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Men pose with their mobile phone displaying the augmented reality mobile game "Pokemon Go" by Nintendoa in front of a shop selling Pokemon goods in Tokyo, Japan July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Holding back the release of a viral game like "Pokemon Go" is like killing it softly for gamers. It was first released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand on July 6, and Asian regions that received it first were Japan and Hong Kong. Today, the game has been released in about 80 countries, including over a dozen of them, but it hasn't come to India, China, South Korea, Pakistan and a few other Asian countries. The international sensation, which has reportedly crossed100 million downloads, has been released in 15 other Asian and Oceanic countries (besides Japan and Hong Kong) namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micron...

The wait is over for many Pokémon Go fans in Asia, after the smash hit game went live in 15 new countries in the continent. The full list of new countries are: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. A major expansion in Asia has been expected for some time, but three obvious countries not on the list are India, Korea and China. In the case of India, where smartphone sales are growing in double-digital percent among its 1.2 billion population, it isn’t clear what is holding the launch up and when the game will go live. For China, a huge gaming market for mobile, regulations and the game’s reliance on Google Maps are the challenges obstructing a launch, as Niantic CEO John Hanke told Forbes. Hanke also said that security issues with Google Maps in Korea — another lucrative spot for mobile games — have held up the launch, although it is unoff...