Which three countries received Pokémon Go on its first release date, July 6, 2016?

Australia, New Zealand, and the United States received Pokémon Go on its first release date, July 6, 2016.

Pokémon Go was developed by Niantic and published in partnership with The Pokémon Company and Nintendo. It uses location data, smartphone cameras, and augmented-reality features to place Pokémon in players’ real-world surroundings.

The launch was staged in phases rather than released worldwide all at once. Australia, New Zealand, and the United States formed the first listed release group. Other territories followed over the next several weeks, including Germany on July 13, the United Kingdom on July 14, and Japan on July 22.

The staggered rollout is easy to misremember because the game became a global phenomenon very quickly. Pokémon Go passed one billion mobile downloads and helped create a second major wave of Pokémon popularity two decades after the original Game Boy games. Its launch also made walking, collecting, and visiting real locations central parts of the Pokémon experience.