It didn’t happen, and now it turns out the Pokemon Go McDonalds email leak may be the reason why.
As Pokemon Go players are well aware, Niantic has really struggled to provide anything close to a stable service since release, even when the app itself isn’t crashing.
Pokemon Go is still not out in Japan, despite the fervent wishes of the enormous local Pokemon fanbase and mobile gamer saturation in the franchise’s country of origin.
Niantic and Nintendo have been frustratingly vague on roll out times during the app’s staggered global launch, but a leaked email regarding a Pokemon Go partnership with McDonalds suggested Japanese gamers would get their hands on the app on Wednesday this week.