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07-22-2016, 02:01 PM
South Korea to launch 'Pororo Go,' which is basically 'Pokémon Go' for kids
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Well, that didn't take long.
Quick to ride on the Pokémon Go craze is South Korean startup SocialNetwork Co., who is already creating a similar augmented reality game to the Niantic version.
According to Korea Herald, the startup will be basing the game (http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160719000840) on the country's well-loved animation "Pororo the Little Penguin." SocialNetwork has already been given the greenlight by Pororo's producers, Iconix Entertainment.
SEE ALSO: 'Pokémon Go' finally comes to Japan with McDonald's tie-up (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-japan/)
And of course, this new game is called Pororo Go.
SocialNetwork's CEO Park Soo-wang said in a statement that the new game is unlike Pokémon Go, because it is meant to be an augmented reality game for children **t adults.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/south-korea-pororo-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Pokemon Go (http://mashable.com/category/pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Gaming (http://mashable.com/gaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), South Korea (http://mashable.com/category/south-korea/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Porogo Go (http://mashable.com/category/porogo-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Pororo (http://mashable.com/category/pororo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/81AKxLhRHAE
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Well, that didn't take long.
Quick to ride on the Pokémon Go craze is South Korean startup SocialNetwork Co., who is already creating a similar augmented reality game to the Niantic version.
According to Korea Herald, the startup will be basing the game (http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160719000840) on the country's well-loved animation "Pororo the Little Penguin." SocialNetwork has already been given the greenlight by Pororo's producers, Iconix Entertainment.
SEE ALSO: 'Pokémon Go' finally comes to Japan with McDonald's tie-up (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-japan/)
And of course, this new game is called Pororo Go.
SocialNetwork's CEO Park Soo-wang said in a statement that the new game is unlike Pokémon Go, because it is meant to be an augmented reality game for children **t adults.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/south-korea-pororo-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Pokemon Go (http://mashable.com/category/pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Gaming (http://mashable.com/gaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), South Korea (http://mashable.com/category/south-korea/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Porogo Go (http://mashable.com/category/porogo-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Pororo (http://mashable.com/category/pororo/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/81AKxLhRHAE