Pokémon Go begins its European invasion
Pokémon Go is undoubtedly the hottest mobile game at the moment. In the first week after its release it has skyrocketed to the top of the free and top grossing charts on both the App Store and Google Play in Australia, New Zealand and United States.
Pokémon Go has already reached over 10 million installs on Google Play, which is very impressive when you consider that it is officially available only in the three aforementioned countries. However, this changes today as the makers of the game just added one more market to the list.
Pokémon Go is now also available in Germany, the first European country to receive support for the game. The game is rolling out slowly likely due to the high server load and issues that developer Niantic has been dealing with this past week.
We are happy to announce that #PokemonGO is available to Trainers in Germany. Follow us to receive future announcements.
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 13, 2016
To download Pokémon Go in Germany you should head over to the local the App Store if you are an iPhone user or Google Play if you are rocking an Android smartphone. The game is free to download but offers in-app purchases.
Android users can, of course, get their hands on the game even if it is not listed in their Google Play region by sideloading the APK. Security researchers recommend that you wait until it becomes officially available, but if you are not the patient type you can grab the APK from APKMirror.com, which I have found to be a reliable and trustworthy source for Android apps.
Pokémon Go has been updated, with the latest version coinciding with its launch in Germany, to also work on devices running Android Nougat -- the preview version, anyway -- and smartphones and tablets powered by Intel x86 processors. Hit the link above to download it.
If you, on the other hand, are rocking an iPhone you will actually have to wait until Pokémon Go becomes officially available in your country. As usual, Windows users are left out in the cold.