Pokémon Go developer aiming for rollout to 200 markets

TOKYO (Reuters) — The head of the developer behind Nintendo Co Ltd’s Pokémon GO said he wanted to launch the smash-hit mobile game in roughly 200 countries and regions “relatively soon” and was working on bolstering server capacity to enable the wider rollout.

The game, which marries a classic 20-year old franchise with augmented reality, has taken the world by storm despite having been launched in only five countries — the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Germany.