There’s an argument that we should have all seen this coming.
The UK release of Pokemon Go was delayed due to unexpected strain on the game’s servers causing them to crash, so should we be surprised that the official launch on these shores has been followed by, you guessed it, the servers crashing?
https://twitter.com/PokemonGoHub/status/754322547982819329
It’s sunny, it’s the first weekend since Pokemon Go officially landed in the UK, and there are Pokemon out there waiting to be caught.
After all, that reality won’t augment itself.
People have responded with despair…
What's the point in even going outside if the Pokemon Go servers are down?!
— Charlie McWilliams (@CharlieMcW) July 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/FreddieCampion/status/754324560036630528
the pokemon go servers are down! movement of any kind right now would be a complete waste. I'm just going to sit here. completely still.
— PJ (@kickthepj) July 16, 2016
And hurt…
https://twitter.com/christinem85/status/754327708327436288
And anger…
https://twitter.com/elenacresci/status/754308336653373440
Attempts have been made to make the best of a bad situation…
https://twitter.com/kadhimshubber/status/754310654127906816
At the time of writing, there is no immediate indication as to when the servers will be back up and running.
The crash comes on the same day that Pokemon Go received its official launch in more than 20 new European countries, including Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Australia, New Zealand and the United States were among the first countries to officially gain access to the mobile game, though users elsewhere have been able to download it to their smartphones using workarounds such as changing their App Store location.
While you wait for the servers to come back up, why not revisit some of the best Pokemon Go moments we’ve found so far.
Update: the Pokemon Go Twitter account is attributing the downtime to a DDOS attack.
https://twitter.com/PokemonGoHub/status/754343496916414465
https://twitter.com/PokemonGoHub/status/754343965592133632
