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Nintendo unveils next-generation games console

Nintendo has shown off its next-generation video gaming console - the Switch - to be launched worldwide in March 2017.

Sci-tech

What are the top 5 Android Apps?

Every day the app on top on the list keeps changing and there is competition everywhere.

Norway

Pokemon Go-playing Norway politician is slammed

A senior Norwegian politician has been criticised for playing Pokemon Go on her smart phone during a parliamentary hearing about the country’s defence policy.

USA

Sex offenders in New York to be barred from playing Pokemon Go

Sex offenders in New York are to be barred from playing Pokemon Go while on parole .

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It's a Poke-nomenon

In this edition of Business Line we will tell you all you need to know about the phenomenon that is Pokemon GO.

Business Series

No Pokemon profit boost for Nintendo - yet

Despite the popularity of Pokemon GO Nintendo has announced an operating loss for the period from April to June.

Japan

Nintendo Pokemon share frenzy wilts

Nintendo's shares fell 18 percent in one day after the company pointed out the smash-hit game would have only "limited" benefit for its earnings.

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John Kirby vs Pokemon Go

State department spokesman John Kriby interrupts his presser statement as he realizes one of the reporters is playing Pokemon Go.

Syria

Syrians adopt Pokemon Go to highlight plight of children

The war has endured for more than five years.

Japan

Pokemon GO has gone home to Japan

Japan, one of the world's biggest gaming markets, joins the US, Canada, Australia and more than 30 other countries in Europe to offer the "augmented reality" game.

Sci-Tech

No stopping players as Pokemon Go goes stratospheric

It’s taken off like no other has and gripped gamers worldwide.

USA

USA: 'Pokemon-playing driver' hits police car

A driver allegedly playing Pokemon Go hit a police car early on Monday (July, 18) in Baltimore (Maryland, USA).

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pokémon Go players warned of triggering landmines

The slogan of the hit Pokémon Go mobile game is ‘you’ve got to catch them all’, but for players in Bosnia, it might be worth adding ‘.

Business Series

Nintendo shares double in price since Pokemon GO release

Pokemon GO continues to boost the shares of video game company Nintendo. They are now worth twice what they were when the 'augmented reality' game was released just over a week ago.

Business Series

Pokemon profits and problems

The 'augmented reality' game Pokemon Go - having become a global phenomenon in just days - is set to make big money but is also creating controversy.

USA

Pokemon Go "catches 'em all" as augmented reality game takes world by storm

If you were born before 1984 you may have been slightly baffled by all the talk and media coverage of Pokemon Go.

Sci-Tech

Virtual gaming gets real at the Electronic Entertainment Expo

The E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles features new and breakthrough technologies in the Virtual Reality world.

Business Series

Slimmer Xbox One S shimmies on to the shelves in August

Microsoft has showcased its new Xbox One S, due to roll out in August.

Cinema

Warcraft's world of knights and orcs leaps to the silver screen

The “Warcraft” video game series comes to life on the silver screen, complete with its knights and orcs.

Sci-Tech

Dealing with dementia via video games

A new initiative aims to ease the suffering of the estimated 45-million people worldwide living with dementia.