--- description: Pokémon fans can now get their hands on Pokémon Go, which lets players find, battle and capture digital creatures in the real world. title: You Can Now Download Nintendo's Crazy New Pokemon Game image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # You Can Now Download Nintendo's Crazy New Pokemon Game  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 6, 2016 2:13 PM CUT  by [Alex Fitzpatrick](/author/alex-fitzpatrick/)  ## Alex Fitzpatrick Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 6, 2016 2:13 PM CUT Pokémonfans can now get their hands on _Pokémon Go,_ a so-called “augmented reality” game that lets players find, battle and capture the imaginary creatures in the real world.  Nintendo The game is available for download for iPhone users [here](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 "undefined") and [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticlabs.pokemongo "undefined") for the Android crowd. However, it should be noted that some users are reporting the game isn’t quite working just yet. Nintendo, which made _Pokémon Go_ in collaboration with The Pokémon Company and Niantic, has yet to officially launch the game in the U.S. Still, that the game is now ready for download suggests the much-awaited title could see a full launch any day now. Get your Pokéballs ready, people. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4394673/pokemon-go-download-iphone-android-nintendo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4394673/pokemon-go-download-iphone-android-nintendo/"},"headline":"You Can Now Download Nintendo's Crazy New Pokemon Game","datePublished":"2016-07-06T14:13:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:59.840Z","description":"It lets you catch Pokemon in the real world","url":"https://time.com/4394673/pokemon-go-download-iphone-android-nintendo/","keywords":["Tech","Video Games","Nintendo"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Fitzpatrick","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-fitzpatrick/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4394673/pokemon-go-download-iphone-android-nintendo/","name":"You Can Now Download Nintendo's Crazy New Pokemon Game"}}]}] ```