"It was very dark but what was amazing was that there were a lot of men roaming around the beaches with smartphones in their hands at 4 a.m." "As soon as we got out of the car, four of us turned on our smartphones and began playing 'Pokemon Go'," the 24-year-old said by phone from Seoul. It was after midnight when college student Han Kyeol and three friends drove out of Seoul, and 4 a.m. Whatever the reason, South Korean "Pokemon Go" players have been going to great lengths to take advantage. Neither Google nor Niantic immediately responded to emails seeking comment Thursday. "Maybe they just left it thinking that no one would play (the game) in North Korea but somehow Sokcho was included there accidentally." "Maybe it's a hole," said Leonardo YongUk Kim, a Seoul-based developer at Realm. Niantic divides the world into six groups in its map and by the way Niantic organizes the region, Sokcho and its neighboring area bordering North Korea were classified as Northern Hemisphere. The monsters' appearance in Sokcho was attributed to map glitches. Gamers have to find spots in the real world to capture and train Psyduck, Meowth and other virtual monsters. South Korea's government restricts Google Maps service for security reasons. overlays cute Nintendo characters onto the physical world based on Google Maps. Niantic Inc., a San Francisco spinoff of Google parent Alphabet Inc. within less than a week of its launch, but it has not been officially launched in South Korea.Įven if there is an official launch, South Korean users might never fully experience "Pokemon Go." The mobile game has become a blockbuster hit in the U.S. Hotels in the east coast city near the North Korean border reportedly saw a surge in reservations.
BACKYARD MONSTERS GLITCH FREE
Local restaurants, hotels and businesses are trying to capitalize on the sudden craze by luring tourists with photos of Pikachu and other monsters in their backyard and promising free gifts to the Pokemon "trainers." The mayor pledged to increase free Wi-Fi hotspots and battery-charging stations, and travel agencies have launched Pokemon-themed tour packages to Sokcho.
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