請依下文回答第 16 題至第 20 題 “Pikachu” - a yellow “Pokemon” - was welcomed home by thousands of enthusiastic gamers Friday as
the global phenomenon of “Pokemon Go”finally launched in Japan, extending a wildly successful franchise
that is part of the national social fabric.
The smartphone App has now been 16 in more than 40 countries, including the U.S. and much of
Europe, but Japan - 17 Nintendo started the mythical creature franchise 20 years ago - was kept waiting. The suspense 18 days, as international media reports about a timeline for the Japan rollout kept
changing, and Nintendo, the Pokemon Company, and the game's U.S.-based developer Niantic all declined to
comment.
But that finally ended Friday as the game was made 19 online in Japan.
“We are truly happy that we have been able to bring this to Japan, where Pokemon was born,”Niantic
announced on its blog.
It 20 the delay in Japan to responses “beyond our expectations” after the game's rolling release
began on July 6.
【題組】16
(A) located
(B) launched
(C) splurged
(D) surrounded