So this Pokemon Go fad thing ..............

[Nate75]

aaaaaand the number 1 read story on the BBC now is

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36912572


definitely time to leave the country lol!

 

[Judgeneo]

Someone wanted to know where he was because they only knew one of his former usernames and posted a thread with the title "Dimple" so everyone thought it was to announce his passing and therefore a Don felt a name change was fitting.

I've had more than one person try and mindlessly amble out in front of my bike while it appears they're playing this, my head lights are brighter than the sun, my exhaust makes babies cry and it's a ****ing road!?!!?! Total morons.

Ahh, glad he's not actually dead

 

[Marky]

aaaaaand the number 1 read story on the BBC now is

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36912572


definitely time to leave the country lol!

Oh jeez... that might be one of the saddest things I've ever read. He's 33 - Man needs to get a life

 

[Avenged7Fold]

Mr Clark said he had lost more than two stone in weight during the process and claimed his final catch was a Lapras found "round the back of Primark".

Jokes on him, i've hatched 3 in teh space of 24 hours just driving to and from work

 

[datalol-jack]

Jokes on him, i've hatched 3 in teh space of 24 hours just driving to and from work

And there's something more than a Lapras waiting for you at the back of Primark, no doubt.

 

[mid_gen]

http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/07/28/german-mayor-closes-bridge-just-for-pokemon-go-players

It's a pretty good spot tbf, I sat there for an hour on the weekend and got 4 levels and a bunch of new Pokemen

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Ahh, glad he's not actually dead

I love you too

 

[FoxEye]

aaaaaand the number 1 read story on the BBC now is

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36912572


definitely time to leave the country lol!

As the article points out... what is there to do when you've caught them all?

Seems like not a lot. So this can only ever be a short-lived fascination for a couple months.

Before too long it'll all be over.

 

[Roar87]

As the article points out... what is there to do when you've caught them all?

Seems like not a lot. So this can only ever be a short-lived fascination for a couple months.

Before too long it'll all be over.

Yeah if only they could update the game and add more features

 

[helpimcrap]

So seriously... why do people want to go outside to find imaginary creatures but not go outside to play with friends or do things with family and friends?

I'm not on about religion either.

 

[Winky_The_Winking_Turtle]

As the article points out... what is there to do when you've caught them all?

Seems like not a lot. So this can only ever be a short-lived fascination for a couple months.

Before too long it'll all be over.

This is only one person (in the UK atleast) who has caught them all. Thousands of people are still miles of that goal. People aren't going to go "Well, 1 person did it, better pack everything up then." Then there's everything else outside of just solely hunting down each Pokemon, and these features will only been enhanced with future updates like most modern software.

I dont even play the game myself, but I find some people's mentality in this thread rather weird. Do you take personal offence seeing others going outside and having fun or something? And the whole "they need to get a life" ... say the people criticising others over the internet on a computer forum

 

[UTmaniac]

As long as players stay safe, I think it's great that this game is getting some people outdoors, who might not otherwise.

 

[Delvis]

Woop! Caught a squirtel in my kitchen

 

[Amp34]

Yeah if only they could update the game and add more features

I'm not really following Pokemon Go but I'm sure I read somewhere one of the new features will be the ability to fight each other. Which makes sense.

 

[Nitefly]

I'm not really following Pokemon Go but I'm sure I read somewhere one of the new features will be the ability to fight each other. Which makes sense.

I actually think they are going to keep it light and mass spam advertising for the upcoming 3DS games.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I dont even play the game myself, but I find some people's mentality in this thread rather weird. Do you take personal offence seeing others going outside and having fun or something? And the whole "they need to get a life" ... say the people criticising others over the internet on a computer forum

And he's lost 2 stone.

I started this thread concerning the safety of users and to be honest since I started the thread I haven't had one incident so my concerns were misplaced. In fact I can't say that I've seen the tell tale signs of people playing and that includes school kids early in the morning. My nephew said he had stopped playing it because it took too much of his battery and he preferred to do other stuff.

 

[silversurfer]

As the article points out... what is there to do when you've caught them all?

Seems like not a lot. So this can only ever be a short-lived fascination for a couple months.

Before too long it'll all be over.

Nintendo dropped 20% in its worth the other day because people doubt their profits, I dont doubt they can invent some trading or powerup thing for people to spend their money on
Bit like facebook, people feared they wouldnt advertise enough but turns out they found a way

chaos theory
http://www.atlasobscura.com/article...ory-that-might-be-secretly-driving-pokemon-go

 

[DB_SamX]

Oh jeez... that might be one of the saddest things I've ever read. He's 33 - Man needs to get a life

He has a job, married with kids, runs a gaming community on the side...what more of a life does he need?

 

[Greebo]

Nintendo dropped 20% in its worth the other day because people doubt their profits, I dont doubt they can invent some trading or powerup thing for people to spend their money on
Bit like facebook, people feared they wouldnt advertise enough but turns out they found a way

chaos theory
http://www.atlasobscura.com/article...ory-that-might-be-secretly-driving-pokemon-go

I thought they dropped 20% the other day cause they announced the game wasnt theirs?????? (which it isnt) and not really about the profits from the game. after all they will only get 13% of the game profits not 100%.

Still they are up 30% on the back of a game which isnt theirs using their characters/world so I would say thats a brilliant success.

No whether the company who made the game and licensed the characters from Nintendo make any money is another thing.

However, its surprising how many people have bought micro transactions on this game even on this thread.

 

[tom_e]

Woop! Caught a squirrel in my kitchen

Did you tempt it in with your nuts?