Although its release in the UK has been delayed after an unexpectedly high volume of downloads in the US and Australia caused it to crash, the “augmented reality” game is due to sweep the nation … and people are already finding ways to play (you can change the settings on iOS and Android devices) with dedicated Facebook pages springing up for Cornish users. UPDATE: Pokemon Go has arrived in Cornwall – we go hunting If you’re over 25 Pokemon will probably make you think Game Boy, trading cards and a terrible animated TV series. But the colourful Japanese “pocket monsters” have had a new lease of life and are set to become one of the phenomena of 2016. The Nintendo-owned Pokemon Go is now available for a free download on Android and iOS in the States, Australia and New Zealand. It’s so popular that it’s on the verge of overtaking Twitter in terms of daily active users on Android. Thank you for your patience. We have been working to fix the server issues. We will continue rolling out #PokemonGO to new countries soon. Pokemon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 8, 2016 So what’s the premise? Pokemon Go is an augmented reality game that challenges users or Trainers as they’re known to find and catch Pokemon characters in their real world surroundings.