Since launching last week, the internet has gone mad for the game which, through a smartphone app, allows players to capture, battle, train and trade virtual Pokemon who appear through the real world. We'd like players of the new Pokemon Go game to watch out for real-world hazards while using their phones to hunt Pokemon around our communities." Pokemon Go is the most downloaded app on the app store and is tracking to have more daily users than Twitter. In New Zealand, the game is currently the country's most popular sport according to search data from Google. Wellington is the most Pokemon Go obsessed region in the country, with hundreds of fans spotted around the waterfront area over the weekend.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 11, 2016 16:52 UTC