Pokémon Go is an international hit. The game, which is causing folks to change their entire lives, is now available in 26 more countries including Sweden, Greece, and Switzerland. Sounds like an epic European trek to find Pokémon is in order, but the rush of new trainers ready to ‘catch ’em all’ has caused an epic server crash worldwide.
Trainers! We have been working to fix the #PokemonGO server issues. Thank you for your patience. We'll post an update soon.
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 16, 2016
The unofficial Twitter account Pokémon Go Servers has been updating their 58,000+ followers Saturday morning about the issues that are affecting millions of trainers who want to spend their weekend trying to nab that Vaporeon they’ve been dying to catch.
As of now there is no ETA for when the servers will be back online. I will keep everyone updated as for when people can log in! #PokemonGO
— Pokemon News (@TrainerINTEL) July 16, 2016
Pokémon Go Servers did tweet that some users are able to log on and play, but most are still experiencing issues.
There is no estimated time for when the servers will be fully online again. Hang in there, trainers! #PokemonGO
— Pokemon News (@TrainerINTEL) July 16, 2016
Server problems haven’t been new for trainers who have been playing the game for over a week, but according to The Independent, a hacking group called PoodleCorp has implied that they caused the server crash this morning with the group’s leader claiming that there will be more to come.
https://twitter.com/PoodleCorp/status/754298236093857792
https://twitter.com/xotehpoodle/status/754329907300339712
It is currently unknown if the group which has targeted T-Mobile and YouTuber Pewdiepie actually hacked Pokémon Go’s servers. If it wasn’t PoodleCorp who else could it be? One Twitter user has a theory.
https://twitter.com/JabaApproved/status/754325479230939136
(via Buzzfeed & The Independent)