Pokémon Go is slowly making its way into Asia. Japan and Hong Kong have had the game released. Rumors of the game being released in Singapore have also swirled on Twitter, as a fake account made a false announcement of the game’s release.
Singapore may ban the game, and the country has announced that they’ll be monitoring the game’s impact on society and may issue guidelines against the game as a result.
India, Malaysia and Thailand are still waiting for the game’s release.
Nepal, Thailand, India and Singapore enthusiasm for Pokémon Go’s release is on the rise, according to reports. But the game has been geo-blocked in many countries.
India has major regions where the game is geo-blocked, disallowing players to use the game in these regions. Northern and western regions of the country have partial geo-blocks in place that allow players to play the game in limited areas. Metropolitan cities are blocked, too, to prevent potential injuries.
Servers in India were down on Tuesday, and players in Dhaka and Chittagong, both in Bangladesh, have found new restrictions put in place. Players in central India are under a geo-block and major hubs in South India, Chennai and Bengaluru, are both under a geo-block.
Maldives players have been blocked from playing in the capital city of Male, but the game is accessible in the southern region of the country.
China’s strict blocking issues have caused…
