Pokemon Go could take a month to launch globally

Pokemon Go has launched in a number European countries in the last few days, but the global roll out will take longer.

Pokemon Go added Portugal, Spain and Italy to its roster of countries this morning, bringing the total tally to eight. That means plenty more players who can access the official app, and many others who are still waiting for a patched version so it won't crash when they have a Ratata cornered.

Developer Niantic has been understandably quiet when it comes to announcing which countries will be coming next, for fear of missing a deadline and angering millions of fans. They're just tweeting when the app stores have been updated, which is a smart way of going about a launch like this.