日本司機(jī)玩《精靈寶可夢(mèng)Go》撞死行人

TOKYO — In the first reported death in Japan linked to the Pokémon Go craze, a man who was playing the popular smartphone game while driving struck two pedestrians, killing one, the police said on Thursday.

東京——當(dāng)?shù)鼐街芩谋硎?，一名在駕駛車輛時(shí)玩《精靈寶可夢(mèng)Go》智能手機(jī)游戲的男子，撞倒了兩名行人，致使其中一人死亡，這是《精靈寶可夢(mèng)Go》掀起熱潮以來(lái)，日本首次報(bào)道的與=該游戲有關(guān)的死亡事故。

Nintendo and Niantic, the companies behind the game, expressed condolences to the families of the victims.

推出這款游戲的任天堂(Nintendo)和尼安蒂克(Niantic)公司向遇難者家屬表示了哀悼。

Pokémon Go uses what is known as augmented reality technology, which puts images of digital monsters in real-world environments for players to hunt with a flick of their fingers. Distracted Pokémon Go players around the world have been involved in numerous mishaps, including less serious car crashes and falls.

《精靈寶可夢(mèng)Go》使用被稱為增強(qiáng)現(xiàn)實(shí)的技術(shù)，把數(shù)碼怪物的圖像放在現(xiàn)實(shí)環(huán)境中，玩家可在手機(jī)屏幕上用輕拂手指來(lái)捕獲精靈。在世界各地，被《精靈寶可夢(mèng)Go》分心的玩家們已經(jīng)出了不少小事故，包括輕微車禍和跌倒。

In the United States, several people were reported to have been attacked or robbed while playing the game, though the connection between the violence and the fact that the victims were using Pokémon Go at the time has not always been clear.

據(jù)報(bào)道，美國(guó)已經(jīng)有幾個(gè)人在玩游戲時(shí)被襲或遭搶，雖然暴力行為與受害者在事發(fā)時(shí)玩《精靈寶可夢(mèng)Go》一事之間的聯(lián)系并不總是很清楚。

The death in Japan occurred Tuesday evening in rural Tokushima Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku in the south of the country.

日本的這次死亡事故于周二晚發(fā)生在德島縣郊區(qū)，該縣位于日本南部的四國(guó)島。

The police in Tokushima said they had arrested the driver, Keiji Go’o, a 39-year-old farmer who they said was behind the wheel of a small cargo van when he struck the two pedestrians — Sachiko Nakanishi, 72, and Kayoko Ikawa, 60 — at an intersection.

德島縣警方說(shuō)，他們已經(jīng)將司機(jī)逮捕，他是39歲的農(nóng)民吾大敬二(Keiji Go'o)，警方說(shuō)，他開(kāi)著小貨運(yùn)車在一個(gè)交叉路口撞倒了兩名行人：72歲的中西幸子(Sachiko Nakanishi)和60歲的伊川佳代子(Kayoko Ikawa)。

Ms. Nakanishi died of a broken neck, the police said; the extent of Ms. Ikawa’s injuries was not disclosed. Mr. Go’o remained in custody on Thursday, but the police said he had admitted being distracted by the game when the accident occurred. Photographs and video taken by the Japanese news media showed what they said was the van driven by Mr. Go’o, with a smashed windshield.

警方說(shuō)，中西幸子因頸部受傷而死亡;警方?jīng)]有透露伊川佳代子的受傷程度。周四，吾大敬二仍在拘留中，警方表示，他已承認(rèn)事故發(fā)生時(shí)，自己因玩游戲而分了心。日本新聞媒體拍攝的照片和視頻，顯示了一輛面包車，該輛被指為吾大敬二所有，車的擋風(fēng)玻璃被撞碎。

Niantic, a spinoff of Google that is responsible for the design of Pokémon Go, has added in-game warnings against playing while driving or in other potentially dangerous situations, and a spokesman said the company prioritized safety. Nintendo, which is based in Japan and owns part of the company that manages the Pokémon franchise, said it was working to “create an environment where people can play the game safely.”

從谷歌(Google)分立出來(lái)的尼安蒂克是《精靈寶可夢(mèng)Go》的設(shè)計(jì)者，公司在游戲中增添了對(duì)駕車玩游戲、或其他潛在危險(xiǎn)的警告，公司一位發(fā)言人表示，公司把安全放在首要地位?？偛吭谌毡镜娜翁焯?，擁有一家管理精靈寶可夢(mèng)專營(yíng)權(quán)公司的部分股權(quán)，任天堂說(shuō)，它在致力于“創(chuàng)造一個(gè)讓大家可以安全地玩游戲的環(huán)境”。

More than 10 million people in Japan downloaded the game on the day it debuted here last month, after a similarly huge reception in the United States and elsewhere. Distraction on the roads is not the only potential danger; some train stations have begun broadcasting warnings against playing while walking along crowded platforms.

這款游戲上個(gè)月在這里首次推出后，日本已有逾1000萬(wàn)人下載了軟件，那之前，該游戲在美國(guó)和其他地區(qū)也同樣備受歡迎。在路上分心不是這個(gè)游戲的唯一潛在危險(xiǎn);有的火車站已經(jīng)開(kāi)始播放警告，提醒人們不要在擁擠的站臺(tái)上邊走邊玩。