Pokemon GO blamed for illegal border crossing from Canada to U.S.

The game has been an unexpected success from Spain to Australia, doubling Nintendo’s value since the game’s launch in the United States earlier this month.

Using mobile devices, players search for virtual Pokemon characters that appear to pop up at office spaces, restaurants, museums and other places. Players score points in various ways, including capturing the Pokemon characters with a flick of a finger on their phone screen.

The game was also to blame for a rash of car accidents and a slew of mishaps stemming from distracted players.

(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz- Editing by Bernard Orr)