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Prepare for that trickle to turn into a tidal wave, because Google is opening up Google Maps for game developers.

Ever since, we’ve seen a trickle of similar games come out, trying to capitalize on the whole “explore the real world as you play” idea. When the augmented-reality game launched in 2016, it became an instant global phenomenon on mobile. The game has attracted millions of players across the world.You may remember a little game called Pokémon Go. The game allows players using a mobile device’s GPS system to locate, capture, battle and train virtual creatures called Pokemon that appear on the screen as if they are in the same real-world location as the player. Pokemon Go, the highest-grossing game on iOS and Android, was initially released in selected countries in July and launched in Vietnam on August 6. It made work come to nearly a standstill at Google Map Maker Vietnam because of the overload of requests for new locations over the past two days, he said. On average, two to three new locations per second were pending for approval with Google Map Maker, according to Bách.

The team has 15 members and each rejected about 2,000 new-location requests from Pokemon Go players.

Pokemon Go players have been asked to stop creating virtual places in Google maps to catch Pokemon.Ĭreation of virtual places would disturb the location of real places such as schools, hospitals or public works and reduce the accuracy of Google Map data, he said.īách said over the past two days, the Google Map Maker Vietnam team had to reject thousands of requests from Pokemon Go players for the approval of new locations. Google Map Maker Vietnam representative Le Bach has asked Pokemon Go players to stop creating virtual places in Google maps to catch Pokemon, Youth online newspaper reported.