)
No
North America
Available
South America
Available
Central America
Available
Australia
Available
Oceania
Partial, Available only in New Zealand, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and Palau
"Pokemon Go" lets players hunt, catch, train virtual Pokemon in real world situations using geospatial techniques, based on GPS and Google Maps.
"Pokemon Go" is currently available only to iOS and Android device users.