Pokemon Go has begun rolling out around the world this week, but any further debuts in territories that have yet to get the game have been "paused" while developer Niantic Labs addresses the game's server issues.

Speaking with Business Insider , Niantic CEO John Hanke said that the developer is aware of the server problems preventing players from launching the game and are currently hard at work finding solutions to those issues. However, while Niantic focuses on those repairs, the game's release in other regions like the U.K. and the Netherlands has been "paused until we're comfortable," according to Hanke The official Pokemon Go Twitter account tweeted out a similar message to Hanke's statement, saying "Thank you for your patience. We have been working to fix the server issues. We will continue rolling out Pokemon GO IGN has reached out to Niantic for further comment regarding the game's release date in other territories and will update should they respond.Pokemon Go first launched in Australia and New Zealand earlier this week on July 6 before appearing on the United States iOS App Store and Android Google Play store on July 7.Hanke said Niantic "thought the game would be popular," but that the immediate popularity of the app still surprised the developer.There has been an upside to Pokemon Go's launch, as well, with Nintendo's shares rising 10 percent in the wake of the app's launch.For those who can play Pokemon Go, be sure to check out IGN's Wiki for the game to learn what things to do first in the game and find out what Pokemon Go doesn't actually tell you about playing it

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