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

chaparral · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:08

puppetworx said:

Wish I had my mobile now to see what all this fuss is about...

(Left my mobile phone at work yesterday by mistake :mad:

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mmj_uk · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:10

tracertong said:
This is just crazy , how to turn the human race into mindless zombies.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ayers-go-mad-as-rare-pokemon-appears-in-park/

...as opposed to them sitting at home and watching TV?

At least with this they can get exercise whilst being mindless zombies.

Roar87 · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:17

I bet no one had a problem when everyone was playing Candy Crush ironically

chaparral · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:18

tracertong said:
This is just crazy , how to turn the human race into mindless zombies.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ayers-go-mad-as-rare-pokemon-appears-in-park/

Why that guy knock the other guy over at the 7 second mark ? or is it just friends playing ? :confused:

chaparral · 17 Jul 2016 at 12:19

Roar87 said:
I bet no one had a problem when everyone was playing Candy Crush ironically

What Candy Crush ? (Goes off to google it..)

Edit: Candy Crush Doesn't look like a game you need to run around outside for... :confused:

ancientmariner · 17 Jul 2016 at 13:53

After being fed up with my daughters roblox obsession, I installed pokemon go last night and we headed out to try it. She loved it and walked with me for 2 hours searching for them. Yes, it's stupid, yes it's repetetive, but she interacted with about a dozen other kids her age who were out doing the same thing and she got a lot more exercise than sitting on the ipad at home. Gets a thumbs up from me.

unwashed potato! · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:08

chaparral said:
Edit: Candy Crush Doesn't look like a game you need to run around outside for...

isn't that the point he's making? candy crush, a game played by millions involves just sitting there doing nothing

Greebo · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:10

ancientmariner said:
After being fed up with my daughters roblox obsession, I installed pokemon go last night and we headed out to try it. She loved it and walked with me for 2 hours searching for them. Yes, it's stupid, yes it's repetetive, but she interacted with about a dozen other kids her age who were out doing the same thing and she got a lot more exercise than sitting on the ipad at home. Gets a thumbs up from me.

And that's why this game is a great idea

datalol-jack · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:24

I'm sure they'll also make it safer as more people play and report their experiences. Snaffus to start with are expected. Just have to be mindful of your environment and supervise young children properly in areas where it makes sense, say dangerous traffic nearby or high rates of petty crime.

Rilot · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:24

My Mrs is playing it. THis is a good thing because she's now going out and walking around all over the place, leaving me to get on with some proper gaming.

datalol-jack · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:27

Rilot said:
My Mrs is playing it. THis is a good thing because she's now going out and walking around all over the place, leaving me to get on with some proper gaming.

Lol, make sure she doesn't catch more than a Pokemon.

puppetworx · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:28

Maybe she thought Pokemon was a Jamaican gigolo service?

Kronos · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:28

AndrewNR · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:41

Only Rattatu in my office so I uninstalled it.

mattyfez · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:43

Apparently a pink pokemon called 'love is love' had captured a gym at westbro Baptist church, the church have branded it a sodomite, lol!

Roar87 · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:49

Just went to do my shopping and there's tonnes of kids sat around town. Servers were down for me

silversurfer · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:49

puppetworx said:
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Can you sell these Pokemon, is it all for kudos on some global scoreboard.

Nintendo gained 7bn on their shares from this game, must be a lot of money in there somewhere

Roar87 · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:55

They've got a new Pokemon game coming out for DS in November, that'll probably sell really well now. Also they'll sell a lot of merchandise from the game. I can't see them making tonnes directly from the game though.

datalol-jack · 17 Jul 2016 at 14:57

They'll harvest more useful data too. This in itself can be used for further products and services or just sold to the highest bidder or prospective affiliates.

Skeeter · 17 Jul 2016 at 15:04

datalol-jack said:
They'll harvest more useful data too. This in itself can be used for further products and services or just sold to the highest bidder or prospective affiliates.

What data does this game harvest that they wouldn't already have?

This game is built on the geolocation and photos collected from Ingress, I can't see it collecting anything else of worth?