Nintendo shares rise 16% due to Pokemon Go

Franken requested responses to inquiries about collecting users’ personal information and Pokemon Go’s requests to access mobile capabilities in users’ phones.

The game world is essentially the real world, with landmarks set as “Gyms”.

It does this through a mix of location data from a player’s smartphone and augmented reality – overlaying virtual Pokémon characters into the real world using your smartphone’s camera. “But we must ensure that Americans’ – especially children’s – very sensitive information is protected”.

While enjoying the game, the user is exposed to many threats and introduces whole new categories of life risks. Niantic has not released official statements regarding improvement of the game’s server, but assures fans that they are working on it, PCMag reported.

And because the app is free, all you’ve got to do is follow the links and click install.

Developer Niantic has acknowledged the fact that many players unknowingly granted the Pokemon Go developer full access to their Google account (meaning they can access nearly everything except user passwords); however, the rumors that Niantic can now utilize your Google email and send emails on your behalf is false. Not only are there only so many times I can catch that Pidgey, but there seems to be only 151 Pokemon available to catch in Pokemon GO, probably less if you take out the Legendary Pokemon.

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company may elect to make a Pokemon movie that has nothing to do with the popular game – or it could do both. Plus catch enough Pidgey and you’ll earn a birdkeeper medal!

Just flick through our gallery above and you’ll find all 151 Pokemon in alphabetical order.

If you throw a Pokeball and miss, tap it before it disappears to pick it up again.

In another instance, players following digital lures within the game were directed to a sex shop.

Pokemon Go has become something of a global phenomenon with analytics companies now showing that the game is actually overtaking the likes of Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter.

There have also been plenty of reports of people falling over and grazing or cutting themselves because they’re not paying attention to what’s in front of them while they play.