Pokemon Go: Where it’s available now — and coming soon – CNET

Even if you got to download Pokemon Go, you may not get to play it yet.

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Pokemon Go mania is sweeping the globe, but since it is being released at different times in different locations, some people are still (impatiently) waiting.

So far, the game has been released in:

• United States
• New Zealand
• Australia

There are rumors that it’ll be coming out in Europe and Asia sometime this week, but this rumor hasn’t been confirmed.

The servers for Pokemon Go did temporarily go live in Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore on July 4. It didn’t last long, though.

Originally, the worldwide release was supposed to happen in the first week of July. After the first three countries, developer Niantic decided to hold off on releasing the game to any more until it could address its server issues.

Here’s what the company had to say about the situation on its Twitter account:

Thank you for your patience. We have been working to fix the server issues. We will continue rolling out #PokemonGO to new countries soon.

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 8, 2016

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If you live in South America or Canada, you may have to keep waiting. As of now there is no word on release dates in those areas.

The game’s available in your area and you still can’t play?

No matter where you’re located, you still may not be able to play. According to Downdetector, at the time of this writing, 51 percent of people reporting to the site have connection problems and 48 percent have log-in problems.

Some have reported that if you try logging in with Google instead of the Trainer’s Club you’ll get in. Beware, though. Logging in with a different method may create a new game.