Russian Telecom operators, banks and politicians are preparing to launch in Russia of the game with augmented reality Pokemon Go. The game, which became available July 6 users in the US, Australia and New Zealand, immediately caused a lot of noise. Catchers pokémon stopped traffic on Fifth Avenue in new York, when there were rare pokemon Gyarados. Two people fell off a cliff in California, playing Pokemon Go, and the bartender from New Zealand quit my job and went travelling around the country to catch all the pokémon.
Pokemon Go is now available in more than 30 States, but unofficially, the game engaged millions of players around the world. According to the MTS, more than 180 000 inhabitants of Moscow and Moscow region, catch pokemon. The largest Russian mobile operators believe their networks will withstand the load after the official release in Russia of the popular multiplayer game Pokemon Go.
“There is no doubt that the network will survive, we are confident in its quality. Both in Russia and in the Moscow region we have the largest number of base stations, the dense coating so the traffic game is hardly as-that will affect the level of service quality,” said RIA Novosti press-Secretary of MTS Dmitry Solodovnikov. According to the head of the press service of “MegaFon” Yulia doroninoy the network operator, “no problem” bear the load after starting the game. “Moreover, fans of the Pokemon Go find the pokémon in some salons of “MegaFon”, — she added.
As reported by the coordination center of national domain of network the Internet (KTS), in Runet in a week and a half was over 700 domains with the word Pokemon.
As reports RSN, the huge popularity of the game concerned Russian politicians and officials. The CPS has appealed to the psychologists and teachers to prepare recommendations on the advisability of the adoption of the law for the regulation of games augmented reality. As stated by the Chairman of the interim Commission of the Federation Council on the development of the information society Lyudmila Bokova, Pokemon Go is a real threat to children and adolescents. “I can only imagine what will happen to children and teenagers, who will go into abandoned buildings, construction sites, under cars and trains to hunt for pokemon. How Nintendo will fight for the safety of young players is still unknown,” worries the Senator.
Vs Pokemon Go was made by the Minister of communications and mass communications Nikolai Nikiforov, suspecting that in making the Pokemon Go could involve the security services who would like to obtain video information from around the world.
Internet Ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev sees no need to regulate games with elements of augmented reality. In his opinion, there is no threat to children, because they “know the world through games”.
According to the Professor of the Moscow school of management SKOLKOVO Pavel Luksha, Pokemon Go can be the basis for technologies to control the masses. “This engine can be built and meaningful ways of regulating companies, regulating the behavior of people in the city,” he said in a speech at the Forum for strategic initiatives 2016
Rospotrebnadzor warned about the appearance of malicious versions of the game Pokemon Go, which allow you to take control of the device of the victim to steal personal data and monitor the movements. The company “rosseti” and urged the players to be as careful close to energy facilities, and the Russian Orthodox Church called for restriction of the Pokemon Go to the temple.
On the wave of popularity and the potential for personal injury hunting for pokemon, Russian banks have prepared special offers for the players. Insurance company “Sberbank life insurance” ready to pay compensation to the fishers of pokemon, injured during the game. The policies will be free for all players. The savings Bank has also established a special “pocketscope near Bank’s branches in 16 Russian cities, which will attract pokemon. Alfa Bank is also considering the launch of special banking products.
The official launch of the game Pokemon Go in Russia is postponed for an indefinite period. As reported by informed sources that the Nintendo servers are underpowered and Pokemon will be released in Russia soon.
