One of the best things about 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokémon GO is how it ca🌱n get people out in the world and playing together in major pre-planned events -unless you're in Italy, Japan, and Korea.

The official Niantic Suppor▨tꦬ twitter account that they have canceled the Nidorino and Gengar Raid Day events in those three countries. Later that same day, they confirmed that every single planned event in the month of March "may vary" in those same three countries.

While the exact reason for these announcements has not been stated, the general assumption is that the changes in s♏chedule are because of the spread of COVID-19, or the Coronavirus.

The outbreak has been particularly bad in both Italy and Southꦉ Korea, with the countries each reporting hundreds of cases. Japan has just over 150 confirmed🐓 cases as of last week, and has closed all schools to help prevent the virus from spreading. Because of these epidemics, the CDC issued a level 3 warning about both and , meaning that it recommends all travelers avoid all nonessential travel to the country, and issued a about Japan, meaning that high-risk travelers should take special precautions.

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Assuming that the coronavirus cases are the reason for the event changes, this is just another example of the epidemic causing major problems in the games🍸 industry.

For example, the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:GDC conference has been postponed after manycompanies have chosen not to send representatives due to the increased risk of the virus. It's been more difficult to get your hands on a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo Switch in Japan due to problems with the supply line. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Production of the Valve Index has been impacted. The League of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Legends Champions Korea room has been ౠclosed. Square Enix's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:live Final Fantasy event has been canceled. Plague, Inc. was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:removed from the Chinese app store.

While neither these nor the Pokémon Go cancellations are the worst things to happen due t🎐o the spread of the deadly disease, it is a sobering reminder🐎 of just how much life has been affected by the outbreak.

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