Niantic has partnered with China’s NetEase, which was also part of a recent investment in Niantic for $200 million USD, to help bring Go and future games to the country. While a number of users already play in China using cracked and illegal downloads, this official release will provide a stronger support structure for gamers. The biggest problem that both Niantic and NetEase will have to overcome is placing all of the Gyms and PokéStops. Pokémon Go utilized their other mobile game Ingress to map out these hot points. Ingress is not available in China. Niantic is going to have to place Gyms and PokéStops manually. That's going to be a very time-consuming process, all while keeping in mind China's laws - which are much stricter about mobile/game/tech use in some public areas, such as temples and shrines. One mis-step and Go could quickly be pulled from the country.
Between this launch in China and the Harry Potter mobile game releasing world-wide, Niantic is going to have another big year.
Between this launch in China and the Harry Potter mobile game releasing world-wide, Niantic is going to have another big year.
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