Nintendo's Pokémon Go has moved a big step closer to being approved for launch in China after a publishing partnership deal between Pokemon Go's San Francisco developer, Niantic, and China's NetEase was agreed. The game will be available on the Chinese App Store from July 1, according to an announcement by Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aime.
Nintendo's Pokémon Go has moved a big step closer to being approved for launch in China after a publishing partnership deal between Pokemon Go's San Francisco developer, Niantic, and China's NetEase was agreed. Although Pokémon Go has been a great success in the US and internationally, the Beijing government had withheld a domestic licence for the mobile game pending a review of safety and security issues.