Hong Kong launch of Pokémon GO spotlights democracy protest landmarks


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 27 Jul 2016

HONG KONG: Young people thronged the streets of Hong Kong this week, keen to test Pokémon GO, a new smartphone game backed by Japan's Nintendo, capturing monsters at sites of the city's 2014 democracy protest, known as the Umbrella Revolution. 

The game launched in the Asian financial hub this week after becoming an unexpected hit in countries from Spain to New Zealand, helping to double Nintendo’s value since its debut in the United States this month. 

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